Delaware Liberal Tracking Poll Results — Senate Majority Leader Patti Blevins (D)

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Senate Majority Leader Patti Blevins has her supporters and detractors, much like Senator Deluca. She has a 53% disapproval rating, and a 43% approval rating. 4% are undecided. I wonder how much of the disapproval is geniunely earned versus Blevins being tainted by her association with Deluca. I know El Som will say it is earned, and he is not a fan. I will open it up to our readers. Why did you disapprove of Senator Blevins?

Exclusive Pictures: Rick Santorum Tanning in San Juan – UPDATED

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Campaigns are extremely tough on a person's body. Especially if you're running for President. This could explain why Rick Santorum is catching some rays poolside at La Concha in San Juan. La Concha is one of the host hotels for the Atlantis Events Exotic Southern Caribbean Cruise which leaves San Juan on Sunday on the Celebrity Summit. This cruise will have about 2300 gay men on it and most are staying at La Concha. I wonder if Ricky was looking for something on the DL.

Thursday Open Thread [3.15.12]

"What should really give Republicans sleepless nights (if the numbers hold) is the demographic groups currently supporting Obama. In the Pew poll, Obama outperforms Romney by 20 points among all women, and by 31 points among women aged 19-49. He outperforms Romney by 28 points among young people 18-29 years old and ties him among people 65 and older. And he outperforms Romney in every region of the country and among every income group." -- Charles Blow Oh, and Mike Matthews is back.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 15, 2012

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Cassandra has already reported the Big News, and it took place at Wilmington's Latin American Community Center. In fact, the DREAM Act has not been officially introduced, or at least its introduction has not yet made its way to the official General Assembly page, but it will be introduced, and it will serve as a Rorschach Test for members of the General Assembly and the public at large. I strongly support the bill, it is a bill where the benefits to the state far outweigh any costs that might be associated with it. Unless, of course, you are opposed to an educated and upwardly-mobile citizenry. You know, taxpayers, productive citizens. I don't know whether the cowardly followers in the Delaware General Assembly will dare pass it during an election year, but I believe that the Dream Act's passage is ultimately inevitable--eventually. I salute Bob Marshall, Helene Keeley, Joe Miro, and whoever else signs onto the bill as a sponsor; as well as one of my favorite Delawareans, Maria Matos. Maria has served as Executive Director of the LACC since 1994, and her dynamic leadership has made such a difference, and continues to make a difference, in the lives of so many in Delaware's Hispanic community.

Delaware Liberal Tracking Poll Results — Gary Simpson (R)

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Gary Simpson is so unknown that people didn't bother to vote in the poll. Of the 36 people who did, 25% did so to say they don't know or are unsure about Gary Simpson. Another 44% view him unfavorably, probably because he has an R after his name. 31% view him favorably. With only 7 members, it is hard for the Republican caucus in the Senate, or its leader, to get noticed.

The Delaware DREAM Act Introduced Today

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This is very positive news -- Senator Robert Marshall and Rep. Helene Keeley (or Rep Joe Miro according to the NJ) are the lead sponsors on a bill announced today at the LACC that would allow undocumented children to qualify for in-state college tuition rates and scholarships. If it gets passed, Delaware would be the 12th state that would level the playing field for these children.

Wednesday Open Thread [3.14.12]

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Shockingly, there are no new primary or general election polls to parse today. To feed the polling addition, here some new Presidential approval polls, which tend to show the CBS poll was an outlier. Also check out this op-ed in the New York Times from an Executive from Goldman Sachs who is burning bridges while resigning.