I’m a broken record on this, a city such as Bridgeport must promote its assets, destination points, business successes. The strategy behind rolling out a campaign must also complement the creative presented to the public.
The city, in conjunction with the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, has financed a three-month marketing campaign with most of the dough dedicated to [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Political Analysis'
Knock, Knock … Anyone Home?
September 2nd, 2010 · 31 Comments · Political Analysis, State Politics
Hey, wake up! The general election is just two months away. What? You want to enjoy the Labor Day weekend without the annoyance of phone calls, mailers and blowhard political junkies like me?
Can’t blame ya. But it’s been awful quiet out there. That’s to be expected with an August primary. There must be a lull in the [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Shays·Dan Debicella·Hartford Courant·Jim Himes·Lowell Weicker
Make Remington Property A Public Health Issue, Plus: Himes And Barack
August 30th, 2010 · 14 Comments · Development, Political Analysis, State Politics
Strategy. Anticipation. Communication. Strong department heads. They’re all factors in effective governing.
Every few months we go around and around on this issue: what to do with the former Remington Arms plant on the East Side, controlled by developer Sal DiNardo, that caught fire (again) on Saturday.
The place is a shithole. It’s been a shithole for years. As [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Donald Trump·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·John Rowland·Sal DiNardo
Do Results Match Finch’s Rhetoric
August 23rd, 2010 · 36 Comments · City Budget, City Politics, Civil Service, Development, Library, Political Analysis
“Together we are making Bridgeport the cleanest, greenest, safest most affordable city, with schools and neighborhoods that improve each year” … Mayor Bill Finch
Like it or not everything Mayor Bill Finch does within the next year will be measured against the declaration above that he includes on just about every news release, statement, correspondence, etc.
Well, [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Ralph Jacobs
Mayor, Mario And Malloy, Plus: Himes-Debicella Battle, And Pathetic Primary Turnout
August 20th, 2010 · 28 Comments · City Politics, Events, Political Analysis, State Politics
Sounds like Mayor Bill Finch and Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa are doing and saying all the right things reaching out to guber primary winner Dan Malloy.
The mayor and Mario aren’t in any position to cut a specific deal with Malloy. They made their deal with Ned Lamont. But the more they’re on board with Malloy the [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Bill O'Neill·Congress Street Bridge·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Jim Himes·Mario Testa·Michael Fedele·Nancy Pelosi·Ned Lamont·Susan Bysiewicz·Tom Foley
Crime, A Gigantic Toothache
August 17th, 2010 · 23 Comments · City Budget, City Politics, Cops, Development, Political Analysis
It’s been a rough summer for Mayor Bill Finch.
Damn tornado rips through the downtown, city cops arrest his son Pete for hauling a wind-blown street sign into a local bar, charges fortunately dropped by a state prosecutor.
Finch’s budget is bleeding badly and he needs millions in union concessions to close the gap. One department he [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Jeff Kohut·Joe Ganim·Ned Lamont·Tom Bucci
Examining The Mayoral Pool, Plus: Himes V. Debicella Heats Up
August 13th, 2010 · 41 Comments · City Politics, Political Analysis, State Politics
What a crazy week. I thought the momentum was with Dan Malloy heading into Tuesday and victory at hand with a low turnout, but never thought it would be a double-digit win. So much for Ned Lamont’s 10 million clams. No pearls in those shells.
The loss was a bitter pill to swallow for Mayor Bill [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·Bridgeport Bluefish·Carmen Lopez·Chris Caruso·Chris Shays·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Ernie Newton·Jim Himes·Jodi Rell·John Fabrizi·John Gomes·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Nancy DiNardo·Nancy Pelosi·Ned Lamont·Paul Ganim·Ralph Ford·Tom Foley·Tom McCarthy·University of Bridgeport