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DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 15, 2024

By El Somnambulo August 15, 202413 Comments

State Auditor Sets Up Opioid Slush Fund Tracker. Great work that would be absolutely unnecessary if BHL had not used it as her personal slush fund to benefit her political…

BREAKING: BHL, Staff, Did Campaign Work On State’s Time

By El Somnambulo August 14, 202413 Comments

From Randall Chase of the Associated Press: Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s office staff was in regular communication last year with her husband and other people involved in her campaign for…

Song of the Day 8/14: R.E.M., “Orange Crush”

By Alby August 14, 2024

OK, so the election isn't being held today and a lot can change in (checks watch) 82 days. But right now the Harris/Walz ticket looks poised to crush a certain…

Collin O’Mara Can Still Win IF…

By El Somnambulo August 14, 202418 Comments

Guest Post by the MoMo: "It's not too late" - me, an undecided voter. This is a message to O'Mara, the candidate with the most to gain. Summer sucks the lifeblood…

Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries: #6–Democratic Lieutenant Governor

By El Somnambulo August 14, 20243 Comments

I think this primary becomes less intriguing with each passing day. The three candidates are State Senator Kyle Evans Gay, State Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker, and Dr. Debbie Harrington. I'm…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024

By Alby August 14, 202410 Comments

For months, the war in Ukraine has been pushed to the media back burner, where slow Russians gains provided grist for the "Surrender Dorothy Ukraine" crowd's ever-grinding mill. Millions of…

Song of the Day 8/13: Veruca Salt, “So Weird”

By Alby August 13, 2024

If whoever programmed "My Heart Will Go On" for the Trump rally is looking for more troll bait, might I suggest this as a theme song? It dates from 2006,…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024

By Alby August 13, 202424 Comments

The Harris campaign has shown a talent for reducing Donald Trump to a sputtering fountain of rage, and never more so than when mocking him over crowd sizes – hers…

Song of the Day 8/12: The Staple Singers, “I’ll Take You There”

By Alby August 12, 2024

The Staple Singers' first No. 1 hit, and the song they're best remembered for, didn't really have much to do with the group. Mavis Staples is the only one who…

The 30-Day Campaign Finance Reports

By El Somnambulo August 12, 202460 Comments

The filing deadline for the Delaware primary is Wednesday, August 14. As I start this, there are already 10 pages of filings at the Department Of Elections site. This article…

DL Open Thread Monday, Aug. 12, 2024

By Alby August 12, 20243 Comments

Is there a bad idea John Carney won't embrace? Most basketball fans are aware that the Philadelphia 76ers want to construct a new arena in downtown Philly right next to…

Song of the Day 8/11: Céline Dion, “My Heart Will Go On”

By Alby August 11, 20242 Comments

As El Som noted in today's Open Thread, the musical highlight of Trump's sparsely attended Montana rally was the syrupy tear-jerker "My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion –…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, August 11, 2024

By El Somnambulo August 11, 202418 Comments

We're gonna start our review of the Campaign Finance reports tomorrow. We will update a lot in the coming days. However, the Big Story is right there for everyone to…