Saturday Open Thread [5.3.14]

Saturday Open Thread [5.3.14]

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So these poll numbers explain the Benghazi!!! freakout by the Republicans yesterday. NATIONAL--PRESIDENT--Washington Post/ABC News: Fmr. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton (D) 53, Fmr. Gov. Jeb Bush (R) 41 FLORIDA--PRESIDENT--Quinnipiac: Clinton (D) 49, Bush (R) 41; Clinton (D) 52, Rubio (R) 40; Clinton (D) 55, Paul (R) 37; Clinton (D) 52, Christie (R) 34; Clinton (D) 56, Ryan (R) 36; Clinton (D) 57, Cruz (R) 31; Clinton (D) 53; Huckabee (R) 35

Friday Open Thread [5.2.14]

My apologies for being incommunicado this week. My real life job had me traveling everywhere and working late nights. So let's get caught up on some polling goodness and good job numbers:
The latest jobs report has a clear and comforting message for the White House and nervous Democrats: the economy is not tanking again. The April report, showing a bigger than expected gain of 288,000 jobs, should quiet fears of another spring slowdown and revive hopes for faster growth the rest of this year.
Delaware Political Weekly: April 26-May 2, 2014

Delaware Political Weekly: April 26-May 2, 2014

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I Don't Think Tom Wagner's Running. No inside info although he hasn't yet filed. But I went to his campaign site, and it doesn't look like it's been updated in years. Don't believe me? Click on 'In the News'. Latest update? 2009. Click on the photos. Latest update? 2009.  I kid you not. The site's highlight is a photo of a seemingly disinterested Wagner 'being briefed on a recent special investigation'.  There is no one else in the picture. Perhaps the Robo-Auditor provided the briefing. As to his future plans? I believe that his old pal Dick Cathcart has an underwater fort with Wagner's name on it.  Well, the name's DuPont, but I hear that they're exiting the underwater fort business. Oh, almost forgot, for those of you new to the site and/or unaware of who or what Tom Wagner is, he is our State Auditor. He does nothing.
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 30, 2014

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 30, 2014

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A particularly-sketchy 'redevelopment' project headlines today's House Committee meetings. HB 310(Longhurst) essentially enables the ethically-bankrupt Dick Cathcart to be at the center of what looks like a deal that will put $$'s in connected people's pockets far from the view of the public. You may remember that Cathcart awarded no-bid contracts to friends of his while 'working' as contract administrator at Delaware State University; had his clear involvement in awarding these contracts whitewashed by Republican crony pal Auditor Tom Wagner; and even had Wagner recommend him for the position of City Manager of Delaware City as the scandal-scarred Cathcart beat a hasty retreat from elective office before the voters did it for him. Under HB 310, which, by the way just happens to be in the House Administration Committee chaired by...sponsor Valerie Longhurst, this is what would happen....