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Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending May 14, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 15, 20268 Comments

Well--not exactly. This article has been embargoed until after 9 am because of Breaking News. I won't keep you waiting long--in fact, not at all. 1. FOUR Delaware Progressive candidates…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 14, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 14, 20261 Comment

One notable bill passed the Senate yesterday. SB 22 (Townsend), which aims to increase affordable access to mental health care services in Delaware, unanimously passed and now heads to the…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 14, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 14, 20265 Comments

Who's The Boss?: China’s leader, Xi Jinping, delivered a warning on Taiwan to President Trump as they met for a summit in Beijing on Thursday, saying that the issue, if…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 13, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 13, 20264 Comments

Marie Pinkney and Matt Meyer With A Legit Healthcare Proposal. I've come to the conclusion that all the posturing against ChristianaCare will amount to nothing because legislators have no intention…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, May 13, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 13, 20268 Comments

Appo & Red Clay Voters Sweep Out School Board Incumbents. Including the presidents of each board: Three prominent school board members will not return to their seats for next school…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 12, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 12, 20266 Comments

It was bound to happen. I forgot all about writing this post--until now. So, whatever I spew out will probably be a bit truncated. Looks like Michael Dell is skipping…

BREAKING: Kevin Hensley Will Not Seek Reelection

By El Somnambulo May 12, 20267 Comments

According to one of my best spies, he dropped the news at a constituent coffee this morning.

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 12, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 12, 20265 Comments

So, John, Where Are The Homeless Gonna Go? He has no soul: People living in a city-sanctioned homeless tent village at a local Wilmington park woke up on Monday morning…

DL Open Thread: Monday, May 11, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 11, 202610 Comments

It's Not A 'Race To The Bottom' On Redistricting: What we have seen over recent months is that Democrats have largely abandoned the mode of the last decade plus in…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: May 10, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 10, 20262 Comments

The Right-Wing Magazine's "Sex Issue": Every few years or so, the Christian right takes another pass at the impossible task of making fundamentalism look sexy or cool. These efforts tend…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 9, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 9, 2026

Trump 'Bored' With Iran War? Yep, just like FDR was 'bored' with WW II: Patience is not Trump’s strength. One outside adviser, who speaks with him regularly, told me the…

DL Open Thread: Friday, May 8, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 8, 20265 Comments

That Fucking Refinery. In order to 'fix a problem', they apparently have no choice but to emit toxic sulfur dioxide for several weeks. I'm with Speaker Minor-Brown on this one:…

Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending May 7, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 8, 202617 Comments

Conventional wisdom holds that the later one's campaign starts, the less likely it is to be a winning campaign. I mean, it only makes sense, right? A finite number of…