Another high profile Democrat goes from state legislature to teachers union
Another high profile Connecticut Democrat has gone from the Connecticut State Legislature to the Connecticut Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union. However, this time there was a...
View ArticleLabriola stays as CT-GOP head. Boughton hints at gubernatorial run
Amid mounting criticism in the aftermath of the November election, that he should resign, Connecticut Republican Party chairman Jerry Labriola has managed to keep his job as party head. At a meeting...
View ArticleMove to oust Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola. Stewart:...
There is a movement afoot within the Connecticut Republican Party to oust state chairman Jerry Labriola, following last Tuesday’s election defeat of Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley....
View Article$17 Million in outside money spent on Connecticut governor’s race
Did Connecticut voters elect a governor or did outsiders pave the way? That is the question being asked by some groups, now that it has been revealed $17 million in outside money was spent on the...
View ArticleHealy: ‘Acerbic incumbent’ outworks Republicans to win another 4-year term as...
The former chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party pulls no punches in his analysis on why the Republicans lost on election day to an unpopular governor who raised taxes in his first term. Chris...
View ArticleLooks like Malloy has won second term
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is declaring himself the winner in another close election with Republican opponent Tom Foley. Although Foley has not conceded, he also believes Malloy has won the...
View ArticleMalloy up by 3 over Foley in final Q-Poll but Foley begs to differ
Quinnipiac University has Gov. Dannel P. Malloy up by 3 points over Republican Tom Foley in the last gubernatorial poll before Tuesday’s election, 47% to 44%. The poll, taken between October 28 and...
View ArticleConnecticut Democrats send out controversial mailers
The Connecticut Democratic Party State Central Committee has sent out two controversial mailers to registered Democrats that have some thinking that “Big Brother” is watching them, if they do not vote...
View ArticleConnecticut Education Association bending truth to get Malloy reelected
The leadership of Connecticut’s largest teachers’ union is going to great lengths to get Gov. Dannel P. Malloy reelected, even bending the truth for the first-term Democrat. The CEA is making the...
View ArticleWill you vote on election day? Many in Connecticut will not
Connecticut is in the middle of the pack, when it comes to voter engagement, according to a new survey by Wallethub.com. Connecticut ranks 24th out of 50 states when it comes to voter turnout. Only...
View ArticleGun supporters ready to campaign against Malloy. How will you vote?
Supporters of the 2nd Amendment, upset when tougher gun control legislation was passed in the aftermath of Newtown, are ready to launch an all out campaign against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s re-election,...
View ArticleLatest poll finds Malloy and Foley in another photo finish
The latest Quinnipiac University poll on Connecticut gubernatorial race finds Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Republican challenger Tom Foley running neck-and-neck. The poll, released Wednesday morning,...
View ArticleDo endorsements matter? Former Gov. Rell endorses Tom Foley
Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has emerged from her long, verbal silence to endorse fellow-Republican Tom Foley in this November’s gubernatorial election. She also took a shot at her successor...
View ArticleVisconti changes debate dynamic
Connecticut’s major party gubernatorial candidates held the fifth of seven debates Thursday night, and for the first time petitioning candidate Joe Visconti was allowed to be a participant. In this...
View ArticleDo you read campaign mailers? Connecticut Democrats willing to break law to...
Connecticut Democrats are not waiting for a ruling from the Federal Elections Commission on whether they can use federal campaign funds on state elections. They are going ahead and do so. At issue is...
View ArticleDo political visits effect your vote?
With less than three weeks to go before the election, the full court press is on in Connecticut for the two major party gubernatorial candidates. Former President Bill Clinton and current President...
View ArticleDo negative campaign ads turn you off?
Less than four weeks until Election Day and you cannot turn on your television set without viewing another campaign ad. Most of them are negative. In fact, you get the feeling that before this...
View ArticleMalloy defends largest tax hike in state history. Do you agree?
Throughout the 2014 gubernatorial campaign, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has been hit by his opponent over the “largest tax hike in state history,” which the governor imposed during his first year...
View ArticleAre UConn and Hartford Courant about to drop poll on governor’s race?
Four years ago, when Connecticut’s governor’s seat was an open race, it seemed we had numerous polls during the campaign season. Since September, we have had only one with the Quinnipiac University...
View ArticleWho won third debate between Malloy and Foley?
Did you watch the third gubernatorial debate between Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the Democrat, and Republican challenger Tom Foley? I did, and I thought Malloy acted childish on the second-to-last...
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