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BREAKING: Former Democratic State Chair Calls On Party To Rescind Endorsement
Not just any former chair. The best Party Chair we ever had: “In light of the recent independent investigative report that found Lt. Governor Hall-Long broke the law and repeatedly lied to voters, I am calling on the Delaware Democratic Party to immediately rescind their endorsement of her gubernatorial campaign. Our party has an obligation […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 26, 2024
BREAKING: Bethany Hall-Long Broke The Law: Delaware Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s political campaigns repeatedly violated Delaware law by not disclosing $298,000 in payments to her husband, and by failing to record advances the couple made to her campaigns as loans, a report from the state Department of Elections concluded. Hall-Long’s campaign reports for 2016 through […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 25, 2024
Do Rethugs Really Want To Go Down This Road?: Republican leaders said that Mr Biden’s decision to step aside confirmed their view that he was not in cognitive shape to serve as president – an issue that has dogged the Democrat since his disastrous debate last month. “If Joe Biden is not fit to run […]
Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries Of 2024: # 9–RD 27
Don’t sleep on this race. Meaning, to all progressive Democrats, DON’T SLEEP ON THIS RACE. We all took Eric Morrison’s primary and general election races back in 2022 for granted. Thankfully, Morrison didn’t. The worst of the Delaware Way had it out for Eric last time, and they came pretty close to defeating him. Not […]
The One Reason Why EVERYONE Should Oppose Val Longhurst’s Reelection
Don’t get me wrong–there are a multitude of reasons why voters should support Kamela (not Kamala) Smith in her challenge to the current Speaker. We’ll enumerate them when we cover this as part of our ‘Most Intriguing Primaries’ series. But one reason rises above all: Val Longhurst used her elected position to get a high-paying […]
Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries: #10–RD 3
State Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker, who has previously run for statewide office, is running for Lt. Governor instead of for reelection, and has created an open seat in this Wilmington area district. Here is the district map. The District is overwhelmingly Democratic, and almost certainly has the largest percentage of Latino/Latina voters in the state. […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 21, 2024
THE Single Worst Idea For Replacing Biden. Not only does it suck. It wouldn’t work: The writing staff would tell me I was about to jump the shark, that this is a “West Wing” fantasy that would never, ever happen. But as Bradley Whitford used to say, “Isn’t the biggest fantasy on television a mafia […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 20, 2024
‘Biden And Trump Have Succeeded In Breaking Reality’. If M. Gessen writes it, I read it: (B)oth campaigns are creating a sense of unreality, in presenting politics as formulaic spectacle, abstracted from the actual politics each candidate represents and from people’s lived experiences. To be sure, the two campaigns are telling very different stories. The […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 19, 2024
Looks like the biggest story from last night was that an untethered Trump is eminently beatable. Didn’t watch the speech. Did you?: The new tone lasted 17 minutes. Then, he called on state and federal prosecutors to drop all four criminal cases against him, including the one in which he was convicted of 34 felony […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., July 18, 2024
If you’re looking for convention coverage or ‘Waiting For Biden To Come To His Senses’, look elsewhere. I don’t get paid enough (aka ‘anything’) to inflict either on myself. Biden Cancels More Student Debt. This time, for 35,000 public service workers: How it works: The Education Department said that the relief was made possible via […]
Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primary Races Of 2024: Novelty Division
Yeahyeah, you’ll get yer Top Ten. But I’d be remiss not to mention this race that has some serious comedic possibilities: Colin Bonini vs. Susanne Whitney For Kent County Register Of Wills. No, this isn’t a battle for the heart and soul of the Rethuglican Party (the Party has neither). It’s just an election-year amuse-bouche […]
Presenting: The LEAST Intriguing Delaware Primaries Of 2024
No, I’m not gonna list stuff like row office primaries. Except when I’m snarking them. In some cases, these are primaries that could have been important had at least one of the candidates proven worthy. In other cases, it’s because only one side is running a campaign. And in some, hey, it’s my list, I […]
Delaware Political Weekly: July 5-11, 2024
1. Delaware Democratic Party Marches Towards Irrelevancy. Proving once and for all that Betsy Maron is the John Carney of Party chairs. She learned nothing from her dad’s decision to place the heavy hands of labor on the scales on behalf of then-candidate Carney. Carney’s campaign proved to be as devoid of substance as his […]
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