So two weeks ago Tyler Nixon announced here that Mike Castle was running for Congress and that he supports him.
No surprise there.
Then Delawaredem references that post in Around the Horn a couple days ago and throws off the comment that he'd like to know what I think.
I answered and explained why I'm not supporting Castle (or Biden).
Then Eric Dondero of Libertarian Republican drops by, sees my answer to DD's post, goes back to find Tyler's original post, and suddenly we have
Delaware's Top Libertarian Endorses Republican Mike Castle of US Senate
Political Stunner!!!!
And in the process, Delawareliberal even gets a mention in passing at Libertarian Republican. I know they will be so proud.
Several observations are important in this:
1) Despite Eric's connections to Delaware he somehow misses the fact that Tyler was a fusion Republican/Libertarian candidate in 2008, and that Tyler--while possessed of strong libertarian credentials--has been a registered Republican throughout his political career.
2) Tyler has never claimed the title of Delaware's Top Libertarian, although his combined vote total in last year's election between Republicans and Libertarians has arguably made him the most successfuly candidate associated with the Libertarian Party of Delaware.
3) It would only be a political stunner--as everyone in Delaware already knows--if Tyler Nixon did not support Mike Castle, since Tyler has worked to elect or re-elect Castle as Governor and Congressman in virtually every race in recent memory.
And, oh yes,
4) Contrary to Eric's reporting, I doubt Delawaredem would claim to be the publisher of Delawareliberal, per se.
All of which goes to show you that while almost everything Eric wrote in the post was factually correct, the combined assemblage of the story presents an erroneous image of a segment of Delaware politics.
I don't think that was anything peculiar to Eric's reporting: he did fairly reasonable due diligence and got all his quotes and links correct.
But it does raise the point that when you read local coverage of politics anywhere being interpreted by people who aren't actually on the scene and personally knowledgeable about the players, you should be carefully skeptical.
No surprise there.
Then Delawaredem references that post in Around the Horn a couple days ago and throws off the comment that he'd like to know what I think.
I answered and explained why I'm not supporting Castle (or Biden).
Then Eric Dondero of Libertarian Republican drops by, sees my answer to DD's post, goes back to find Tyler's original post, and suddenly we have
Delaware's Top Libertarian Endorses Republican Mike Castle of US Senate
Political Stunner!!!!
And in the process, Delawareliberal even gets a mention in passing at Libertarian Republican. I know they will be so proud.
Several observations are important in this:
1) Despite Eric's connections to Delaware he somehow misses the fact that Tyler was a fusion Republican/Libertarian candidate in 2008, and that Tyler--while possessed of strong libertarian credentials--has been a registered Republican throughout his political career.
2) Tyler has never claimed the title of Delaware's Top Libertarian, although his combined vote total in last year's election between Republicans and Libertarians has arguably made him the most successfuly candidate associated with the Libertarian Party of Delaware.
3) It would only be a political stunner--as everyone in Delaware already knows--if Tyler Nixon did not support Mike Castle, since Tyler has worked to elect or re-elect Castle as Governor and Congressman in virtually every race in recent memory.
And, oh yes,
4) Contrary to Eric's reporting, I doubt Delawaredem would claim to be the publisher of Delawareliberal, per se.
All of which goes to show you that while almost everything Eric wrote in the post was factually correct, the combined assemblage of the story presents an erroneous image of a segment of Delaware politics.
I don't think that was anything peculiar to Eric's reporting: he did fairly reasonable due diligence and got all his quotes and links correct.
But it does raise the point that when you read local coverage of politics anywhere being interpreted by people who aren't actually on the scene and personally knowledgeable about the players, you should be carefully skeptical.
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Those libs actually believe that Carney would support "the public option". Could'nt be further from the truth.
Four years ago, when Carney was Lt. Governor and was in charge of the Delaware Health Commission, the Delaware Health Security Act was presented to the Del. Legislature. It was the Single payer bill sponsored by Harris McDowell and signed on by 18 legislators.
There are 32 statewide organizations who had signed on in support of this vital legislation. Many of the leaders of these organizations contacted Carney and asked to have Dr. Floyd McDowell and 2 other leaders present their findings and legislation to the Health care committee. Carney as Chair, began to load up that committee with every Chamber person and insurance company lobbyist he could find. He never invited Dr. Mcdowell nor any of the leaders of those organizations to present. Carney then goes on WILM and at least three people called in to ask him "why are you keeping Dr. McDowell from speaking". Carney replied with this absolute lie. "OH I have met with Floyd McDowell several times"...a bald faced lie. Carney was in the pockets of the insurance companies just like his protege Senator Tommy "I never miss a hand out from special interests, Carper".
Its a sham that Carper is introducing the Opt in/Opt out lets the states handle health care, when he knows very well, Delaware the First State will be the First State to OPTOUT.
If you libs think you have a real candidate for national office in Carney (the no nothing about foreign policy), the brat who worked his way through the party, and not the brightest bulb in the box, is going to do anything different than Carper...think again fools.
Carney will do whatever he has to do to get elected. He will sell his soul as has Carper and Castle to the highest special interest bidder.
Delaware should kick all these cats to the curb and elect a citizen who we KNOW works for the people...Scott Spencer.
Delaware Liberal proves every day they are in the pockets of the democratic party. They are not progressive thinkers they are not even liberals...they are in a nutshell selling the true liberals and progressives down the river while they support every special interest candidate.
And from that national perspective, my piece was dead-on accurate.
I honestly don't think people on a national scale one bit whether Tyler was a Libertarian - Repubican fusion candidate, or of his past affiliations with the GOP.
What matters is that he's a very prominent Libertarian in your State, and he just endorsed Mike Castle, in a very critical race of national importance.
It'd be a real stretch to paint Tyler as a "partisan Republican," as you seem to now be doing. Understandably, that's about all you can do, cause, as I can imagine, this might be a bit of an embarrassment to you, and other left-leaning Libertarians in the State.
Eric Dondero, 1986 Libertarian Party candidate for Delaware State House of Reps
Try not to be more of an idiot than you have to be.
Far from being embarrassed by Tyler he is my co-blogger here at Delaware Libertarian. Supporting Mike Castle this year is one of the few political things he and I disagree about.
But even Tyler would tell you that he is a life-long Republican first; not an embarassment just a fact.
The only "fact" you got "wrong," and I said as much, is that Delawaredem is not the publisher of Delawareliberal.
You may visit here often, but you did miss Tyler's post or you would not have picked up that info from me.
Last year maybe, but not in the history of the party. Both Peggy Schmidt and George Jurgenson, running as Libertarian only, got roughly twice his total votes, but they were running for statewide offices. John Reda got a higher percentage of the vote than Tyler as the Libertarian in a 3-way race for mayor of Elsmere.