by | Aug 23, 2016 2:12 pm | Comments (19)
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Curran: 750 bucks to “Trump Make America Great Again.”
It can be lonely being a Donald Trump supporter in blue New Haven. Just ask Erin Reilly.
by | Aug 19, 2016 12:16 pm | Comments (8)
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Marx, second from left, at opening night.
Ten volunteers came to Westville’s Kehler Liddell Gallery Thursday night not to look at art, but to practice the art of persuasion on behalf of Democrat Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Tonight, there was plenty of art to see and lots of enthusiasm among the ten volunteers that showed up at the gallery for what New Haven ward alder (26) Darryl Brackeen Jr. described as a “virtual phone bank.”
by | Aug 10, 2016 8:32 am | Comments (4)
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Eckert hits the doors Tuesday for Joshua Elliott.
New Haven-area supporters of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign regrouped and made their “revolution” local, catapulting a first-time candidate to victory Tuesday in a Democratic primary.
by | Aug 9, 2016 10:27 pm | Comments (1)
A 25-year-old first-time challenger apparently toppled a 24-year incumbent in a Democratic primary Tuesday.
by | Jul 29, 2016 8:09 am | Comments (17)
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New Haven’s Porter, a Berner ready to roll for Clinton.
Philadelphia — Here in the Wells Fargo Center, black women received a message this week: The Democratic Party will be looking to them to play a major role in trying to elect Hillary Clinton the next president.
Continue reading ‘Clinton’s Secret Weapon: Black Girl Magic’
by and | Jul 29, 2016 7:44 am | Comments (1)
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Clinton.
Philadelphia—Hours before Hillary Rodham Clinton took the stage to accept the Democratic nomination at the city’s Wells Fargo Arena Thursday night, delegates, members of the media, and credentialed fans were lining up and streaming in for the big moment, which ended in a shower of red, white and blue balloons and a declaration that America’s citizens “begin a new chapter tonight.”
by | Jul 28, 2016 2:52 pm | Comments (3)
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Abdussabur calls for national strategy at DNC Thursday.
Philadelphia — If a New Haven cop, a Connecticut governor, and like-minded Democrats gathered here Thursday have their way, it will no longer be so easy for practically anyone to get a gun in America.
Continue reading ‘Abdussabur, Malloy Rally Gun Control Troops’
by | Jul 27, 2016 11:03 pm | Comments (9)
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Stein at Wednesday’s rally.
Philadelphia — A day after Bernie Sanders announced that he was “proud to stand with” former presidential campaign rival Hillary Clinton, some of his supporters joined thousands of people cheering on a new candidate of choice, the Green Party’s Jill Stein.
by | Jul 27, 2016 12:25 pm | Comments (12)
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Harp at Wednesday’s gathering.
Philadelphia — Tied up with hot-button controversies back home, Toni Harp was a little late to the party here. But New Haven’s first female mayor made it in time to watch the Democratic Party nominate its first female presidential candidate — and to push for federal help with the illegal sale of guns.
by and | Jul 27, 2016 8:37 am | Comments (0)
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Bruce Carter at Tuesday’s rally.
Philadelphia — As Democrats from around the country nominated Hillary for Clinton for president with the help of former rival Bernie Sanders, Bruce Carter was out in the street declaring, “Bernie or BUST!”
by | Jul 26, 2016 4:28 pm | Comments (1)
Philadelphia — The morning after U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren urged a cheering crowd at the Democratic National Convention to get money out of politics, money was talking.
by and | Jul 26, 2016 12:18 pm | Comments (0)
Clayton, McMorris-Santoro dish in Philly.
Philadelphia — As renowned political reporters raced to get Democratic National Convention hot takes recorded in the annals of Twitter, another set of reporters kicked off their own political entertainment show — with a shot of whiskey.
by | Jul 26, 2016 7:41 am | Comments (6)
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Protesters in the streets Monday.
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Winfield inside the hall.
Philadelphia — While protesters marched the downtown streets here Monday, decrying the presidential nomination system as rigged and nominee Hillary Clinton as corrupt, officials took the stage at the opening of the Democratic National Convention a few miles south and proclaimed, one by one, the virtues of a unified party.
