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DL Open Thread: Thurs., Jan. 25, 2024

By El Somnambulo January 25, 202412 Comments

AMERICAN OLIGARCHY: This could be the most important long-form piece of journalism you'll read all year. Long-form as in book length, but broken down into easily-digestible chapters. I've only scratched…

The Little PAC That Could…

By El Somnambulo January 24, 202410 Comments

...Run Bethany Hall-Long's Campaign Without Anyone Knowing It. Until now. Once upon a time, there was a Little PAC. It had a nice name. People For A Healthy Delaware. The…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 24, 2024

By El Somnambulo January 24, 2024

Looks like a short one today as, with the exception of the mini-Bond bill, leaders in both Chambers have shown little urgency to pass anything else of importance before the…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

By El Somnambulo January 23, 20245 Comments

Some pretty bad bills and at least one really bad bill are coming your way this week. Meanwhile, The 'Mean Girls' continue to bury legislation designed to protect state retirees…

A Not-So-Casual Stroll Through The Annual Campaign Finance Reports

By El Somnambulo January 22, 202461 Comments

Bethany Hall-Long's statement is some kinda weird. I hope somebody is investigating it. She supposedly 'raised' $829K, an amazing amount. However, when you go through the statement, you find that…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 21, 2024

By El Somnambulo January 21, 202418 Comments

Ohio Pastor Opens Church To Homeless. Gets Arrested. So much of what's wrong with our state of affairs wrapped up in one story: While our society leaves far too many…

DL Open Thread: Friday, January 19, 2024

By El Somnambulo January 19, 202416 Comments

Rethugs Bully, D's Cower. The story of one progressive judge and his predictable fate: This country has no more devoted a public servant than Judge Todd Edelman of the D.C.…

Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 12-18, 2024

By El Somnambulo January 19, 202416 Comments

1. BHL Conducts Push Poll-And Not Even THAT Looks Good. When you're bragging about this, you're grasping at straws. This, from her campaign: A recent poll conducted by Public Policy…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 18, 2024

By El Somnambulo January 18, 20242 Comments

John Carney's State Of The State Address takes place today. Right around the time of my brief daily afternoon nap. Kismet. I'll cut-and-paste the address (or the press release hailing…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Weds., January 17, 2024

By El Somnambulo January 17, 20245 Comments

You know that today's gonna be a slow day when the only 'notable' scheduled activity is the passage of a resolution providing for John Carney's State Of The State Address,…

DL Open Thread: Friday, January 12, 2024

By El Somnambulo January 12, 20245 Comments

Rethug Governors Reject Food Aid For Children. Inflicting pain is the point: More than eight million children in 15 states, all led by Republican governors, will be shut out of…

Delaware Political Weekly: January 5-11, 2024

By El Somnambulo January 12, 20244 Comments

1. BHL Announces Her New Campaign Team. Guess she still has enough coin to continue for awhile: Hall-Long’s campaign announced two senior staff appointments this week – Donnie Johnson as…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., January 11, 2024

By El Somnambulo January 11, 20244 Comments

We now see the outlines of the Delaware Rethuglican Party platform for 2024: Giving LLC's the right to vote; getting revenge for not being able to attend church back in…