In the first major newspaper endorsement for governor in Connecticut, The New Haven Register has endorsed Republican Tom Foley over Democrat Dannel Malloy in the November 2 election.
The editorial covered numerous points regarding the state's projected budget deficit, state-employee unions, and the management of Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, among others.
"Finally, we have found Foley to be the more forthright of the two candidates,'' the editorial said. "As an aggressive debater, Malloy has claimed he won't raise taxes and repeated a deliberate falsehood about Foley. A textile company that Foley once owned in Georgia spun off a division that employed 1,000 workers. Most, if not all those workers, stayed at their jobs, but under new management. Malloy has claimed the workers were laid off. The false claim is repeated in a television ad.''