Politico on Harry Reid's taste in sporting events
Ben Smith of Politico uncovers an interesting contradiction: While national Democrats hammer Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon's connection to World Wrestling Entertainment, one of the...
View ArticleWWE PR offensive continues
The company has produced a new video featuring a bunch of celebrities -- including Jon Lovitze, Dennis Miller, Jewel, Cedric the Entertainer, Jeremy Piven and Florence Henderson (a.k.a. Carol Brady) --...
View ArticleLinda McMahon spent $18 million in August and September
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon has now spent nearly $40 million of her own money in her quest to win a seat in the U.S. Senate. McMahon's campaign released a summary of her...
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Dannel Malloy And Tom Foley Clash Over Health Care Plan, State Budget, Notre...
In their third televised debate, Democrat Dannel Malloy and Republican Tom Foley clashed Tuesday in their race for governor over the state budget, binding arbitration and who is telling the truth...
View ArticleHartford Courant Endorses Republican Jerry Farrell Over Democrat Denise...
In a move that surprised some insiders, The Hartford Courant has endorsed Republican Jerry Farrell over Democrat Denise Merrill in the race for secretary of the state. Merrill is one of the best-known...
View ArticleWhat happened to Chris Murphy's Phil Giordano ad?
The commercial, which debuted late last week, invoked the city of Waterbury's darkest chapter and attempted to tie Republican Sam Caligiuri to the disgraced former mayor, now a convicted child sex...
View ArticleObama will visit Bridgeport on Oct. 30
POTUS is coming to the Park City three days before Election Day. That's according to a scoop from Lennie Grimaldi, who has more details at his Only In Bridgeport blog.
View ArticleInsiders Watching Veteran Democrat James O'Rourke Vs. Republican Newcomer...
Republicans and Democrats are closely watching the race between longtime incumbent state Rep. James O'Rourke and Republican newcomer Christie Carpino in Cromwell. O'Rourke has represented the district...
View ArticleGOP state chairman Chris Healy: Voter Fraud In Bridgeport
Republican state chairman Christopher Healy has filed a complaint that alleges voter fraud in Bridgeport, one of the state's key Democratic strongholds. Healy tells the State Elections Enforcement...
View ArticleDiNardo wants FEC investigation into "Stand Up for WWE"
State Democratic Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo is calling on the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether World Wrestling Entertainment's new PR campaign constitutes illegal coordination between...
View ArticleNew Linda McMahon ad aims to link Dick Blumenthal to Countrywide; implies he,...
With less than two weeks to go before the election and most public polls showing she is lagging, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon has a new ad linking Democrat Richard Blumenthal to the...
View ArticleCNN Commentator Paul Begala Headlines Democratic Fundraiser Thursday At Hot...
Paul Begala, a nationally known commentator through his work as a political contributor on CNN, will be the headliner Thursday at a fundraiser for Democrats in Hartford. Begala will be at Hot Tomato's...
View ArticleStand Down for WWE
Forget Standing Up for WWE: Online Onslaught, a website for wrestling fans, says it's tired of what it believes is the incursion of politics into the world of pro wrestling. "Our wise founding fathers...
View ArticleConnecticut Post Endorses Republican Dan Debicella Over Incumbent Democrat...
The Connecticut Post - the largest newspaper in Fairfield County - has endorsed Republican Dan Debicella over Democratic incumbent Jim Himes in the hotly contested race in the Fourth Congressional...
View ArticlePrison Inmate Pushes His FOI Request For Kissel's Donors; Sparks Debate On...
State Sen. John Kissel said a prison inmate serving 86 years for first-degree sexual assault is exploiting the state's Freedom of Information Act to request the names of contributors to his re-election...
View ArticleThe Hartford Courant Endorses Democratic Rep. Joe Courtney Over Republican...
The Hartford Courant has endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Joseph Courtney over Republican newcomer Janet Peckinpaugh in the Second Congressional District. The huge district stretches from Stonington to...
View ArticleBishop Lori to Catholics: Vote, Pray, Engage
In an extraordinary pastoral letter issued earlier this month, Bridgeport Bishop William E. Lori outlined the roots of religious freedom and issued a call to Catholics to "recoup and defend religious...
View ArticleGov. Rell: "We Need Tom Foley To Be Our Next Governor. ... Tom Foley Is The...
With less than two weeks before election day, Gov. M. Jodi Rell has endorsed Republican Tom Foley and taped a radio commercial on his behalf. "We need Tom Foley to be our next governor,'' Rell says as...
View ArticleU.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman Ranked As One Of "10 Worst Members Of Congress''...
U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut has been ranked by Esquire magazine as one of the 10 worst members of Congress. "There was a time when Lieberman's quavering sanctimony act was somewhat...
View ArticleThe Plainfield Syndrome
The Suffolk poll has a lot of interesting findings -- though Rick Green, among others, expressed skepticism about the size of Richard Blumenthal's lead. The poll showed how the Working Families line is...
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