Candidates Criss-Cross CT From Durham To Moosup To Waterbury; Tom Foley With...
From the Durham Fair to a veterans parade in Moosup to a Tea Party rally in Waterbury, candidates for governor criss-crossed the state Sunday in the final push for votes before Tuesday's crucial...
View ArticleOz Griebel and the Tea Party
He's RINO RIck's favorite gubernatorial candidate, a businessman unafraid to at least broach the idea of reinstating highway tolls.But Oz Griebel recently picked up an unlikely endorsement. Free...
View ArticlePolitics and bluegrass
Mary Glassman's performance on stage at the Podunk Bluegrass Festival Saturday hit a sour note with at least one concert-goer.Glassman was invited on stage by Rhonda Vincent, a Missouri-based bluegrass...
View ArticleSam Caligiuri and Justin Bernier do battle in CT-5
It all started with Sam Caligiuri, a Republican running for Congress from the 5th District, sent out a mailer containing an absentee ballot and identifying Caligiuri as "the Republican...
View ArticleQ U -- where are you?
Anxious politicos all over the state are awaiting the results of this morning's promised Quinnipiac University poll. The Q poll usually drops at 6:30 a.m.; as of 7:13 this morning, the results had not...
View ArticleQ poll shows hope fading for Simmons victory
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon appears poised for an easy victory tomorrow, according to an election eve Quinnipiac University poll.The survey of 664 likely Republican primary voters,...
View ArticleQuinnipiac Poll: Ned Lamont Up By 3 Points, But Too Close To Call Against...
The latest Quinnipiac Poll says it is too close to call in the hotly contested battle between Democrats Ned Lamont and Dannel Malloy in Tuesday's gubernatorial primary. Lamont has led Malloy in the...
View ArticleConnecticut Election 2010: Tweets From The Candidates
The following is a live feed from the Twitter accounts of the 2010 candidates:
View ArticleMartha Dean's husband arrested on breach of peace charges in lawn sign imbroglio
Malcolm McGough, the husband and campaign manager of attorney general candidate Martha Dean, was charged Sunday night with breach of peace after getting into a dispute with a Canton woman about lawn...
View ArticleFuneral Mass For Labor Leader Brian Petronella On Wednesday In New Canaan;...
Union members and Democrats around the state were shocked Saturday upon learning of the death of Brian Petronella, the president of the 10,000-member United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local...
View ArticleThe road to victory leads through the WH
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...
View ArticleHelen Ubiñas And Rick Green Are ALL OVER Primary Day; Check Their Blogs To...
Ubiñas' blog, Notes From Hel, can be found by clicking here. You can get to Green's CT Confidential blog by clicking here. To give you an idea of how things are going, three fresh Ubiñas posts begin...
View ArticleFOX CT/Hartford Courant Reporters Live Tweet During 2010 CT Primary
The following is a live feed from the Twitter accounts of the FOX CT reporters covering the 2010 Connecticut primary:
View ArticleVery Low Turnout In Primary: Roughly Only 15 Percent As Of 4 p.m.; Polls...
Turnout is extremely low in many places across the state as voters are on vacation during some of the most important primaries in decades. "We're seeing a rough average of about 15 percent thus far as...
View ArticleDick Blumenthal says he's ready to debate
In a primary night press release, Attorney General and democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Dick Blumenthal says he's ready to debate his Republican opponent. "I look forward to talking about how I...
View ArticleLamont Campaign Gathering In Bridgeport For The Results
The Hartford Courant's Josh Kovner is with the Lamont campaign tonight in Bridgeport. He filed this report: There has been a fair amount of talk that Lamont, who is now routinely described as a...
View ArticleRepublican Tom Foley At Rocky Hill Marriott On Primary Night; Says He's Ready...
The Hartford Courant's Jenna Carlesso is with the Foley campaign at the Rocky Hill Marriott. She filed this report: Tom Foley arrived at a Greenwich polling location at 6:05 a.m. today to cast a vote...
View ArticleMcMahon Fans Are Waiting For Results
Linda McMahon has not been spotted yet at the Crowne Plaza in Cromwell, but plenty of her supporters are here, anxiously awaiting the results of today's primary. McMahon is in a Republican race against...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Mike Fedele Is Satisfied With His Campaign; "I Don't Think We Could...
The Hartford Courant's Alaine Griffin is with the Fedele campaign in Stamford. She filed this early report: Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele arrived at about 7:45 p.m. at the Italian Center in Stamford, just...
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