Republicans Release Web Ad On Dick Blumenthal, Including Clips From MSNBC's...
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has released an advertisement on the Web regarding Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's statements about the Vietnam War. The ad includes a clip from Chris...
View ArticleDannel Malloy Challenges Ned Lamont To 17 Debates; Says Just One Debate In...
Behind in the polls and behind in fundraising, former Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy challenged Greenwich cable TV entrepreneur Ned Lamont to 17 debates Wednesday as they launch into the primary season....
View ArticleQ Poll: Blumenthal trumps McMahon by 25 points; voters shrug off Vietnam matter
This morning's Q poll shows just how hard it will be for Republicans to win a U.S. Senate seatin Connecticut. Despite potentially damaging revelations that Democrat Richard Blumenthal misrepresented...
View ArticlePatru on the Q: "Sometimes pollsters just get it wrong"
Ed Patru, spokesman for Linda McMahon's U.S. Senate campaign, had this to say in response to today's Q poll showing his candidate down by 25 percentage points:"Sometimes pollsters just get it wrong and...
View ArticleQuinnipiac Poll: Tom Foley, Ned Lamont Lead Primaries For Governor Leading To...
In today's Quinnipiac poll, Tom Foley, the former ambassador to Ireland leads in the Republican primary for governor with 37 percent, followed by Lt. Gov. Mike Fedele with 11 percent. Businessman Oz...
View ArticleQ Poll: No Bounce From Convention Victories By GOP's Tom Foley And Democrat...
Despite winning their party's political conventions Saturday, Republican Tom Foley and Democrat Dannel Malloy did not see substantial change in their poll ratings in the governor's race. That was the...
View ArticleMore from Dick Blumenthal's best frenemy
Brian Lockhart of Hearst Newspapers catches up with Richard Blumenthal's good friend, Chris Shays, who says he never told the New York Times that he heard Blumenthal specifically say he served in...
View ArticleAnd speaking of provocative blog posts...
CT Blue, aka Democratic activist John Wirzbicki of Noank, observes that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon has deftly avoided ideological categorization, despite some national media types...
View ArticleAll about Joe
Washington Post politics blogger David Weigel provides some important context on today's "news" that Joe Lieberman might endorse Republican Linda McMahon. Blumenthal and Lieberman have a long and...
View ArticleBlumenthal campaign on the Q poll: "Dick is taking nothing for granted"
Repeating a phrase that has become the campaign mantra, Blumenthal spokeswoman Maura Downes said the campaign takes nothing for granted, not even with a 25 percentage point lead over Republican Linda...
View ArticleFormer Ethics Board Chairman Agrees To Pay $3,500 Fine
Former Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board Chairman G. Kenneth Bernhard, of Westport, has agreed to pay a $3,500 fine for making three prohibited political contributions while serving as a board member,...
View ArticleGot a distressed company? Merrick Alpert wants to talk to you
His 15 minutes in the political limelight are now over and Democrat Merrick Alpert is moving on. He intends to return to the private sector and is shopping around for a distressed company to turn...
View ArticleState Wins Appeal For Federal Flood Disaster Relief Funds
Gov. M. Jodi Rell Friday night announced that President Obama has reversed an earlier decision, and now has approved federal disaster assistance for individual homeowners, renters and businesses...
View ArticleCapitalism in Politics
While the two frontrunners for U.S. Senate are otherwise occupied this Memorial Day weekend, Republican Peter Schiff is working the parade circuit. He plans to attend several holiday events across the...
View ArticleSpeaking of Schiff and Memorial Day events...
Apparently there was quite a ruckus between U.S. Rep. John Larson and some Schiff staffers at the Newington Memorial Day parade this morning. I wasn't there, but if anyone was and witnessed anything...
View ArticleSchiff supporters v. Rep. John Larson: More on the ruckus in Newington
U.S. Rep. John Larson and some supporters of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Peter Schiff reportedly tangled at the Memorial Day commemoration in Newington yesterday.Here's Larson spokesman Paul...
View ArticleAll Candidates Fighting To Be The Outsider; 4 of 5 In Governor's Race Say...
With long-term incumbents being driven out of office across the country, the 2010 election has become the year of the outsider. No matter how educated or connected they are, all five candidates for...
View ArticleLinda who? Blumenthal's first TV spots show him battling "powerful...
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal is launching a series of TV spots today that seek to portray him as an advocate for Connecticut residents. Each of the three, 30-second ads feature...
View ArticleRick Green On Oz Griebel; Simsbury Executive Running Third, Behind Foley and...
Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green has the following report on Oz Griebel, a Simsbury executive who is running for governor as an outsider. Griebel is currently running third in the Quinnipiac...
View ArticlePolitico: Al And Tipper Gore Splitting After 40 Years
Politico is reporting that Al and Tipper Gore are separating after 40 years of marriage. The story is by Mike Allen, a veteran reporter who worked in the state Capitol press room for the New York Times...
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