GOP chairman Chris Healy Says Tom Foley Is Correct In Seeking Accurate Count;...
State Republican chairman Chris Healy released the following statement regarding Tom Foley's refusal to concede the chaotic, mistake-ridden election Friday to Democrat Dannel Malloy: "Tom Foley is...
View ArticleNate Silver praises Quinnipiac poll, disses Rasmussen
The "how did the polls do this year?" is a reliable staple of political journalism, but few polling analysts enjoy quite so much authority as Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight blog, now a regular fixture...
View ArticleRick Green On The Chaotic, Florida-Style Election
Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green weighs in on the chaotic election for governor. http://blogs.courant.com/rick_green/2010/11/malloy-v-foley-election-off-th.html
View ArticleU.S. Rep. Jim Himes on the election day debacle in Bridgeport
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, who won a second term Tuesday, issued a statement today on the election day problems at polling places in Bridgeport. Hime said the system failed. "[T]he debacle many...
View ArticleDemocrat Dannel Malloy Still Confident; Transition Team Of Nancy Wyman, Tim...
Democratic candidate Dannel Malloy, whom many believe has won the governorship, released the following statement about the continuing standoff: "I appreciate and respect Tom Foley's perspective, but as...
View ArticleAv Harris: Head Moderator's Report From Bridgeport Arrives At The Secretary...
It's official. The Bridgeport election returns are in. The total in Bridgeport is 17,973 votes for Democrat Dannel Malloy and 4,099 for Republican Tom Foley, according to Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch's...
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Larson will run for caucus chair
In case you were wondering where U.S. Rep. John Larson would seek to land in the new, Republican-dominated House, he's seeking his old job in the leadership chain, that of Democratic caucus chair. He...
View ArticleBridgeport by the numbers
Courant staff writer Matt Kauffman crunched some numbers on the Bridgeport voting and found that the roughly 21,000 ballots ordered by Bridgeport officials would have been enough to meet voter demand...
View ArticleBridgeport Polling Place Video; Democrat Dannel Malloy In The Lead, But...
Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green on the Bridgeport polling place video: http://blogs.courant.com/rick_green/2010/11/everythings-fine-check-this-br.html
View ArticleTom Foley On Bysiewicz's Official Vote Totals: "We're Not Going To Take Her...
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley was not impressed with the release of the official vote totals in the governor's race Friday night - saying he was not conceding and does not trust the...
View ArticleIndependent Party Candidate Marsh Congratulates Malloy
Republican Tom Foley has not conceded the gubernatorial election to Democrat Dannel Malloy -- but Independent Party candidate Tom Marsh says Malloy is the winner, and he issued a statement...
View ArticleGov. Rell Considering Bipartisan Commission To Examine Election Mistakes So...
Gov. M. Jodi Rell is considering creating a bipartisan commission to examine the chaotic gubernatorial election so that the mistakes never happen again, sources said Saturday night. Rell has not yet...
View ArticleFoley Plans Statement On Whether He'll Challenge Results
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley said Sunday that he'll announce at 1 p.m. Monday his latest plans as to whether and how he'll proceed with any possible challenge of official election...
View ArticleFoley, Malloy Transition Chiefs At The Twain House Event; Tim Bannon Serving...
As of early Monday morning, both Democrat Dannel Malloy and Republican Tom Foley have transition teams as they both look forward to being the governor on January 5. But the Secretary of the State's...
View Article'Rell Center' Proposed At University Of Hartford
A new "The Rell Center for Public Service" is to be established at the University of Hartford, and invitations have been sent to political insiders and prominent business people for a Dec. 7...
View ArticleGLAD to announce a "major federal lawsuit" tomorrow
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders -- the Boston-based legal advocacy group that successfully litigated the Kerrigan case that brought same-sex marriage to Connecticut -- will file what it...
View ArticleState GOP Asks For Gubernatorial Election Investigation By U.S. Attorney, New...
State Republican chairman Chris Healy is asking for formal investigations of the gubernatorial election by the U.S. Attorney's office, the chief state's attorney's office, and the new secretary of the...
View ArticleRepublican Tom Foley Concedes Governor's Race; No Legal Challenge; Will Call...
Republican Tom Foley conceded the gubernatorial election Monday to Democrat Dannel Malloy, saying that various problems with voting in Bridgeport were not enough to overturn the outcome of the race....
View ArticleBob Englehart On Martha Dean Vs. George Jepsen
Hartford Courant cartoonist Bob Englehart on the attorney general's race between Republican Martha Dean and Democrat George Jepsen. http://blogs.courant.com/bob_englehart/2010/11/november-7-2010.html
View ArticleTransition Co-director Tim Bannon: Jobs Open In New Malloy Administration;...
The jobs are open. So says Timothy Bannon, the co-transition director of the incoming Malloy administration. Bannon appeared at Malloy's press conference at the state Capitol on Monday and said later...
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