As if West Hartfordites didn't have enough to feel smug about, (and I say that as a proud denizen of 06119), now comes word that it is a bellweather community for the 2010 Democratic gubernatorial primary.
Jason Paul's excellent analysis of the governor's race in the New Haven Independent zeroes in on several key communities, including Stamford, the three Ms (Middletown, Manchester and Meriden) and the Reagan Democratic districts of Waterbury and West Haven.
Of West Hartford, Paul writes: "with the third most primary votes overall, [the town] may turn out to be the swing town among the swing towns. Winning or losing here may signal the overall result."
Which explains why the primary day itineraries of both Dan Malloy and Ned Lamont include a stop in West Hartford.