Archive for March 9th, 2012

“Game Change” Premieres Tomorrow on HBO at 9 pm

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on March 9, 2012 • 9 Comments

Is that a threat?

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on March 9, 2012 • 3 Comments

ABC News reports that Donald Trump will be recording robo-calls on behalf of Mitt Romney for every state. Said Trump spokesman Michael Cohen: “Citizens of all states should expect a phone call from Mr. Trump endorsing Mitt Romney.”

An Open Thread Without Polling Data?!?

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on March 9, 2012 • 10 Comments

I know, I know, most of you are right now writhing on the floor going through withdrawal without the daily dose of polling goodness that usually accompanies our Open Thread. Let me explain what happened. As I was uploading some thumbnail pictures and editing some posts this morning, our server hosting company for some reason thought I was a hacker, and they blocked my IP address. Yes, I was banned from my own blog. The irony. At the time, I thought the whole site went down and we were suffering a server outage. It took most of the morning to track down what happened, and as a result I was not able to post the open thread. But I thank MJ for stepping up, and I thank our IT geek, LiberalGeek, for dealing with my hysterical demands.

But now lets feed our addiction.

Friday Open Thread [3.9.12]

Filed in Open Thread by MJ on March 9, 2012 • 15 Comments

Well, we’ve been having server problems again, so we apologize if you’ve been unable to post comments on our brilliant posts from the past few hours.

First off, we want to wish JP Connor Jr a speedy recovery. He tweeted last night that he had suffered a heart attack. While we disagree with him on his support of a certain elected official, we want him to get better fast. We miss his comments with that silly smiley face at the end of them. Hurry up and get well, JP.

Go Economy!!

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on March 9, 2012 • 16 Comments

The new job numbers exceeded expectations yet again, with the economy adding 233,000 private sector jobs in February. The numbers for January were also revised up to 284,000 jobs.

Delaware Political Weekly: March 3-9, 2012

Filed in National by El Somnambulo on March 9, 2012 • 26 Comments

I know a lot of party political types enjoy this site and/or at least tolerate it b/c we do bring something to the table. If you are one of those types, and have not yet had the opportunity to hear our interview with Bryan Townsend, please avail yourself of the opportunity. He is running a serious campaign, has been attending civic association meetings for over six months, and has a real chance to defeat incumbent Sen. Tony DeLuca. That would be, to put it mildly, a huge upgrade, and would put ethically-challenged politicians throughout the state on notice that it’s not back-room business as usual. Plus, just listen to the interview. Wouldn’t you want someone like Townsend as your State Senator?

Delaware Liberal Tracking Poll Results — Paul Gallagher (D). Next Up: The General Assembly Leadership

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on March 9, 2012 • 5 Comments

As expected, industry advocate Paul Gallagher did not fare all too well around these parts. 66% view him unfavorably, and I think that might rival Karen Weldin Stewart’s numbers. Another 18% are undecided or unsure, and 16% view him favorably.

Now onto polling the party leadership in the General Assembly. House Speaker Bob Gilligan is up today, and next week, Senate President Pro Tem Tony Deluca, Senate Majority Leader Patti Blevins, Senate Minority Leader Gary Simpson, House Majority Leader Pete Schwartzkopf and House Minority Leader Greg Lavelle.