The October 28, 2016 Thread

The October 28, 2016 Thread

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“And just thinking to myself right now, we should just cancel the election and just give it to Trump, right? What are we even having it for? What are we having it for?” — Donald Trump, quoted by Politico. Talking about himself in the third person? Check. Wanting to be a dictator? Check.
‘Bulo Brings Musicians’ Musicians to Arden Gild Hall on Sat., Nov. 5

‘Bulo Brings Musicians’ Musicians to Arden Gild Hall on Sat., Nov. 5

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You can leave the earplugs at home for this show as you will want to hear every tasty musical morsel.  I'm very proud of this bill, which features headliner Ben Sollee, cellist/singer/songwriter/storyteller/political activist and musical collaborator.  I've been wanting to bring Ben back to the Hall for six years now, and I'm thrilled we finally got him.  He will perform with his long-time percussionist, Jordon Ellis, and will introduce new songs from his first full-length album in four years. Here's a tiny bit of what you can expect:
I TOLD You Scott Walker Was a Slumlord.

I TOLD You Scott Walker Was a Slumlord.

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His congressional campaign was quirky, and so he seemed harmless. Which, from a political perspective, he is. But here's the Scott Walker I know, and he's finally being sued for it:
The lengthy complaint filed in Delaware's Court of Chancery says Scott Walker has racked up 371 housing code violations in the city of Wilmington and New Castle County in the last decade. The full extent of the conditions, however, are unknown since Walker's "golden rule" for his tenants is that law and code enforcement employees are not allowed access to the properties at any time, the complaint said.

Meyer and Carney’s TV Ads

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I hereby retire one of the old rules of Delaware Politics: that you don't do paid TV. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Sean Barney aired ads. Lisa won. John Carney and Matt Meyer are virtually assured of winning in two weeks, yet they are also running ads.
The October 27, 2016 Thread

The October 27, 2016 Thread

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Businessweek on how Trump will dominate GOP politics after the election: “Almost every public and private metric suggests Trump is headed for a loss, possibly an epic one. His frustrated demeanor on the campaign trail suggests he knows it. Yet even as he nears the end of his presidential run, his team is sowing the seeds of a new enterprise with a direct marketing effort that they insist could still shock the world on Election Day.” “Beginning last November, then ramping up in earnest when Trump became the Republican nominee, Kushner quietly built a sprawling digital fundraising database and social media campaign that’s become the locus of his father-in-law’s presidential bid. Trump’s top advisers won’t concede the possibility of defeat, but they’re candid about the value of what they’ve built even after the returns come in—and about Trump’s desire for influence regardless of outcome.”
The October 26, 2016 Thread

The October 26, 2016 Thread

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The New York Times says Trump's biggest fear is losing status: “The intense ambitions and undisciplined behaviors of Mr. Trump have confounded even those close to him, especially as his presidential campaign comes to a tumultuous end, and he confronts the possibility of the most stinging defeat of his life. But in the more than five hours of conversations — the last extensive biographical interviews Mr. Trump granted before running for president — a powerful driving force emerges: his deep-seated fear of public embarrassment.” “The recordings reveal a man who is fixated on his own celebrity, anxious about losing his status and contemptuous of those who fall from grace. They capture the visceral pleasure he derives from fighting, his willful lack of interest in history, his reluctance to reflect on his life and his belief that most people do not deserve his respect.” “In the interviews, Mr. Trump makes clear just how difficult it is for him to imagine — let alone accept — defeat.”