GOP Could Have Scripted This Bar Talk
by | Aug 26, 2008 1:17 pm | Comments (12)
Denver — Republicans supplied the booze. Disgruntled Dems loyal to Hillary Clinton supplied the anti-Obama vitriol.
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Cops To Protesters: More Of A Show, Please
by | Aug 25, 2008 9:16 pm | Comments (3)
The Denver cops had no heads to bash at this Democratic convention — not that they wanted to, of course.
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Mayors To Nominees: Bring Back COPS
by | Aug 25, 2008 8:29 pm | Comments (1)
Denver — Connecticut mayors, meeting at the Democratic National Convention, found common cause with counterparts from across the country in pleading for a return of federally funded police officers to combat rising urban crime.
Larson Gives Up Chance to
See Obama’s Big Speech
by | Aug 25, 2008 2:00 pm | Comments (3)
Denver — John Larson is giving up a coveted seat at Barack Obama’s history-making speech to make room for two of Connecticut’s own racial history-makers.
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Rosa, Malloy Come Prepared
by | Aug 25, 2008 12:56 pm | Comments (5)
Denver — As Connecticut delegates bit into breakfast on the first day of a historic party convention, some came ready not just to christen Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, but to call attention to cities and women’s issues.
Rell: No Joe
by | Aug 20, 2008 8:03 am | Comments (0)
Republican M. Jodi Rell said she doesn’t expect her party’s presidential nominee to pick Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman as his running mate.
John Edwards, Unplugged
by | May 16, 2008 9:27 am | Comments (0)
John Edwards is still running.
Obama Mania, Redux
by | Mar 20, 2008 8:40 am | Comments (3)
Veteran pols mixed with newcomers like Andrew Livingston (pictured) as presidential campaign enthusiasm returned to New Haven for one night and delegates were selected to the summer Democratic convention.
Obama Sweeps New Haven—Again
by | Mar 3, 2008 7:15 am | Comments (14)
Obama fever swept through town again, animating David Manners-Weber and Justin Kosslyn to organize a community clean-up.
With Love, From Austin
by | Feb 22, 2008 10:56 am | Comments (0)
In exile from New Haven politics, Julio Gonzalez sends home a thank you.
Super Pundits Spin Super Tuesday
by | Feb 6, 2008 10:31 am | Comments (0)
It was all a bit puzzling for Avinash Godbole as he watched his first American election.
Obama Takes New Haven 2-1
by | Feb 5, 2008 11:32 pm | Comments (3)
(Updated with corrected returns.) Barack Obama grabbed two-thirds of New Haven’s vote in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary, beating Hillary Clinton in most parts of the city. Statewide the race was closer: Obama slipped past Clinton with about 50 percent of the vote.
The Big Dilemmas, Seen From Celentano
by | Feb 5, 2008 1:01 pm | Comments (1)
Alfreda Edwards had some advice Tuesday for supporters of her candidate for president, Barack Obama, based on her own experience in New Haven politics: Don’t expect to change everything overnight.
Westville Runs Out Of Ballots
by | Feb 5, 2008 12:47 pm | Comments (1)
(Updated: 5:50 p.m.) Voters at Edgewood School had to wait to vote Tuesday morning until more ballots were rushed over from downtown, as a hotly contested Democratic presidential primary led to heavy turnout.
Mom & Son Bus To (Ba-) Rock Concert
by | Feb 5, 2008 7:41 am | Comments (2)
Diving into politics for the first time since Jesse Jackson’s bid, Pamela Bivens (at left in top photo) and her son hopped on a bus full of students heading for a climactic Super Tuesday-eve arena show starring Barack Obama.
Live From New Haven! The Hillary Show
by | Feb 4, 2008 12:55 pm | Comments (15)
… or was it Sally Jesse Raphael?
The John & Joe Show Draws Cheers, Jeers
by | Feb 3, 2008 5:48 pm | Comments (0)
Inside, John McCain vowed to hunt down Osama bin Laden. Outside, protesters assailed the pro-war views of the GOP candidate and his hometown supporter, U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman. Leonard Honeyman and Melinda Tuhus report here and here. Christine Stuart reports here and in slide show above.
McCain Vows To Catch Bin Laden
by | Feb 3, 2008 5:45 pm | Comments (1)
Front-running GOP presidential candidate John McCain, joined by home-state U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, came to Connecticut Sunday, vowing to follow Osama bin Laden “to the very gates of Hell” if necessary.
Kerry Pumps Obama At Reggie Mayo’s House
by | Feb 3, 2008 5:32 pm | Comments (9)
A funny thing happened on the way to Super Tuesday: New Haven and Connecticut took center stage.
Lieberman Blows Kisses To McCain Protesters
by | Feb 3, 2008 4:48 pm | Comments (1)
New Havener Cheri Quickmire joined more than 100 anti-war protesters who lined the road on both sides of the entrance to Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, where GOP presidential candidate John McCain spoke Sunday afternoon along with Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman.
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Clinton, Obama Camps Cross Paths In Fair Haven
by | Feb 2, 2008 10:33 pm | Comments (1)
The battle for the hearts and minds – well, actually, the votes would do – of Fair Haven Democrats was engaged Saturday morning as rival foot soldiers from the Obama and Clinton camps set out from staging areas just blocks from each other armed with buttons, bumper stickers, and bilingual talking points.
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Latino Leaders Organize for Obama
by | Feb 2, 2008 10:28 pm | Comments (0)
What black-Latino split? As Tuesday’s crucial Democratic presidential primary approached, two dozen statewide Hispanic leaders showed up in Fair Haven to launch the Connecticut Latinos for Obama committee.
Surprise! DeLauro Endorses Obama
by | Feb 2, 2008 6:10 pm | Comments (2)
U.S. Rep. Rep. Rosa DeLauro wanted to be at home when she made her biggest announcement of the new year, so on Saturday morning she welcomed an Obama-pinned breakfast crowd through her “Obama ’08”-postered door in East Rock to declare her endorsement of a certain Illinois senator for the Democratic candidacy.
That ‘70s Show, Obama Style
by | Feb 1, 2008 3:10 pm | Comments (3)
Local “warhorses” from political fights long gone rediscovered each other — and their mission — as they broke bread at the Greek Olive with Michigan U.S. Rep. John Conyers (at left in picture), who told his generational peers why “I’m bustin’ my buns like I’ve never done before” for a young man named Obama.
Obama Mamas Emerge
by | Jan 30, 2008 10:47 am | Comments (3)
Women (and one young boy), many new to politics, poured into a downtown restaurant to take part in a newly charged campaign for Barack Obama.