Pop News Quiz: The Guv Boat
by | Feb 13, 2018 1:16 pm | Comments (0)
Having trouble keeping track of the flood of candidates running for governor this year? Try this week’s news crossword to see how much you’ve absorbed after all.
Campaign 2018
“Pragmatic Progressive” Sees The Forest In The Trees
by | Feb 12, 2018 8:34 am | Comments (7)
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Jonathan Harris at candidate forum in New Haven.
Jonathan Harris used a word you don’t usually hear from the rest of the pack eyeing the governor’s mansion this year: lumber.
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Lamont Banks On Reviving Spirit Of ‘06
by | Feb 1, 2018 8:46 am | Comments (10)
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Lamont at WNHH FM (2018), Dem convention (2010).
Ned Lamont has millions of dollars ready to spend to try to stop the Koch Brothers from turning Connecticut red.
But he didn’t come to New Haven to talk about that.
Harp Endorses Treasurer Candidate
by | Jan 24, 2018 3:03 pm | Comments (6)
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Mayor Toni Harp made her first endorsement of the campaign season, throwing her support behind a candidate for state treasurer.
Whalley Jail Inspired Gubernatorial Hopeful
by | Jan 19, 2018 2:04 pm | Comments (7)
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Luke Bronin at WNHH FM.
Long before he worked for President Obama, before he investigated corruption in Afghanistan, before he become the city of Hartford’s “hizzoner,” Luke Bronin spent years in New Haven’s Whalley Avenue jail.
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Bysiewicz Gets 1st Endorsement For Governor
by | Jan 16, 2018 8:36 am | Comments (4)
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Bysiewicz, Elliott.
Susan Bysiewicz hasn’t yet announced that she’s running for governor, but she has already picked up her first endorsement.
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AGs Hopefuls Split On Mission
by | Jan 15, 2018 8:50 am | Comments (24)
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Checking the message: Kindall, D’Agostino at WNHH FM.
Option #1: In tackling workers’ rights or underfunded schools, the “people’s lawyer” needs to offer a disinterested opinion recognizing different sides.
Option #2: In tackling workers’ rights or underfunded schools, the “people’s lawyer” needs to find a way to take a stand for social justice.
Some Of His Best Friends ...
by | Jan 12, 2018 9:01 am | Comments (20)
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Herbst in New Haven Thursday night.
Ex-Gold Coast investment banker Bob Stefanowski once wiped down seats at the Yale Bowl. And Timothy Herbst? He even has gay friends.
Intergenerational Challenge Brews
by | Jan 10, 2018 6:44 pm | Comments (26)
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Darryl Brackeen and Pat Dillon.
New Haven’s longest-serving state representative is facing a likely challenge from a fellow Democrat who claims he can help bring home more bacon from Hartford.
Ganim: Go Ahead. Call Me “Felon”
by | Jan 5, 2018 11:44 am | Comments (12)
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Ganim at WNHH FM during the blizzard.
Hey, you want to keep calling Joe Ganim a crook? Think that’ll stop him from becoming Connecticut’s next governor?
Ganim has three words for you: “Bring it on.”
Excitement Gap Vs. Vision Gap
by | Jan 4, 2018 4:22 pm | Comments (3)
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GOP CHair Romano with State Rep. Lemar.
J. R. Romano ‘s party has an excitement gap. Roland Lemar’s party has a vision gap.
The two veteran campaigners don’t say that about each other’s party. They say that about their own party.
Guv Hopeful Redefines “Progressive”
by | Jan 2, 2018 4:13 pm | Comments (10)
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If you want to pigeonhole Dita Bhargava with a label or a comparison, she’ll take “Gina Raimondo.”
Nappier Not Expected To Seek Reelection
by | Jan 2, 2018 8:44 am | Comments (10)
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State Treasurer Denise Nappier.
Another top elected office is opening up in state government, as State Treasurer Denise Nappier has reportedly decided not to seek a sixth four-year term.
Winfield Stays Put For Now
by | Jan 2, 2018 8:36 am | Comments (3)
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State Sen. Gary Winfield.
New Haven State Sen. Gary Winfield has his eye on higher office, but has decided not to pursue it in 2018.
Can Primary Voters Handle Handler?
by | Dec 8, 2017 1:31 pm | Comments (10)
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Mike Handler.
Mike Handler has a general election message honed. He’ll have to find a way to get Republican primary voters to let him deliver it.
Gov Hopefuls Back Legal Pot —Then Stop
by | Nov 29, 2017 9:44 am | Comments (6)
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Dan Drew: Heckled despite backing legalization.
Legalization of recreational marijuana seems to have become a mainstream position for statewide Democratic office-seekers in Connecticut — but rethinking how we handle heroin and other street drugs still appears too radical in the Nutmeg State, even for progressives.
Doc’s Next House Call: Guv Mansion?
by | Nov 8, 2017 2:59 pm | Comments (6)
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Srinivasan, at center, with campaign manager (and wife) Kala and political director George Brehl.
Prasad Srinivasan has two words for people who wonder what kind of governor he’d be: Ronald Reagan.
Hey, Siri: Is This Our Next Governor?
by | Oct 26, 2017 4:12 pm | Comments (13)
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GOP candidate Steve Obsitnik at WNHH FM; inset: Siri.
Steve Obsitnik met Siri — and understood her potential — before the rest of the world did.
He also tried to start one of his successful tech business in his home state of Connecticut, then found he had to go elsewhere to find an “ecosystem” to support it.
Candidate Calls For CT Single-Payer System
by | Apr 20, 2017 4:49 pm | Comments (11)
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Gubernatorial candidate Dan Drew at the WNHH studio.
Dan Drew knows what it’s like when reporters stick their noses into your campaign fundraising records — because he was one of those reporters once himself.
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