From The Q Poll:
Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon, surging from a 10-point deficit two months ago, now leads former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons 44 – 34 percent in the Republican primary for the Connecticut U.S. Senate contest, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Entries Tagged as 'Barack Obama'
Q Poll: McMahon Takes GOP Lead, Dick Rocks, Barack’s State Approval Drops To Lowest Level
March 17th, 2010 · 8 Comments · State Politics
Tags: Barack Obama·Dick Blumenthal·Linda McMahon·Merrick Alpert·Peter Schiff·Quinnipiac University·Rob Simmons
Watch Out For The Amateurs; And Irish Impressions Count
March 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments · National Politics, State Politics
You check out parade today? It’s a sweet day. I like hanging out around the Barnum Museum area. If you’re going to heckle politicians, might as well have P.T. watching your back. Yo Bill. Hey Big Mac. Is that you Bob Curwen? How’s the budget going? This way to the egress!
Tags: Barack Obama·Barnum Museum·Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·Hillary Clinton·Jim Himes·Joe Lieberman·Nancy Pelosi·Ned Lamont·Ralph 'n' Rich's·Rob Russo·Tom McCarthy
Musto Dodges Bullet, Plus: P.T. Fire Report
March 12th, 2010 · 48 Comments · Development, Education, Political Analysis
Saturday Update: I’m thinking the pol who dodged a bullet this week more than any other–following Jodi’s Jail reversal–is State Senator Anthony Musto.
Anthony was flapping his wings, eager to kick out a press release when Governor Jodi Rell announced a $20 million juvenile detention center for girls in Anthony’s district on the Upper East Side. Anthony [...]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Chris Shays·CT Post·Discovery Museum·Jim Himes·Jodi Rell·Marilyn Moore·Mike Sohn·Rob Russo
What’s With The Fire Report? Plus: Herrmann’s Hermits
March 11th, 2010 · 22 Comments · Development, Political Analysis, State Politics
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez got a little cranked up when she viewed a News 12 report last week that cited the high blood alcohol level of a mother who perished along with her three children in a fire at P.T. Barnum Apartments last November.
Lopez wants to know why a portion of a state fire report was leaked to the [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Carmen Lopez·Chris Shays·Dan Debicella·Jim Himes·Rick Torres·Rob Russo·Tom Herrmann
Bridge Over River Pequonnock, And Haywire Harkins
March 8th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Development, State Politics
Mayor Bill Finch and Congressman Jim Himes were joined today by a bunch of local officials at Knowlton Street and Crescent Avenue as demolition begins on the hulking upright leaves of the Congress Street Bridge.
This is a nice public relations hit for the mayor and congressman. The bridge represented a flashpoint in the 2008 congressional campaign when [...]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Chris Shays·Congress Street Bridge·CT Post·Ed Gomes·Jim Himes
Jodi Treats Elephants Like Donkeys
March 4th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Events, State Politics
Debates, debates, debates. Lots of them on the horizon for a variety of offices in this gargantuan election year.
Tags: Anthony Musto·Barack Obama·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Jim Himes·Jodi Rell·Playhouse on the Green·Rob Russo·Tom Foley
Colapietro Needs A 12-Step Program For Whiners; Schiff Talks Financial Crisis
February 22nd, 2010 · 10 Comments · State Politics
State Senator Tom Colapietro is full of suds (and himself).
Tags: Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Dick Blumenthal·George Bush·Linda McMahon·Marc Delmonico·Peter Schiff·Rob Simmons















