OPINION

Dear Friends, 

The irony of the story below is that Bethany Hall-Long’s campaign was dripping with potentially illegal problems, but she vows to battle PACs, which are legal! 

“They bullseye’d me,” she cries and wants to bullseye PACs! Such irony, folks! How about you bullseye your own campaign and clean up your own potential illegal? Instead of targeting to clean up what IS legal! 

The pro-corruption candidate loses and gets what she deserves. Please see the WMDT story below and send your feedback, which is always welcome and appreciated.

Respectfully Yours, 

JUDSON Bennett–Coatal Network 

https://www.wmdt.com/2024/09/bethany-hall-long-opens-up-about-her-loss-in-the-primary-vowing-to-fight-attack-pac-funding/

Bethany Hall-Long opens up about her loss in the primary, vowing to fight attack PAC funding

September 11, 2024  Rob Petree

DOVER, Del. – On the heels of Tuesday’s primary election, Delaware Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long is speaking out, vowing to limit the amount of individual contributions permitted to Political Action Committees (PACs) like the ones that attacked her, following her loss to New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer who won the Democratic primary for Governor.

Much of Hall-Long’s gubernatorial campaign was plagued with scandal over campaign finance issues.

Despite endorsements from Delaware’s current Governor John Carney, the Democratic Party, and many Democratic state lawmakers, Hall-Long ultimately lost to Meyer by about 9,000 votes.

When it comes to her loss, Hall-Long blamed the big pockets of Political Action Committees (PACs) that backed Meyer and funded an ad blitz attacking her candidacy.

“They bullseye’d me,” Hall-Long said. “I think viewing audiences across Sussex saw and heard a lot of those attacks that were false on me. There was no fraud, I didn’t break laws, and so I want those things changed so that no one has that experience in the future.”

In the midst of the attack blitz Hall-Long saw her support dwindle in the months and weeks leading up to the primary election. Polls consistently showed Meyer solidly ahead as the election neared. Now, reflecting back, Hall-Long maintains her innocence and vows to fight to prevent that kind of thing from happening to other candidates in future elections.

“A lot of television, media, and ads that basically were flat out false and lies and attacks personally on my family,” Hall-Long said. “I don’t want others to have that. I am someone who has grounded my life in service and uplifting the community and working through community on those important issues of food on the table, good solid education, and that’s what I wanted this campaign to be about, but it turned nasty.”

Hall-Long said she plans to work with the state legislature to implement limitations on the amount of money an individual can place into a PAC to prevent future attacks like the one she endured.

“I just want to make sure that in the future that limitations are placed on the amount of dollars that an individual can place into a PAC, or dark money, that individuals don’t know who’s contributing,” Hall-Long explained. “I do know that if Delawareans had the facts around, not only my race but sometimes other persons races, outcomes could be different.”

Moving forward, Hall-Long says she will continue to serve the people and that she’s thankful for the support received.

“I wanna make sure that I finish out strong as Lt. Governor,” Hall-Long told our Rob Petree. “I’ll continue to serve in other many fashions I’m sure in this state, and I really appreciate so much Rob, the opportunities to say thank you to those who have been there and been with me when I’ve been in service throughout the community.”

Hall-Long’s term as Lt. Governor ends in January.

Meyer will go on to face Republican State Rep. Mike Ramone in the General Election on November 5, 2024