Republican candidate for Congress John Shaban on Thursday did something very few GOP regional candidates for office have even thought about: he opened his campaign headquarters in Bridgeport in an effort to broaden his reach against four-term Democratic incumbent Jim Himes in Connecticut’s 4th District.
Entries Tagged as 'Barack Obama'
Shaban Opens HQ In The Port: I’m A Team Guy … Not About Democrats Or Republicans
September 9th, 2016 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Barack Obama·Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Shays·Congress Street Bridge·Donald Trump·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Mario Testa·Steelpointe Harbor·Tim Herbst
Divorce Or Separation? Working Families Party Denies Himes Endorsement, Independent Party Backs Shaban
September 2nd, 2016 · 38 Comments · Analysis and Comment, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Breakups are hard in any situation but in politics they come and go and sometimes they come back together. Break up, get back together, break up, get back together. The Connecticut Working Families Party has separated from Democratic Congressman Jim Himes–in a disagreement on recent positions he has taken–who enjoyed a second line in the […]
Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Ed Gomes·Jim Himes·Marilyn Moore·Tom Foley
Shaban: What’s Good For A Kid In Darien Is Good For A Kid In Bridgeport
August 25th, 2016 · 24 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Bridgeport is generally alien territory for Republican candidates. John Shaban writes on his Bridgeport campaign web page “As the Republican candidate for US Congress in CT’s fourth district, many people reflexively ask “what is your Bridgeport strategy” … as if Bridgeport is a foreign land in need of a foreign policy.”
Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Shays·Donald Trump·Hillary Clinton·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim
Trump Brings Campaign Circus To Fairfield, City Cops Will Supplement Security
August 12th, 2016 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Law Enforcement, National Politics, News and Events
Some people wonder based on his cretinous campaign if Donald Trump’s involved in some sort of conspiracy to elect Hillary Clinton president. Trump, who has compared himself to P.T. Barnum, brings his campaign circus to the Pitt Center on the campus of Sacred Heart University around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Campus proper is located in Fairfield, but part of the […]
Tags: AJ Perez·Barack Obama·Donald Trump·Hillary Clinton·Jim Himes·Klein Memorial Auditorium·Sacred Heart University·Sikorsky Memorial Airport
Herbst: Disgruntled Ex-Republicans Hijacked Trumbull’s Democratic Party, Condemns Punishment Of Moore
August 10th, 2016 · 26 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Following Democratic State Senator Marilyn Moore’s blowout primary win over party-endorsed Tom McCarthy, including a strong showing in Trumbull in the multi-town district, Republican First Selectman Tim Herbst released this commentary calling her win a “repudiation of the party establishment and a repudiation of the politics of personal agendas and hatred.” Trumbull Dems who supported […]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Barack Obama·David Pia·Marilyn Moore·Nancy DiNardo·Paul Timpanelli·Ray Baldwin·Tim Herbst·Tom Foley·Tom McCarthy
Chris Shays: I’m Voting For Hillary
August 10th, 2016 · 18 Comments · National Politics, News and Events
Former Bridgeport resident and Republican Congressman Chris Shays shared with CNN why he’s voting for Hillary Clinton. During the 34 years I served as a Republican elected official in Connecticut, 13 years in the State House of Representatives, and 21 years in Congress, I always voted for our Republican candidate for governor and our Republican […]
What, A Republican In The East End? Ganim Juggles Shaban Friendship, Walks Himes’ Tightrope
July 25th, 2016 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
A Republican was spotted in the East End over the weekend. When it comes to the African American-rich Democratic neighborhood in the state’s largest city where Democratic Mayor Joe Ganim ran up large pluralities last year, Republican political players have gone the way of the 8-track player. GOP congressional candidate John Shaban, a friend of […]
Tags: AJ Perez·Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Chris Shays·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Lowell Weicker
Donald Trump’s Favorite Hobby–Lying
September 16th, 2016 · 73 Comments · Analysis and Comment, National Politics, News and Events
In light of the latest Donald Trump fabrication revealed (everyone has a hobby, right?). After five years as the chief promoter of the false idea that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States, Donald Trump admitted on Friday that the president was–and claimed credit for putting the issue to rest, we present an OIB […]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Donald Trump·Hillary Clinton·Joe Ganim·John Stafstrom·Steve Wynn