Archive for December, 2015
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes of 2015: #’s 30-21
Here is the third installment of El Som’s countdown of his favorite tunes of 2015. Here are entries 30 to 21.
Delaware Liberal in 2015
As we all recover from Christmas, the Eagles losing, and prepare for New Years, it is time to look back on 2015 at Delaware Liberal. We added a new amazing writer here this year in Brian Stephan from the local blog, Those in Favor. He makes a great addition to our team of Jason300, Pandora, Cassandra, Rob Tornoe, El Somnambulo and yours truly.
Inside you will find our most discussed, visited, and viral posts of 2015, and this year, they reflected the most important political stories in Delaware in 2015.
Monday Open Thread [12.28.2015]
![Monday Open Thread [12.28.2015]](http://delawareliberal.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/DL.Open_.Thread.Gray_-240x180.png "Monday Open Thread [12.28.2015]")
I touched on this last week, and it is a huge question heading into the GOP, and to a lesser extent, Democratic primaries. From the Washington Post:
“Trump’s unexpected and sustained popularity has, at least in part, been fueled by his appeal to a voting bloc that seems to be emerging: blue-collar workers without college degrees who are slightly younger than the traditional Republican voter. Many say they haven’t cared about politics until now, as they flock to Trump rallies like groupies to a rock concert, read his books, buy his products, quote his jokes and follow his social-media accounts.”
“But is their devotion to Trump deep enough to vote? For those who don’t regularly vote in primaries, doing so for the first time is a hurdle — especially in Iowa, which uses a caucus system that can intimidate first-timers.”
A quote in the piece was symbolic of a large number of responses about the Trump voter’s commitment to vote and caucus:
“We’re going to see … With kids and grandkids and all this, it’s kind of hectic … We’ll look into it. If our time is available, then yeah, maybe we’ll do it. Maybe. We’ll have to see,” said Randy Reynolds, a diehard Donald Trump supporter who’s just not sure if he’ll show up to vote. The Washington Post reports that many of Trump’s supporters, unsurprisingly, say the same thing.
I would not be surprised if Trump loses Iowa by a significant margin. He may not even finish in second place.
Sunday Open Thread [12.27.2015]
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Peter Beinart says a new Liberal era is beginning? Beginning? It already begun. Back in 2006.
“That doesn’t mean the Republicans won’t retain strength in the nation’s statehouses and in Congress. It doesn’t mean a Republican won’t sooner or later claim the White House. It means that on domestic policy—foreign policy is following a different trajectory, as it often does—the terms of the national debate will continue tilting to the left. The next Democratic president will be more liberal than Barack Obama. The next Republican president will be more liberal than George W. Bush.”
“In the late ’60s and ’70s, amid left-wing militancy and racial strife, a liberal era ended. Today, amid left-wing militancy and racial strife, a liberal era is only just beginning.”
The Weekly Addresses
In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlights efforts to expand job training to offenders to reduce recidivism rates.
Christmas Daily Delawhere [12.25.2015]
Merry Christmas to you and yours from us and ours at Delaware Liberal.
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