What do “Republicans” have to do with this? This is Delaware. Everyone in this story is a Democrat.

Incorrect - this is southern delaware homie. While the northern portions enjoy the storied histories of great Delawareans like Harriett Tubman, the rest is a mix of that and some who’d prefer a more sterile white future.

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ceejayoz 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

41% of Delaware voters picked Trump in 2024.

Per https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2024_United_States_P..., Fenwick Island itself went red (the absolute bottom-right-most spot).

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rayiner 5 hours ago | parent [-]

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	▲	ceejayoz 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You asserted "Everyone in this story is a Democrat". That seems unlikely, given the town is a red precinct. No one said anything about Trump's fault, just that there are clearly people and entire regions in Delaware who vote Republican. Look how red that map is - plenty of Republicans in local government.

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mindslight 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's a low effort partisan comment, but "Republicans" generally represent the naked corporate agenda (bad cop) while the "Democrats" at least try to hide it and throw the People some concessions (good cop).

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rayiner 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Except we’re talking about Delaware, which is totally controlled by Democrats who also cater to corporations.

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mindslight 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Don't play coy. We are obviously talking about the overall national political landscape, extrapolating from this one development to its part in a larger trend. The specific politics of Delaware (which team is the incumbent and how the state is openly corporate friendly) don't change that.

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rayiner 5 hours ago | parent [-]

My point is that the example you’ve chosen to highlight is a major counter example that undermines your broader narrative.

	▲	mindslight 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I haven't highlighted anything here. I actually characterized the original comment as a "low effort partisan comment". This development is also not a counter example - Both parties routinely do the bidding of corporate entrenched interests, but they market it in different ways. So an instance of Democrats advancing the corporatist agenda isn't some gotcha like you're making it out to be. Though perhaps by "undermine" you just mean it's something for other partisans to latch onto to support their own rationalizations rather than coming to terms with that "broader narrative".