Tag: Special Election

Some Not So Random Political Thoughts

Filed in Delaware, National by on September 14, 2009 15 Comments

Just because I was sedated and sadistically eviscerated during my stint in Third Person Rehab, I still had time in between fevered dreams to think about what was going on locally and nationally. Here are a couple of observations: 1. The seeds to defeat in Saturday’s 37th RD Special Election were sown by Bob Gilligan […]

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Special Election Tomorrow! UPDATE with CapeGazette Endorsement

Filed in National by on September 11, 2009 8 Comments

The Special Election for the House seat in the 37th is tomorrow, 12 September. Rob Robinson is the Democratic candidate, running against local lobbyist Ruth Briggs-King. If you are in the 37th — make sure you go vote on Saturday. If you are not in the 37th and want to help out, volunteers are needed to work the polls and get out the vote all day! (UPDATE)

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And It Wasn’t Supposed to Be This Close

Filed in National by on April 1, 2009 7 Comments

Yesterday, there was a Special Election to find Kirsten Gillibrand’s replacement for NY-20.  The vote was between Scott Murphy (D) and Jim Tedisco (R).  Tedisco had alot of advantages going in — not the least of which was that he is the current Minority Leader of the NYS Assembly and has been in office for […]

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New Castle County Special Election Today

Filed in Delaware by on February 19, 2009 8 Comments

If you are in the 5th district of New Castle County, today is election day.  Stephanie McClellan has taken a job with the Markell administration, leaving a vacancy. DelawareLiberal endorses Lisa Diller in this race.  She is highly qualified and committed to constituent services.  In addition, she is married to fellow blogger John Tobin. Get […]

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A Challenger in the NCC 5th

Filed in Delaware by on January 26, 2009 8 Comments

A little birdie (named Rebecca) has told me that the Republican party will be challenging Lisa Diller for Stephanie McClellan’s council seat.  The candidate is James Moulthrop Jr. of Old Post Farm. I hope to conduct an interview of Lisa Diller next week.  If you know anything about Moulthrop, let’s hear it.

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Breaking: Lisa Diller for 5th NCCo District Rep!

Filed in Delaware by on January 22, 2009 11 Comments

Heard earlier this evening that Lisa Diller was selected to run for this office in its Special Election. Unstable Isotope confirms this, and notes that there was a decent amount of wrangling over the process, but Lisa was chosen unanimously. This is really good news. Lisa Diller’s website. Tell us if you have more information.

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