OK, kids, I need your help. Please try to refrain from mocking me.
Every year I tune into the NCAA basketball tournament and wish I had been following all season. Same with college football. Unfortunately, there are so many teams and divisions that I become overwhelmed and give up. It’s kind of the same thing with local politics.
As I’ve stated in the past, my political interest has been embarrassingly limited to the national level which, ironically, has less of an impact on my life than what’s going on locally. Because of Mat, I have recently begun paying attention to and, in some cases, getting involved with local races; however, I am still painfully uninformed in terms of Delaware politics/politicians as a whole. I would like to be better informed, but there are so many different stories and opinions about each politician and it’s hard to figure out who’s who and what’s what.
Take, for instance, Tom Gordon. I met him at a Young Democrats Movement party last week. Though I never followed the story closely, I had heard his name quite a bit during that Freebery dust-up and assumed that he was some kind of a criminal. When I met him and heard him speak, I was actually pretty impressed. I had no idea he had so much to do with our parks and libraries. I think I could vote for him.
So, here’s where you guys come in. You know this stuff inside and out. Sometimes I read this blog and I’m completely blown away by your in-depth knowledge of the issues and the players. Over the coming days, I’m going to ask you to school me. I’ll give you the name of a local politician, you give me the lowdown.
Let’s start with Tom Gordon.
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