Changing Politics
I thought this news story was worth some comments. WBOC has a story on their site called “Delaware’s Political Landscape is Changing.” They point out recent shifts in voter registration:
Political observers say the landscape in Delaware is changing and elections officials say the number of democrats is growing in the first state.
It’s safe to say that most of those shifts come from some residents wanting to have an influence in the Democrat primary in September, where Markell and Carney are fighting it out for governor. Let’s see how many shift back to the Republicans in the fall after the primary. That might tell quite a bit.
Brad Bennett (D) is running against Rep. Donna Stone (R) in the fall. In the story it says:
[Bennett] said on the campaign trial he’s noticed people want a change in leadership.
“Basically a lot of them are upset about the direction Delaware has been heading the last few years. So yes they are looking for change,’ said Bennett.
If voters were looking for a change, they wouldn’t be voting for democrats, who have been running the state senate and governor’s mansion for quite a while. If you want change in the state, you’d toss out the moderates and liberals in both parties. They are the ones that have been driving us into the ground. You will never bring any change by putting more of them in power. They are the problem not the solution.
If the Republicans want to regain or at least maintain the level of leadership they have currently, here are some of my ideas.
- Republicans need to gather behind a unified platform, like a “Contract With Delaware”, and every candidate run with this in mind.
- They need to run away with fear the tendency to be simply The Other democrat Party. Be different. If you give voters a choice, they would probably vote for a real democrat instead of voting for a democrat in Republicans’ clothing, also known as a RINO. That issue is the one thing that would make Mike Castle vulnerable.
If voters really want change, they will never get it from the Dark Side… err, I mean the democrats. It will come from the Republicans, the Constitution Party, the Libertarians, or The Independent Party of Delaware.
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Well said. If people don’t think there’s a dime’s worth of difference between the two major parties, they go with the one they’re more comfortable with, generally the incumbent party.
It’s also up to us to educate the people on the benefits of smaller government while at the same time directing the Republican Party to return to its principles. Let’s face it - while the minor parties have their points it’s easier to work for change within a major party than to attempt to reinvent the wheel.
Well how can you comment on this story unless you have actually been out meeting voters yourself. I am one of the voters in the 32nd district and Brad Bennett knocked on my door a week or so ago. And yes I do believe Kent county is ready for change we have had the same people in for 14-20 years and its time for some fresh ideas. We need people who are not tied to the lobbysist and there money. Its time to throw out all the incumbants in the delaware legislature.
I am one of them who switched (of the 4000) parties to democrat because of the dis satisfaction I have with the republican party from Washington DC to the state level in Delaware.
I am not interested in separatism. I am interested in positive changes. I would prefer it to be a Republican but they are not in touch with us voters anymore.
If Republicans ran solidly as pro Bluewater Wind, since three of the four Senators opposing Bluewater for their own monetary benefit, are Democrats, Republican’s fortunes would change overnight. Republicans seriously need to follow Hasting’s lead.
Any Republican up for election,(let me emphasize any) who votes against Bluewater will not do so in a vacuum. They will face a very tough constituency angry that it was defeated. Angry is probably too mild of a word.
Elizabeth, from my perspective Donna Stone could stand to leave. She should be challenged in the primary and voted out. There is no malice or hatred towards her personally. I’m just saying that we need fresh faces and different thinking in our various offices. Bennett seems to suggest that the democrats need to run everything which will bring change to Dover. They run nearly everything now! Change would come from if somebody else were in charge, whether it be Republicans or one of the smaller parties. We could use term limits in this state so that at least every so often we can flush out Dover. The district where I reside has sent it’s representative & senator to Dover since the late 80’s and early 90’s so that certainly gives me some platform to speak. Additionally, the whole state is afflicted with one of our US Senators who has been in DC for most of my life and more than half of his life.
Well right now, democrats do not contol everything because the House of Representatives is currently Republican and they kill many good bills by voting down party lines. I think that is wrong.
I support term limits also.
I dont feel anyone can defeat Brad Bennett anyway. He is a conservative Democrat which is a tough combination to beat.
Bennett has as many Republicans helping him on his campaign as democrats.
Thank you for agreeing that Donna Stone could stand to leave. I, and many others in my community, feel the same way.
I was aware of the house as the Republicans have had it for quite a while. But outside of Tom Wagner, there’s nothing/no one else. And Wagner actually lost in New Castle County during the last election. If he hadn’t won so big in Kent and Sussex he would have been turned out. Despite his long time in that office, it would appear that he does his job well. I would assume that New Castle residents were just voting party lines instead of whether or not the guy did his job. With term limits, Wagner would be gone. With respect to him, term limits would be bad, turning out someone that’s doing a good job. Regardless I think term limits are a good idea.