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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 15, 2017

By El Somnambulo March 15, 20179 Comments

So many questions. Will John Carney propose a budget before or after his Endless Coffee Klatch Tour? It now extends into late April. The tour, that is. What, if any, proposals will members of the General Assembly introduce to close the $350 million budget gap? Will Jellyfish John permit Sen. Nicole Poore to singlehandedly end the term of Patrice Gilliam-Johnson as Secretary of Labor?

Delaware Elections 2018: United States Senate, aka the Race to Change the Face of Delaware Politics

By El Somnambulo March 13, 201720 Comments

This race has the potential to be the most important Delaware race in at least 45 years. In 1972, upstart Joe Biden defeated incumbent US Senator J. Caleb Boggs in…

Our First Look At Delaware Elections 2018

By El Somnambulo March 9, 201742 Comments

Over the next few weeks and months, we'll be examining every key 2018 race in depth. However, to get the juices flowing and to get the grassroots recruiting, today we'll…

When Bad Things Happen To Relentless Trolls

By El Somnambulo March 2, 20173 Comments

Enjoyed coming home to spot the ongoing attempt to discredit my story. 24 hours and counting. So, I'm gonna do something I rarely do. I'm gonna admit that something I…

Nicole and Tony Sittin’ In a Tree, P-I-S-S-I-N-G…

By El Somnambulo March 1, 201760 Comments

...on the current and should-be future Labor Secretary, Patrice Gilliam-Johnson. Who are Nicole and Tony? That would be Senator Nicole Poore and disgraced ex-Senator Tony DeLuca. Poore has a six-figure…

How A Potential Boondoggle Became a Full-Fledged Boondoggle

By El Somnambulo February 28, 20175 Comments

The scheme was so crazy that it might well have been dreamt up by a tiny group of cronies downing a few libations at Crabby Dick's in Delaware City. In…

El Somnambulo Overthinks It All For You: Special Election Edition

By El Somnambulo February 27, 201722 Comments

1. Biggest Surprise: The turnout. While I haven't gone back to check, there is no way that any previous Special Election turnout rivaled this one. There are 35,673 registered voters…

The SD 10 Election Night Results and Open Thread

By El Somnambulo February 25, 201737 Comments

With polls closing soon, we await the results and, of course, the discussion. We'll update the results as they come in. If any of you are at polling places, feel…

SD 10 Race Takes On National Significance

By El Somnambulo February 21, 20172 Comments

It is being viewed as the first chance for voters to respond to Donald Trump at the ballot box since November. From the Huffington Post: A Special Special Election From…

BREAKING: ‘Team’ Marino In Turmoil!

By El Somnambulo February 13, 201757 Comments

Less than two weeks before the SD 10 Special Election, John Marino's campaign has lost both its campaign manager and volunteer coordinator. Both quit the campaign, at least one of…

Your All-Purpose SD 10 Special Election Preview

By El Somnambulo February 9, 201713 Comments

The Date: Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, polls open from 7 am to 8 pm. The Stakes: Control of the Delaware State Senate. The Party Standard Bearers: John Marino (R); Stephanie…

News Journal Kisses Lisa’s Behind

By El Somnambulo February 4, 20176 Comments

One of the poorest excuses for 'journalism' I've read in a long time. Made me want to 'fwow' up: http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2017/02/03/after-month-blunt-rochester-finding-her-direction/97395588/ The guilty journalist is one Adam Duvernay. Who may well…

What Fresh Hell is This? for Jan 31st 2017

By jason330 January 31, 20176 Comments

The Trump administration ratcheted up the bully-boy tactics Monday night, firing the country's acting attorney general for her “betrayal” – telling government attorneys not to defend the executive order banning travel from seven Muslim countries – and telling the 100 diplomats who released an official dissent memo that if they don't like working under Trump they can quit.