Tag: Jack Markell

Terry Spence Hitching His Campaign to Markell?

Filed in Delaware by on October 16, 2008 6 Comments

Nationally, we’ve seen a few endangered Republican candidates openly embrace their associations (real and imagined) with Barack Obama.  Unstable Isotope recently reported here a story she had heard about Republicans not including their affiliations on their signage and literature or claiming to be Independent as a way to run from the damaged brand.  This is […]

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Markell: Everything Else We Could Think Of

Filed in Delaware by on October 15, 2008 2 Comments

This is the final part of our interview with Jack Markell.  We discuss Workforce Housing, goals of a Markell administration and his man-crush on Deval Patrick (I kid the Treasurer).  We hope you have enjoyed the series. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G9dk-DSQkc[/youtube]

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Jefferson-Jackson Dinner Roundup

Filed in Delaware by on October 13, 2008 18 Comments

Tonight was my first Jefferson-Jackson Dinner and oh what a year to start.  As I travelled down Rt.1 at 5:30 I passed Tommywonk and his lovely date in a convertible with the top down.  Damn, even Tommy looks cool heading out for a great night of wonkiness.  As I walked into the Dover Downs hotel […]

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DEwind: The Week That Was October 6th

Filed in Delaware by on October 13, 2008 17 Comments

Watch Delaware Liberal’s last part of our interview with Delaware’s next governor, Jack Markell. Also, we interview Democratic candidate for Insurance Commissioner, Karen Weldin Stewart. Delawonk points out that Delaware ranks a dismal 46 out of the 50 states on its campaign finance disclosure laws. This needs to be addressed by our next governor prior […]

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Lee Knows Focusing on the Nextel Lawsuit is a Loser

Filed in Delaware by on October 11, 2008 3 Comments

In this morning’s NJ, there is a long article about the uphill climb Lee has against Jack Markell in the Governor’s race. Tucked inside this article is a telling admission from Judge Lee: He’s not wild about his campaign advisers’ decision to focus on a 1990s class-action suit against Nextel that names Markell among the […]

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Markell: On Success

Filed in Delaware by on October 9, 2008 5 Comments

Here is the next part of our interview with Jack Markell.  In this edition, we discuss how Jack will know if he was successful at the end of his term(s).  As an added bonus, we get to see the interruption of the interview by a supporter.  After this, we have one more section of the […]

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DEwind: The Week That Was Sept. 29th

Filed in Delaware by on October 7, 2008 9 Comments

A day late and a dollar short, but it’s here. The big blogging news in Delaware is of a personal nature. First is that Don Viti has spawned . . . again. Congratulations to Mrs. Hot Viti, Don and Little Don Viti. The second item is that regular Republican troll mike w has been hired […]

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Markell: Reform and Current and Potential Lt. Governors

Filed in Delaware by on October 5, 2008 4 Comments

In Part 4 of our Markell Interview, we ask Jack about his plans to review State government from top to bottom.  We also ask him about how he would work with John Carney, Matt Denn and even Charlie Copeland. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQIKhezN75Q[/youtube]

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Markell: Reforming Democratic Politics in Delaware

Filed in Delaware by on October 4, 2008 5 Comments

Part 3 of our interview has us covering Jack Markell of what his candidacy is doing to change the dynamics of the Delaware Democratic party. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_FB1QEg744[/youtube]

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Markell: On Education

Filed in Delaware by on October 3, 2008 6 Comments

This is part 1 of the series.  More will be forthcoming and I finish processing them.  Since I’m turning in for the night, you’ll have to wait for tomorrow to see part 2. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz2A_7IBrfY[/youtube]

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Jack Markell Announces A Blueprint for Fiscal Responsbility in Delaware

Filed in Delaware by on October 2, 2008 3 Comments

At 10 AM today,  Jack Markell announced and released his plan for fiscal responsibility in Delaware State government.    This very specific plan marks a definite departure from the current fiscal path and tries to plan now for the expected downturn in revenues at all levels.  What is promising is the indication is that they are […]

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DEwind: The Week That Was September 22nd

Filed in Delaware by on September 29, 2008 8 Comments

The big news of the week in the Delaware blogosphere has to be Delaware Liberal’s call for donations to the campaign of Rebecca Young. DL readers and staff donated $1640 dollars to Young’s campaign to unseat Joe Miro. If you pledged money or you just want to make a donation, send your check off today […]

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Tom Carper: No Comment on Blocking Carney

Filed in Delaware by on September 25, 2008 5 Comments

Even though Tom Carper’s Minister of Communications, Bette Phelan, probably hates my guts, and even though I, likewise, hold her boss in utter contempt, and even though I’m barely a member of the press, allowing all of that – it is her job her job to respond to me right? Even if I wasn’t writing […]

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