Six more gubernatorial debates planned
Connecticut’s gubernatorial race will include six more debates between Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Republican challenger Tom Foley. The six debates will be packed into the last 5 weeks of the campaign:...
View ArticleCourtney lone Connecticut congressman to vote for arming Syrian rebels
U.S. Rep. Joseph Courtney, D-2nd District, was the only member of the Connecticut House Delegation to vote in favor of an amendment that would arm Syrian rebels. Representatives Larson, DeLauro, Himes...
View ArticleThere’s a reason Malloy is in California for fundraisers
Connecticut losing 3,600 jobs in August will just have to wait. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has other business to tend to, such as attending fundraisers in California. And there is a reason for this....
View ArticleMedia dropped the ball! Malloy ad claims United Technologies was outta here!
There had been rumblings that United Technologies would someday leave Connecticut, but who knew it was this close? Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s latest campaign ad claims the governor swooped in and saved...
View ArticleDemocrat State Representative’s pending arrest raises more questions on...
State Rep. Christina Ayala, a Democrat from Bridgeport, is facing an arrest on charges of voter fraud, according to the Connecticut Post. The allegations trace back to the 2012 campaign, when the Post...
View ArticleIs Massachusetts turning red?
Is the northeast about to shift to the right of center? Connecticut Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy trails Republican opponent Tom Foley by six points in the Quinnipiac poll, five weeks before...
View ArticleWatching paint dry was more exciting than gubernatorial debate
Did you watch Tuesday night’s debate? You didn’t miss much if you didn’t. For that matter yo didn’t miss much if you did. Here is my column from CTPolitix on what was a real yawner. Please don’t...
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...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
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