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A colorful spot on the Wilmington Riverfront. #Netde #delaware #inwilm #wilmington #wilmingtonde #wilmde #wilmingtondelaware @visitwilmingtonde #riverfront

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Trump hits a new low in suggesting that “The Second Amendment” could “take care” of Hillary Clinton should she beat him in the elections and become President. In a video circulating today from a campaign event in Wilmington, NC, GOP nominee Donald Trump jokes that the “Second Amendment, People,” in other words militantly pro-gun conservatives who themselves own and use guns, might be able to find a way to deal with Clinton selecting Supreme Court justices during her term. This is a fancy way of saying she should be assassinated, and specifically, shot to death by armed citizens.

It is not as if Bonini and Regiel were qualified to hold statewide office. Bonini was shoved into this farce of a governor's race by Copeland who, very sensibly, doesn't want Laser Lafferty representing the DEGOP in the minds of voters. Regiel is another place holder keeping a statewide spot on the ticket warm for Ken Simpler. Nevertheless, they are both now on record supporting Trump, so whatever little credibility they had has dissipated like the gossamer fingers of morning fog that caress the reedy shores of the lazy Appoquinimink river.

Eugene Robinson on the state of the campaign:

It may be hard to imagine, but I fear this election campaign is going to get worse — maybe a lot worse — before it gets better. By the time it’s done, the whole nation may feel like it needs a shower. [...] I expect Trump to double down not just on his attacks against Clinton but also on the two issues that won him his white working-class following: immigration and trade. That means more bigotry, more xenophobia and more totally unrealistic promises about the miracles that he and his team of rich-guy economic advisers will magically perform.

Happy Hour on the Riverfront #netde #inwilm

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I tend to ignore Kathy McGuinness because her campaign is not credible, and because I tend to think that BHL is an odds on favorite to win. Still, our next…

The first time mailings from Trinidad Navarro and Bryan Townsend.

Just how badly did Trump blow his convention? The Fix: “Before the conventions, the plurality of support each candidate received was thanks to people who wanted to vote against the alternative. In other words, most people who said they were backing Hillary Clinton were backing her because they wanted to see Trump lose, and vice versa.” “After the conventions, though, that changed: A slight plurality of Clinton supporters now back her because they want her to be the president. Trump’s position improved slightly — but the percentage of support he gets from people who are doing so out of enthusiasm for his candidacy is still lower than the percent who said that about Clinton before the conventions began. Before the conventions, 57 percent of those who backed Trump did so because they opposed Clinton; after the conventions, that figure was 56 percent.”

This is what it looks like underneath the Delaware Memorial Bridge! #Netde #delaware #salemnj #newcastlede #newcastledelaware #tugboat

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Enjoying a beautiful day in the park! . . . . . . . . #delagram #destateparks #igdelaware #igersdelaware #delaware #mytinyatlas #livethelittlethings #theoutbound #optoutside #brandywinestatepark #tentree #folkscenery #liveauthentic #livefolk #artofvisuals #visualsoflife #visualsgang #adventureawaits #vsconature #nature #naturelovers #instanaturelover

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