Friday Open Thread [7.13.12]

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I am dealing with the joys of home ownership today: getting free estimates for a new A/C system. So have at it. Here is a question though, if Romney continues imploding at the current rate, is it possible that the GOP will pick a new nominee at a brokered convention?

WHYY Sponsors Wilmington Voter Forums

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WHYY will sponsor another round of voter forums designed to let Wilmington voters frame the issues that they want Mayoral candidates to address in an upcoming televised debate. This is NOT a candidate forum, but this is a place where voters can come together to provide input to the kind of questions they want Mayoral candidates to answer. They did this in 2010 in prep ration for televised debates for DE Senate and representative races. Both Pandora and I went to the one held in the city that year and we were impressed with this process and what came out of it. If you have the chance to go, I highly recommend it.

Delaware Political Weekly: July 7-13, 2012

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Not really much more to discuss. Thanks to our eagle-eyed political junkies, pretty much all the developments can be found here and here. And you can find some analysis of the primary battles here. I admit it. I'm addicted to this stuff. There will almost certainly be some withdrawals today, as 4:30 p.m. this afternoon is the deadline for candidates to withdraw and get their filing fees back.

Romney’s Bain Train(wreck)

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Comment by Jason330 on 15 January 2012 at 6:49 pm: Is it team Obama’s 11th dimensional vulcan chess that got the GOP to pick Romney? The way this is playing out, you have to admit that it is a possibility.
I also remember saying something about how Bain Capital sounded like a company headed by a comic book villain. Team Obama could not have concocted more terrible optics for Romney.

Delaware’s 10 Most Intriguing Primaries of 2012: The Top 5

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The 11th SD is the Big One. Folks, challenger Bryan Townsend is running a great campaign. Exactly the kind of grassroots campaign that you need to knock off a powerful and entrenched incumbent. Meanwhile, in the 23rd RD race between Baumbach, Grant, and Bock, all three deserve to be in public service. I'm not sure I can ever recall a race like this with three great D's running. There is no consensus amongst the DL contributors, and there will be no consensus amongst the voters of the 23rd. Bottom line: The voters can't lose when all the candidates are winners. Man, why can't I have choices like this?

Republican Economics Explained

"According to conservative logic, the more money the rich have, the more there is to trickle down to the rest of us. But the more money that trickles down to the rest of us, the less money the rich will have. So for trickle-down economics to work optimally, the rich should get all the money and then just keep it."
I've never heard a more lucid explanation. Thank you Bill From Portland Maine.

The Polling Report [7.12.12]

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We finally have some new state polls today!! Obama breaks out to substantial leads in Virginia, Colorado, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Pennsylvania; keeps a landslide lead in Maine and New Mexico, and takes a slim lead in North Carolina and Florida, Meanwhile, the national polls show either a tied race, a small lead for Obama or a large lead for Obama. This changes our map just a little bit, as North Carolina moves from Slim Romney to Slim Obama. Otherwise, everything stays the same.