PDD Happy Hour Tonight at the FireStone

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The Progressive Democrats are hosting their Second Annual Happy Hour at the FireStone tonight from 7 to 9 pm. I hear from a reliable source that drinks are on them for the first hour. The FireStone is located on the Wilmington Riverfront, located at 110 South West Street in Wilmington, DE 19801. The event will be on the patio near the lounge and high top table area.

Shorter Daniello: Suck it Siglar

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Delaware Democratic Party Chair John D. Daniello’s Statement On Filing Deadline Passing:
“The passing of the filing deadline today is another sign that campaign season is here. Our endorsed statewide slate is one of our best yet, and we’re ready to work together to win. I can’t emphasize enough how confident I am in this year’s ticket. And with strong Democratic candidates filed in almost every race in Delaware, I know this is certain to be a very good year for our Party.”

“They were dead flat wrong”

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I'm not a huge fan of Stenny Hoyer, but i love how he takes the GOP to the woodshed on taxes in this statement.
"Very frankly, history shows (Clinton era tax rates will hurt the economy) to be a fallacious argument. That was the argument they made in 1993 — that we were going to destroy the economy; that deficits were going to explode; that unemployment would skyrocket, and that the stock market would tank....

The Polling Report [7.10.12]

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I am issuing an APB for state polling organizations. It has been two weeks since we had a batch of state polls. We just got a Field Poll out of California, but what we want is polling out of the swing states. In the Gallup poll below, President Obama has a small lead over Mitt Romney, 47% to 45%, in 12 swing states. Across the entire country, the margin doubles to four, 48% to 44%.

Filing Deadline Open Thread: The Final Hours

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Once again, I'll start. We can still look for another strong candidate to emerge in the 1st RD--one with the support of none other than our friend and colleague Mike Matthews himself. While noon today is the deadline for filing, it is not the deadline for withdrawals. There will almost certainly be some over the next few days. There are a lot of intriguing primaries on the docket. I'm gonna try to whittle them down to the "10 Most Fascinating Primaries" in a piece that will appear whenever I finish it. If I ever finish it. We'll talk about all of this on the Al Mascitti Show, this Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on WDEL-1150 Newsradio.

Monday Open Thread [7.9.12]

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Political junkies all over Delaware are trying to suss out what the primary field will look like starting at 12:01 tomorrow, which is the filing deadline. El Som has put up an Open Thread for you to post news, rumors, and speculation about last minute candidate machinations. I'm particularly interested in what is going on in the City -- the City Council field promises to be large, with plenty of controversial candidates and there is, of course, the Mayor's race.