Delaware megathread

[Flyersfan232]

Young got another endorsement https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/u-s-senator-cory-booker-endorses-eugene-young-jr-to-be-the-next-u-s-representative-for-the-great-state-of-delaware/

i could see young pull a upset

[President Johnson]

Well I'm gonna be honest, I think it should be go to the most capable person. Anyone wanna give a brief rundown?

I'm guessing Joe Biden's endorsement would be vital to win?

i dont see biden endorsing in primaries

It's actually kind of fascinating how few primary endorsements he has made as president. The only one I remember is Shontel Brown over ultra-left Nina Turner.

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

Well I'm gonna be honest, I think it should be go to the most capable person. Anyone wanna give a brief rundown?

I'm guessing Joe Biden's endorsement would be vital to win?

i dont see biden endorsing in primaries

It's actually kind of fascinating how few primary endorsements he has made as president. The only one I remember is Shontel Brown over ultra-left Nina Turner.

Did Obama make a lot of primary endorsements when he was president?

[Utah Neolib]

Well I'm gonna be honest, I think it should be go to the most capable person. Anyone wanna give a brief rundown?

I'm guessing Joe Biden's endorsement would be vital to win?

i dont see biden endorsing in primaries

It's actually kind of fascinating how few primary endorsements he has made as president. The only one I remember is Shontel Brown over ultra-left Nina Turner.

I think he endorsed Kurt Schrader in his primary.

[Mr. Matt]

Governor --> Mayor

https://www.wrde.com/news/john-carney-announces-wilmington-mayor-campaign/article_ffa5898c-063e-11ef-8044-ffb49dcb2c98.html

[Lambsbread]

Governor --> Mayor

https://www.wrde.com/news/john-carney-announces-wilmington-mayor-campaign/article_ffa5898c-063e-11ef-8044-ffb49dcb2c98.html

Has this ever happened before?

[Roll Roons]

Governor --> Mayor

https://www.wrde.com/news/john-carney-announces-wilmington-mayor-campaign/article_ffa5898c-063e-11ef-8044-ffb49dcb2c98.html

Has this ever happened before?

Eliot Spitzer ran for NYC Comptroller after he resigned the governorship, though he lost the primary.

[JMT]

Delaware GOP Chair Julianne Murray, who was the GOP’s nominee for Governor in 2020 and Attorney General in 2022, is running for Governor again this year:

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/26/delaware-gop-chair-julianne-murray-plans-run-for-governor/73467666007/

[Duke of York]

Governor --> Mayor

https://www.wrde.com/news/john-carney-announces-wilmington-mayor-campaign/article_ffa5898c-063e-11ef-8044-ffb49dcb2c98.html

Has this ever happened before?

Theodore McKeldin ran for Mayor of Baltimore in 1962 and was elected to two terms.

[Oryxslayer]

Governor --> Mayor

https://www.wrde.com/news/john-carney-announces-wilmington-mayor-campaign/article_ffa5898c-063e-11ef-8044-ffb49dcb2c98.html

Has this ever happened before?

Jerry Brown of course, but not in immediate succession.


Totally a Delaware move though, given how much New Castle and Wilmington dominate the state and the Democratic party. Similar but not identical things have happened in other small states where offices normally incomparable in power are more equivalent.