The words didn’t always match the reality on the ground — in the street, or event in the halls of the Wells Fargo Center.
by | Jul 26, 2016 7:32 am | Comments (1)
Porter and Winfield Monday.
Philadelphia—Standing to the side in a long hallway at the Philadelphia Convention Center early Monday afternoon, New Haven State Rep. Robyn Porter and State Sen. Gary Winfield said they had a message for the thousands of Bernie Sanders supporters who had descended on Philadelphia to protest the Democratic National Convention and Hillary Clinton’s presidential nomination: Stop Berning or Busting. Stop Hill no-ing. Bernie Sanders’ message, still potent, may live on, but it is time (and perhaps, well past time) to get on the Hillary train.
by | Jul 25, 2016 8:11 pm | Comments (3)
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Malloy addresses the crowd.
Philadelphia—New Haven’s embrace of refugees provided a case point for Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy when he got his moment in the spotlight at the Democratic National Convention Monday night. While addressing Democrats gathered for their presidential nominating convention at the city’s Wells Fargo Center, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy invoked Connecticut — and then New Haven specifically — while making a pitch to delegates on both sides of the democratic aisle: It was necessary to vote for Hillary Clinton and present a unified front because Mike Pence, governor of Indiana and Donald Trump’s vice presidential hopeful, would be scarier in the White House than Donald Trump himself.
by | Jul 25, 2016 4:20 pm | Comments (1)
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Malloy at WashPo convention parley.
Philadelphia— A week after Republicans nominated a presidential candidate vowing to take a tough stand against criminals, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said that his fellow Democrats need to embrace strategies that reduce prison populations and risk being labeled “weak on crime.”
by | Jul 22, 2016 7:58 am | Comments (9)
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro offered a suggestion for energizing fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign: pick corporate-watchdog firebrand Elizabeth Warren as the vice-presidential nominee.
by | Jul 14, 2016 4:23 pm | Comments (1)
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Elliott, Pascarella at WNHH.
One candidate wants tolls to return to Connecticut highways. The other’s open to the idea, but wants to look closer at the financial impact first.
by | Jun 24, 2016 7:22 am | Comments (1)
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Bunting.
Hypothesis: New Haven teens aren’t too enthused about Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Methodology: Send a young reporter downtown to talk to some of them.
Conclusion: Elm City teens are, as predicted, not big fans of The Donald. But that doesn’t translate directly to good news for presumed Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton either. Many of them said in interviews downtown this week that they’re not ready to cozy up to her quite yet.
Continue reading ‘Urban Teens Trash Trump —But Don’t Feel The Hil’
by | Jun 10, 2016 5:02 pm | Comments (8)
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Lemar, Klarides square off at WNHH.
Voters statewide have started receiving a pitch this election season: “Don’t be a Lemar Democrat. Don’t support higher taxes.”
by | Jun 8, 2016 7:20 am | Comments (6)
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Harp: Philly-bound.
Pelletier: “Retribution.”
New Haven’s mayor has a trip planned to Philadelphia to help make American political history. The state’s AFL-CIO chief wanted to go, too — but failed in her effort to win an official ticket.
Continue reading ‘Mayor’s In, AFL-CIO Prez Out As Hillary Delegates’
by | Jun 1, 2016 7:51 am | Comments (0)
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The victor.
Three people greeted Rosemary Foluké Morris as she got off the elevator in her building.
“Do you like to go to meetings?” one asked.
“Yes,” she responded.
“Good! We need a commissioner.””
by | May 25, 2016 2:16 pm | Comments (4)
Lemar at WNHH.
The spectres of Dan Malloy and Donald Trump will haunt Roland Lemar’s summer vacation.
Continue reading ‘Lemar Dives Into Quest To Keep State House Blue’
by | May 23, 2016 7:06 am | Comments (7)
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Paolillo.
Annex Alder Alphonse Paolillo Jr. is looking to move up to the state legislature.
by | May 6, 2016 3:17 pm | Comments (10)
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Voters lined up on primary day.
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Evans: “It went well.”
New Haven has no idea how many voters were disenfranchised because of a primary day screw-up — and has no plans to find out.
Connecticut’s leading elections official argued that the event should prompt a review and a plan for avoiding similar mistakes in the future.