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Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 17-23, 2020

By El Somnambulo January 24, 202018 Comments

1. Sarah McBride Is On The Ballot. With her astounding fundraising, I can't imagine a serious challenger against her in the Democratic Primary for the 1st Senatorial District. I can't…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 23, 2020

By El Somnambulo January 23, 20207 Comments

OK, kids, say you're a green-eyeshade governor who suddenly has something like $200 mill in unexpected revenues fall into your lap. Your obsession is to 'never grow the base of…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 22, 2020

By El Somnambulo January 22, 2020

The General Assembly and the Governor have finally, finally, found a partial funding source for the much-touted Clean Water Initiative. $50 mill, to be exact. From projected state surplus revenue. …

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 21, 2020

By El Somnambulo January 21, 202010 Comments

I may, may owe Bernie Bros Greatest Foe about one-tenth of an apology. No, there was no legal or practical way that he could have pushed through a bill setting…

Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 10-16, 2020

By El Somnambulo January 17, 2020104 Comments

1. Dave McBride Is Toast. I decided to go back and see when he last had any sort of credible opponent, or, for that matter, any opponent. The year was…

BREAKING: Gov. Carney Stonewalls Education Funding Lawsuit!

By El Somnambulo January 16, 20204 Comments

I am now officially a subscriber to the Delaware State News, and this story from Randall Chase is why I took the plunge. Gov. John Carney has chosen to emulate…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 16, 2020

By El Somnambulo January 16, 202010 Comments

OK, everybody, take a deep cleansing breath. I'll take one too. Aaaaaahhhh... You can turn off the alarms: The 2020 Delaware non-presidential primaries will not be held in April. They…

Democrats Shouldn’t Dawdle on Gun Bills [UPDATE]: Virginia Braces For Gung-Ho Gun Nuts

By Alby January 15, 202010 Comments

As you might recall through the haze of Trumpian scandal, the Virginia legislature flipped to Democratic control in November. After the election, Democrats pledged to pass a package of gun-control…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 15, 2020

By El Somnambulo January 15, 20206 Comments

Unionization, anybody? Now, that's how to kick off a session. I find it almost impossible to envision the Petes and Vals of this General Assembly moving forward with total equanimity…

A SuxCo Republican Tells the Truth

By Alby January 14, 20202 Comments

The New Journal story about the Sussex County GOP meeting at which Nelly Jordan was ousted from her post included this inadvertent bit of truth-telling from a rank-and-file member of…

COMMENT RESCUE: Legislative Staff Seeks To Organize

By El Somnambulo January 14, 202014 Comments

This is big, and will also be a fascinating dynamic into the relationship between staff and legislators. Particularly Democratic legislators. The Reverend RE Vanella tipped us off to this: https://prospect.org/labor/historic-union-drive-makes-delaware-first-state-again/…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 14, 2020

By El Somnambulo January 14, 20206 Comments

When Season One of our 2-session soap opera concluded, the cliff-dwellers had left us with the following cliffhangers: Will Dave McBride and Nicole Poore really get away with breaking their…

Trouble In BOTH Of Dave McBride’s Houses

By El Somnambulo January 13, 202024 Comments

By both, I mean this House...: and this house: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/35759-Tarpon-Dr_Lewes_DE_19958_M62424-40232 Estimated value: $838,000. Not bad. I wonder if there's a single residence in SD 13 that is worth that…