Reginald Augustine
Two days before New Haven Democrats go to the polls for a four-way mayoral primary, a cartoon hero arrived on the scene to lift a club to a tetra-headed villain known as the “political establishment.”
That scene appeared on the front of the latest flyer from the campaign of Democratic mayoral candidate Kermit Carolina. It’s the latest detailed political cartoon created for the campaign by artist Reginald Augustine.
He depicts Carolina as the hero in the cartoon, entitled “David Vs. Goliath.” A muscular Carolina lifts a slingshot toward the money shield of the “status quo” club-bearing establishment giant. The giant has four heads: those of Newhallville power broker Rev. Boise Kimber, Central Labor Council President Bob Proto, Gov. Dannel Malloy, and Democratic mayoral candidate Toni Harp. The other three have endorsed Harp’s candidacy, as have most leading political figures in town.
“Let’s make a clean break with the past,” the back of the flyer urges, by voting for Carolina on Tuesday.
Another campaign also demonstrated its artistic side this hectic final weekend of campaigning before Tuesday’s primary: Justin Elicker popped in on an arts fest in Trowbridge Square Park and stepped forward for an open mic turn. Backed by Wayne Brown’s Organic Soul band, Elicker offered lead vocals on Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On?” Click on the play arrow to watch what went on.