Sussex county Democrats are by FAAAAAAAAAAR more conservative than the New Castle County Republicans. Take it from me. I spent 21 years involved in Delaware politics. When I got tired of being a reporter, I became a lobbyist. I was also on the Executive committee for one of the republican districts in Dover for 10 years.
This state really needs me.
I don't mean to disenchant you - but the bipartisan working of Delaware is historic in nature.
Get to know the people, you'll soon learn that I am correct about the Sussex Dems. The NCC Republicans are closer to the liberals of Maryland than the Sussex Dems will ever be.
The problem is the state is basically controlled by NCC because that is where the population base is. Once above the canal the northest liberal socialism is palpable. The conservatives of Lower Slower Delaware, on both sides of the aisle rarely have a chance.
southern Delaware is not the problem - northern Delaware is.
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That's an interesting synopsis. I got your freepmail by the way. I know NOTHING about Northern Delaware. And you are right about the Sussex county Dems. The Repub chair told me they always vote with the Repubs.
Understand that I was (and I guess still am) looking at friendly repubs and Dems from the perspective of the national fellows. The thought of Sussex county Repubs being all friendly like with the likes of John Dean, Kerry, etc., just gives me the willies.
However, I got my finger on the pulse here in Sussex county and I am certain the demographic here is changing and changing rapidly. There's a lot of retirees here, and folks like me who moved to a slower lane from a more liberal state. But hear me out....all of this collaberation and hand-holding in Sussex county is right on the brink of destroying the county. There's no leadership whatsoever. How can there be, everyone's in bed together making nicee-nice?
I think it's time for some new blood and I am quite ready to begin the ascent to God knows what. But I got a lot of financial backing and could do it if I was a mind. I start getting a mind when I see things going hopelessly wrong. Sussex county is a great place, by me, to live. But without a little leadership it will soon become a complete morass. I'm going somewhere here. I don't know where, or when. Maybe I'm going to oblivian here but so be it. Leaders tend to step up when needed and though I've not felt before any compulsion to get involved so actively in politics, I feel it in my bones here.
We shall see.