by | Jan 28, 2008 2:00 pm | Comments (9)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton blew in and out of Connecticut Monday, wowing an overflow crowd of close to 1,000 while leaving one questioner with an empty feeling about her health care programs, especially those earmarked for seniors.
by | Jan 21, 2008 8:47 am | Comments (1)
“Am I gonna see you on February Fifth?” called Jahmal Henderson (at left in photo) to a woman in a third-story window as he returned to Newhallville to try to sell his neighbors on a symbol of hope called Barack Obama.
by | Jan 21, 2008 8:46 am | Comments (8)
The seated Hillary Clinton supporter, Ernestine Kirkland, wanted to know if the New Haven campaign for her candidate is planning events or renting space “over there” — as she motioned south and east towards Dixwell, Newhallville, and the Hill.
by | Jan 14, 2008 8:25 am | Comments (13)
Connecticut’s newly relevant presidential primary drew 250 Barack Obama supporters to New Haven for a get-out-the-vote drive that gave one veteran pol hope for a political resurgence among young people.
by | Jan 9, 2008 7:42 am | Comments (2)
Nashua, N.H. – Fueled by Barack Obama’s message of hope, Jennifer Just drove to New Hampshire to be part of an historic day. Then, on Butternut Drive, she ran into two other true believers from back home.
by | Jan 8, 2008 8:29 am | Comments (13)
Manchester, N.H.— As John McCain supporters filled a downtown plaza, New Haven’s Edward Anderson — channeling Stephen Colbert and the Yippies of yore — crashed the party. His subversive sign fooled not just some McCainiacs, but the media, too.
by | Jan 7, 2008 10:38 am | Comments (17)
Manchester, N.H. — Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s web-bred legions made their own rules as they went on the attack against Fox News and GOP operatives (like pollster Frank Luntz, in video).
by | Jan 7, 2008 2:02 am | Comments (2)
Hillhouse High civics teacher Jack Paulishen (pictured), of Westville, took his camera to New Hampshire this past weekend to check out the presidential primary campaign. He bumped into bigs — and sending back these photos.
by | Jan 4, 2008 9:22 am | Comments (0)
New Haven, Iowa, that is.
by | Jan 4, 2008 1:50 am | Comments (0)
Des Moines, Iowa — Connecticut’s Chris Dodd got a hard slap of reality at the Iowa caucuses, freeing itinerant supporters — including New Haven firefighters (at center in photo) — to rally behind a different candidate for president.
by | Jan 3, 2008 8:40 am | Comments (0)
Ottumwa, Iowa — As Chris Dodd made his case to voters on the last day before the Iowa caucuses, he finally found a crowd where his defense of the Constitution hit home — a local club of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
by | Jan 2, 2008 10:03 am | Comments (2)
Clinton, Iowa — Chris Dodd struggled to secure a commitment from one of the troops he’s counting on to keep him in the business of running for president — a firefighter in a bright yellow shirt.
by | Jan 2, 2008 9:34 am | Comments (0)
After Thursday, when Connecticut’s leading Democrats may begin deciding whom they’re truly supporting for president, Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz plans to choose between two leading contenders.
by | Dec 10, 2007 2:08 pm | Comments (4)
At first glance, it looks like an accidental mass-mailing of an insider’s fundraising memo. The message — sent out to Chris Dodd’s presidential campaign mass email list — is no mistake; it’s the latest way New Haven’s Tim Tagaris (pictured) is changing the face of national campaigns in the Internet age.