I’ve been to many political meetings, banquets, and bullshit sessions in the past 2-plus years. Most of the time I went simply for my own personal pleasure. Often I would get a story out of these gatherings that would pique the interest of you fine readers. Something I have never done is go to the local Representative District meetings held by either the Democrats or the Republicans. Well, I think I’ll be attending more often after the fun I had tonight.
Let me first preface this by saying I’m not at all in tune to the Democrat party’s rules on endorsements — at all. So, this entire post could be a load of bullshit. However, I just got back from the meeting and since there’s been a dearth of Mike of late, I thought I’d regale you this tale.
The Fifth Representative District (RD) Democrats met tonight to offer endorsements for the offices of lieutenant governor, New Castle County executive, insurance commissioner, and US Congress. It is my understanding that for an RD to make an endorsement, all prospective candidates should be present to offer their few minutes to give a speech. However, in the race for insurance commissioner, there was one candidate who didn’t show up. Yes, the candidate who has, of late, been covered quite a bit on this site as well as The News Journal: Gene Reed.
Now, 5th Rep. Melanie George Marshall, the eternal hottie of the House Democratic Caucus, has a voting role on the committee. She arrived on time, but from the start she made it clear she had somewhere else to be. I already know who her vote for insurance commissioner would be; she announced her support for Reed ages ago. However, there were five other individuals (I think) with a vote and I refuse to believe that with two other candidates present (Karen Weldin Stewart and Tom Savage) that they would dare consider endorsing Gene Reed. The man didn’t show up. I asked the committee at the conclusion whether Gene Reed had spoken to them some other time; he did not.
So, I wonder how much pull Rep. Melanie George Marshall has on this committee. Did it not phase anyone that Reed has been caught accepting questionable sums of money from an industry that holds contracts with the office he’s looking to lead? Something just doesn’t seem right here.
Any ideas?
Posted by Mike Matthews in First State Filth