(CNN) – Delaware became the eleventh state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage Tuesday after the State Senate approved the measure and the state's governor signed it into law.
Gov. Jack Markell, a Democrat, signed the bill following a 12-9 vote in the State Senate passing the measure. The State House approved the bill in April.
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(CNN) - CNN has projected Democratic Governor Jack Markell will be serving a second term as governor of Delaware, beating his Republican opponent Jeff Cragg.
Delaware has become an increasingly reliable Democratic state and with the defeat of former Rep. Mike Castle in the 2010 U.S. Senate primary, the state now has no Republicans in statewide elected office. Cragg, a small business owner from Wilmington was unlikely to change the GOP's fortunes, especially in a presidential election year with Vice President Joe Biden, a Delaware native, on the Democratic ticket.
(CNN) – Vice President Joe Biden further fanned the flames of speculation Tuesday over a possible 2016 presidential bid.
But behind the speculation may be his interest in a municipal post.
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(CNN) – Washington gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna looks to help Republicans cross an important threshold while expanding their power at the top of state government nationally.
McKenna is locked in a competitive race in a state that hasn't had a Republican governor in nearly 30 years. It's just one example of how the party is leveraging trends and strengthening its hand in a number
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(CNN) – Christine O'Donnell, the tea party favorite whose unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate in 2010 was punctuated by a television ad proclaiming "I am not a witch," says she's considering another run to represent Delaware in 2014.
"I think I owe that to my supporters, to at least consider a run," O'Donnell told Delaware Online. "People sacrificed. Not only came out of their comfort zone – sacrificed to work hard in order to win the primary. And I think that I owe it to them to give it every consideration."
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(CNN) - Vice President Joe Biden is heading home to help raise money for his re-election bid.
The vice president will be the main attraction Friday afternoon at a fundraiser in Wilmington, Delaware, for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. According to a campaign aide, ticket prices for the event start at $2,500. All money raised at the fundraiser will go to the Obama Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee of the Obama re-election campaign, the Democratic National Committee, and several Democratic state parties.
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(CNN) – GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will win Delaware's Republican primary, CNN projected Tuesday.
New York, New York (CNN) - Newt Gingrich is preparing Tuesday night to reassess his presidential prospects and that includes considering suspending his campaign, CNN has learned.
The Gingrich campaign has come up with a few "what-if" scenarios based on the outcome of Delaware's primary, one of five states holding contests Tuesday.
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(CNN) – On the biggest day of Republican primary voting since last month's Super Tuesday, the certain GOPpresidential nominee and the incumbent president he hopes to unseat both appeared to be in full general election mode.
Mitt Romney planned a speech Tuesday night in New Hampshire that his campaign said would signal the virtual conclusion of the GOP primary campaign, while President Barack Obama emphasized the themes of equal opportunity and Republican intransigence in courting the youth vote in speeches on college campuses.
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(CNN) - Newt Gingrich may reconsider his White House bid if Tuesday night ends with a disappointing finish in Delaware's primary, the former House Speaker said Monday.
Invoking language typically used this cycle by candidates shortly before dropping out of the race, Gingrich recognized he would need to "reassess" his campaign depending on Tuesday's results.
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