by | Sep 28, 2012 9:03 am | Comments (13)
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She considers climate change man-made; he doesn’t. He wants the government to open up more land to drill for oil; she doesn’t. You get to cast your ballot for one of them.
by | Sep 27, 2012 12:37 am | Comments (7)
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Murphy supporters & McMahon gate-crashers hit town Wednesday.
As women warm to Republican Linda McMahon in Connecticut’s neck-and-neck U.S. Senate race, Democrat Chris Murphy hammered at her on women’s health issues during a campaign stop at Southern Connecticut State University.
by | Sep 18, 2012 11:28 am | Comments (21)
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She’s proud to have voted to pass Obamacare. He wants to repeal it. You get to cast your ballot for one of them.
by | Sep 12, 2012 2:02 pm | Comments (5)
As Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur approach, a group of local rabbis offered an election-season break to candidates for public office: Permission to break a no-new-taxes vow.
by | Sep 10, 2012 5:00 pm | Comments (3)
Women’s reproductive rights took center stage in the U.S. Senate race Monday, as a pro-choice group took aim at Republican candidate Linda McMahon over her support of a bill that would have allowed employers to refuse to cover contraception for their employees.
McMahon’s spokesman defended her as a “pro-choice” candidate who supports religious freedom.
by | Sep 10, 2012 8:22 am | Comments (0)
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DeLauro: ““We are fighting for the soul of this nation.”
A “brigade” of liberal suburban door-knockers descended on New Haven as an SOS for the future of the U.S. Senate arrived home from Charlotte.
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Charlotte, N.C.—When an undocumented immigrant took stage at a national party convention for the first time, Lorella Praeli reveled in a “historic moment” for a national movement she has helped spearhead.
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by | Sep 6, 2012 7:44 am | Comments (2)
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Malloy and his son Ben greet a supporter inside the convention hall.
Charlotte, N.C.—When President Obama needed someone to warn of what’s at stake if Republicans take over the White House, he called on Connecticut’s governor to make the pitch. All day long.
by | Sep 4, 2012 9:10 pm | Comments (12)
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CT delegates Joyce Petteway and Shirley Black.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As Rosa DeLauro took a stand for equal pay on a national stage, a woman who toiled in a New Britain hardware factory sang out a mighty “all right!”
Continue reading ‘Echo From Floor As DeLauro Calls For Pay Equity’
by | Sep 4, 2012 3:33 pm | Comments (15)
Charlotte, N.C.—As his fellow delegates dug into sausage patties on the first morning of the Democratic National Convention, Bill Henderson stood outside with stickers reading, “AT&T = Greed.”
by | Sep 4, 2012 1:48 pm | Comments (10)
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Dodd offers advice to Murphy over fruit salad & a muffin.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A week after polls showed Democrats in danger of losing a Connecticut U.S. Senate seat, the message went out quickly at the national party convention: Help Chris Murphy.
by | Aug 31, 2012 12:12 pm | Comments (2)
On the final night of the Republican National Convention, designed to unify the party behind its chosen hero and propel him to victory, arriving delegates were greeted by dissenting colleagues offering dire warnings of electoral disaster.
Continue reading ‘Amid Convention Cheers, Resentment Lingers’
by | Aug 31, 2012 9:15 am | Comments (5)
From the floor of the Republican National Convention, Connecticut delegate Rob Simmons broke with GOP orthodoxy to speak up for gay rights, then took a second unorthodox stance — predicting a Romney victory in Connecticut this year.
by | Aug 31, 2012 8:45 am | Comments (6)
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Utah delegate Gayle Ruzicka listens to fellow Mormons onstage.
TAMPA, Fla. — As the Romney campaign put its candidate’s faith on display Thursday night at the Republican National Convention, Mormons in the Utah delegation recognized an opportunity to convince America they’re not so weird after all.
by | Aug 30, 2012 8:26 am | Comments (1)
Tampa, Florida—As Republicans saluted their vice-presidential nominee in person for the first time at the party’s national convention, they offered split views on his hard line on outlawing abortion — but not split enough, they claimed, to prevent them from voting for the Romney-Ryan ticket.
by | Aug 29, 2012 4:30 pm | Comments (4)
TAMPA, Fla. — While another Republican presidential also-ran addressed a roaring crowd of thousands at the Tampa Bay Times Forum Tuesday, Newt Gingrich enjoyed his own chance to be heard one last time — in small hotel function room miles away.
by | Aug 29, 2012 7:48 am | Comments (0)
TAMPA, Fla. — The carefully orchestrated coronation of Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate for president was threatened with derailment, thanks in part to Laura Clarbour’s heartfelt heckling from the nosebleed seats.
by | Aug 28, 2012 10:30 am | Comments (2)
TAMPA, Fla. — You thought Tropical Storm Isaac canceled Day One of the Republican National Convention? Click on the play arrow, read on — and think again.
by | Aug 21, 2012 8:16 am | Comments (0)
In a recount Monday, West Haven state Rep. Lou Esposito held onto his seat in the state’s 116th General Assembly district, thanks to a few vital votes from New Haven.
by | Aug 15, 2012 3:33 pm | Comments (3)
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Latoya Agnew (at left), a new ward co-chair in Newhallville, joined Murphy’s victory party at the Omni.
As he cinched the Democratic nomination, U.S. Senate candidate Chris Murphy declared he had built a coalition that would “guarantee” victory against Linda McMahon in November. That coalition may need to round up a lot more votes in New Haven next time to meet that guarantee.
Continue reading ‘16% Of City Dems Voted. Good News For Murphy?’
by | Aug 15, 2012 9:07 am | Comments (3)
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Amaker, 1 of Esposito’s newest constituents.
Thanks to recent redistricting, Hill Democrats like Freddie Amaker had never heard of the man who now represents a tiny sliver of their neighborhood in Hartford. But they may nonetheless have ended up putting the West Havener over the top in his bid for another term in office.
Continue reading ‘Tiny Hill Vote Might Put “Lou Who?” Over Top’
by | Aug 14, 2012 8:49 pm | Comments (6)
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Egas mints a Murphy voter in Beaver Hills. Murphy & Linda McMahon won Tuesday’s primaries.
Chris Murphy’s best shot at winning a U.S. Senate seat this fall emerged on the streets of New Haven Tuesday. Her name is Veronica Egas.
by | Aug 14, 2012 3:15 pm | Comments (3)
Over 20 voters showed up to Wilbur Cross High School by mid-day Tuesday only to learn they no longer vote there.
Some headed for their new site, over at Jackie Robinson School in Newhallville.
Others headed to Celentano Museum Academy to vote.
Other said they were headed home.
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‘Voter Confusion Dampens
Already "Pitiful" Turnout’
by | Aug 13, 2012 2:10 pm | Comments (13)
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Murphy talks to skeptical voter Paula Santiago Rodriguez.
Chris Murphy encountered a challenge as he walked down Grand Avenue: After investing his time locking in endorsements and building a field operation in New Haven, can he convince voters to actually come to the polls on Tuesday?
His hopes of becoming a U.S. senator may rest on the answer.