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Biden needs a landslide, but is running a 1980’s style 50% plus 1 campaign
I hope everyone in Michigan hates Trump as much as Biden thinks they hate Trump.
Hey, Chris Coons, the Journos Are Onto Your Game
Sen. Chris Coons said something in a Fox News appearance that caught the attention of William Saletan of Slate. Saletan tweeted: Sen. Coons (D) says he’ll appeal to his close relationships with Republicans: “I’m going to be working this weekend, this week, to reach across the aisle and see if I can’t persuade some friends […]
How do extreme Republicans win over public opinion in policy fights?
Whether it is the Supreme Court, or tax sanity, Republicans win policy fights because they are always consistent, while democrats are always muddled and muddy in terms of strategy and desired outcomes. It has nothing to do with the merit of the contending arguments. Take an issue such as gun sanity. Republicans messaging is always […]
The Crushing Reality of Zoom School
“Are you muted?”
The first thing my five-year-old learned in kindergarten, set up at a tiny desk in the corner of our dining room, is to always stay muted. It’s probably the wrong thing to teach a child, but not everyone remembers, and then life bleeds in. Zoom school becomes a portal into worlds you never see as a parent making awkward smalltalk at pickup.
You can hear a mom working a job doing collections for medical billing. Call after call.
A dad who calls his sister on speakerphone. They fight most days.
Grandparents asking how long it’s going to take. There are babies wailing.
Our RBG Has Died
She tried so hard to make it through to the end of the Trump years. Some of the most salient writing on her passing: Justice Ginsberg’s History Of Striking Dissents. RBG’s Thwarted Vision For America. The Stakes For America. Dems’ Choice: Go Nuclear. Yes. This. Rethugs: It’s All About The Supreme Court Now. Yep, get […]
Song of the Day 9/18: Twisted Sister, “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
Let’s say you have two aging rock stars, one a legendary Irish R&B singer, the other a Long Island hair-metal has-been. If I told you one was a virulent anti-masker, which would you think was more likely to be the selfish asshole? If you picked Dee Snider of Twister Sister, sorry, we don’t even have […]
Can Debbie Harrington Beat Kevin Hensley in the 9th?
Hensley is the luckiest motherfucker in the GOP. Let’s get that out of the way right now. He has faced lackluster candidates and Democratic candidates hobbled by a shitty RD Committee in which BHL still exercises some influence. In Blue Wave presidential and mid-terms Democratic weaknesses have allowed him to keep his head above water.
That said, he does have some political skills. He is friendly, shows up at HOA meetings. Calls Deldot when constituents ask him to call Deldot. You know…The normal stuff. Also, unlike the rest of NCC, the 9th is Blue, but not dark blue.
Out of the 23,217 registered voters in the 9th 10,317 are Dems, 6,999 are Repugs and 5,901 identify as other. 10K to 7k seems good, but as Kevin Caneco found out there are a lot of people of dubious character registered as Dems (for union reasons?) who vote more like Republicans.
For example, in spite fo the Dem lead on paper, Clinton lost to Trump in the 9th with 46.4% to 48.3% of the vote. (Yes. 5.5% of voters in the 9th tossed their votes in the garbage. But that’s
Song of the Day 9/17: Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton, “Those Were the Days”
So I’m in the shower the other day and suddenly the theme song to “All in the Family” pops into my head, and it occurs to me that all the complaints Archie Bunker listed — welfare recipients, gender fluidity, crappy modern music — are pretty much the same complaints conservatives are whinging about today. They’re […]
Silence is Support for Trump – Mike Ramone Must Be Defeated
Republicans are using Russian propaganda to try and cobble together some “October Surprise” aimed at damaging Joe Biden.
NO DELAWARE REPUBLICANS HAVE CONDEMNED THIS OUTRAGE
Sen. Ron Johnson on Monday said the Senate Homeland Security Committee, which he chairs, is poised to release a Russian report on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s dealings in Ukraine.
Mike Ramone is silent.
“Stay tuned. In about a week we’re going to learn a whole lot more of Vice President Biden’s unfitness for office,” the Wisconsin Republican said on a call with supporters, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Anthony Delcollo thinks this is just fine.
With the help of Russian intelligence Johnson’s committee has been investigating Hunter Biden’s employment by a Ukrainian energy company during the time his father led the Obama administration’s Ukraine policy.
President Trump’s request that Ukraine investigate the dealings of the former vice president and his son resulted in his impeachment in December. Republican senators acquitted Trump in February of charges he abused his power and obstructed Congress.
Cathy Cloutier supports this.
DL Open Thread: Weds., September 16, 2020
Rethugs Recruit Youth For ‘Troll Farm’ Operation. This Charlie Kirk is a threat to democracy. As is Facebook. Alaska Rethugs Pull Last-Minute Dirty Trick As Ballots Go Out. They’re feeling the heat, even in Alaska. Well. That Trump ABC Town Hall Went Well. Allegedly before a crowd of ‘undecided’ voters. Wonder if herd mentality took […]
Jess Scarane Fought the Good Fight in Spite of Very Long Odds
It is easy to see the vote margin and view the primary against Coons as misguided.
It wasn’t.
The primary put Coons on the record. It is notice to any candidates for statewide office that Democrats expect Democrats to sound like Democrat’s and vote like Democrats. Seeing Coons discover, during the campaign, that he is a Democrat was amusing but also somewhat gratifying. Indeed, his statement (see the comments section) upon winning eschews his usual habit of jerking off Republicans in favor of promoting a genuinely Democratic message. It may be short-lived, and Coons may very well go right back to his obsequious pandering to Republicans, but if he does it will be because he is a shit head, not because he thinks it is effective.
Also it is important to note that that Scarane’s campaign did not take place in a vacuum. Overlapping progressive primaries twined together on Election Day and GOTV efforts bounce off each other and amplify the individual efforts. The Leg Hall victories we enjoy today are, in part, Scarane’s victories.
Her grassroots effort was impacted by having to campaign during Covid. But Scarane showed the gasping-for-breath Democratic Party that progressives are willing to fight, that they not going away and will not be ignored.
This is not a race it is a movement. And Scarane kept the pressure on this time. It falls to all of us to ensure that we keep the pressure up and demand Coons and Carper represent actual Delawareans and not Delaware based companies.
Progressive Wave Hits Delaware State House – A New Democratic Party Emerges
Go-along-to-get-along “moderates” had a rough night as a wave of progressive activist replaced a host of “Republican-Lite” incumbent Democrats.
Marie Pinkney defeats Dave McBride in SD13.
Eric Morrison defeats Earl Jaques in the 27th RD
Madinah Wilson-Anton over John Viola Rep. District 26
Sarah McBride won the open seat in SD1
Kyle Evans Gay wins the right to take out Cathy Cloutier in (SD5) in November.
Sherae “Rae” Moore wins the 8th RD seat vacated by Republican-Lite Quinton Johnson
Adewunmi Kuforiji wins in the 34th.
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020
It’s primary day. If you haven’t already, don’t forget to vote. If you don’t know your polling location, you can look it up here. A Trump-appointed federal judge has ruled that Pennsylvania’s shutdown of businesses and ban on large gatherings are unconstitutional. Gov. Tom Wolf plans to appeal. It’s clear Donald Trump got his notions […]
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