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A Modest Proposal

A Modest Proposal

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I have been following the charter school/high-stakes testing/Priority Schools debacle for the past few years. My proposal is that we use the same model for another daunting and complex problem: Crime. We have a major crime problem in Wilmington and other locales around the state. I think we can solve it with a few transformations of the way that we structure our public safety. The key is to use the invisible hand of the market to reduce crime.

LG Out

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I have been trying to put together a resignation post for a while now.  It is hard to capture the joy and pain, success and frustration that I have enjoyed for the past several years as a part of the DL team. But as a wise blog founder once told me, "Never let perfect be the enemy of the good enough". So I'll be signing off as a contributor here to attend to other political, professional and personal endeavors, but I'll be here as a commentor as time permits. As always, DL can count on me for any support that they may need.

I Stand Corrected: Dem Signs to Come Down & More

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Earlier, I let my cynicism get the better of me. I should have known better with people like Matt Denn around. I received this email from the Democratic party during the 7 o'clock hour:
We received the email pasted below regarding sign removal in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. The Coordinated Campaign (Carper, Carney, Markell, Denn, Weldin Stewart Campaigns) will be working to remove signs by region, but we need all the help we can get. Stephanie Swain with Matt Denn's campaign will be coordinating these efforts. Please contact her at stephanie.swain@mattdenn.com to find out more and/or to volunteer.

Not Gonna Happen

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I just got a press release from DelDOT that has a lot of good information about storm prep, including road projects that have been postponed due to the impending conflagration…

Behind the Numbers in Local Races: Updated

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This week I was granted access to some of the polling data gathered by a new local communications firm, Out of the Box. One of the men behind the curtain is Richard Korn, former Democratic candidate for Auditor. Richard sat down with me to answer questions about the polling that Out of the Box did for local races, including Insurance Commissioner, SD11 (Deluca v. Townsend), Mayor of Wilmington and County Executive. Deluca v. Townsend and Wilmington Mayor are first up...

Primary Day in Delaware

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Well, the polls are now open. Go out and vote, then report back with any observations. This is now an open thread for polling place reports for the day and predictions. Polls close at 8PM. If you don't know where to vote, look it up here. And once the polls close, come on out to Timothy's on the Wilmington waterfront for some liberal libations and to watch the returns come in.

SEO And The Local Races

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SEO is Search Engine Optimization. It is a geeky dark science that strives to improve the ranking of web pages through a variety of techniques. It can also show you who is working on improving their online persona. I like to think of it as a way of controlling the first impression of someone looking for more information. Let's look at how the candidates have done.

DL Primary Returns Party (there will be beer)

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It's been a long and painful primary campaign. You're tired, anxious, angry, overjoyed or confused... but most of all, you are thirsty. Join Delaware Liberal for a little soiree at Timothy's on the waterfront in Wilmington at 8PM. We'll have our laptops open and our eyes trained on the elections returns websites... and on our beer (or wine, or martinis). Anyone is welcome, Democrat, Republican, independent or faux-republican Libertarians.

Romney Just Lost Virginia

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I was just over at Electoral-vote.com (a great site that I don't visit enough) and saw that Virgil Goode, Presidential candidate for the Constitution Party and long-time Virginia Congressman, has…