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Democrats worried about state Senate race -- in Delaware
[DONSURBER.BLOGSPOT] Republicans have not controlled the state Senate in Delaware in 40 years as the Blue Hen State is that blue.But Democrats are very worried about losing the state Senate next Saturday in a special election for a seat that will, incredibly, determine whether Republicans finally flip that state's state Senate. They are panicked.  Joe Foreign Policy Whiz KidBiden The former Senator-for-Life from Delaware, an example of the kind of top-notch Washington intellect to be found in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body... has joined the race, as has former Governor Martin O'Malley ...former Democratic governor of Maryland and aspiring presidential candidate, known locally as The One-Man Economic Wrecking Crew. O'Malley was elected to his second term driven by union support and near-Stalinesque vote margins in Baltimore city (82%) and Prince George's County (88%). He presided over more than 40 tax or fee increases, including a rain tax and a flush tax... of neighboring Maryland. The seat is up because Delaware elected Democrat Bethany Hall-Long as lieutenant governor last November. Hillary carried the state by 11 points but Democrats lost a state Senate seat giving Republicans their best showing in four decades as Democrats clung to an 11-10 lead. With Hall-Long's promotion, she had to give up her seat, making the Senate 10-10. However, there's more than one way to stuff a chicken... the state Senate remained in Democratic hands as the lieutenant governor breaks ties. On Saturday, voters will pick her replacement. Democrat Stephanie Hansen faces Republican John Marino. In the last race for this seat in 2014, Hall-Long won by two points over Marino. Despite that slim win, the district is solidly Democratic as Hillary took the district by 13 points in November. But Democrats are billing this special election as a referendum on President Trump. "I think it’s encouraging that there are folks who having been concerned about the outcome of the presidential election, being concerned about the direction of our national security and our federal government, are taking that concern and enthusiasm and focusing it on state and local elections," said Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Coons told Huffington Post. Posted by: Fred 2017-02-22 |
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