The polls are open. What are you doing today? Shoehorning your friends out of their homes to fill in an oval for your favorite pol?
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Tsunami Tuesday Eve, Plus: Finch Wants To Arrest Cop OT
Here we go, the eve of Tsunami Tuesday, and city Democrats are enduring phone calls, mailings, door knocking and last minute appeals for votes. Must
Read moreOne Big Happy Family
It’s always nice to enlighten the rest of the state about what makes Bridgeport politics so unusual. When the state’s largest city works to break
Read moreTsunami Tuesday Cometh, Plus: Cop House Remedy Order
Five days until Tsunami Tuesday. In Bridgeport, politics is a sporting event. Republican operative Phil Smith said it all: “Some towns play political softball, other
Read moreMud Wrestling At Seaside, Plus: Congress Bails And Zoning Regs
Slammin’ pageview day on OIB Wednesday. I might have to feature The Troll (City Councilman Bob Walsh) more often. Maybe Ken Hayes from Gathering of
Read moreCan You Spare A Few Votes? Plus: Mayoral Appointments, And Do It Downtown
Politics and personalities can be a big pain in the ass. All you have to do is look at Mayor Bill Finch’s relationship with the
Read moreConspiracy Is Part Of The Fun, Plus: Reno Rocks
I love vote cutting. That’s when supporters of the endorsed line conspire to help a friend on another line. There’s something of a plot going
Read moreLet The Games Begin, Plus: Saluting The Mayor’s Dad
Okay, Rock ‘N’ Roll Hoochie Coo, with so many candidates having received official notification on Wednesday that they qualified for public financing, it’s now a
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