The East End Democratic Town Committee challenge slate that was seeking to unseat veteran political operatives failed to secure sufficient signatures to qualify for the March 6th primary, according to local elections officials. That means incumbent committee members such as Ralph Ford, Ernie Newton and Eneida Martinez will continue to control things in the 139th […]
Entries Tagged as 'Charlie Coviello'
Couch Politics, Will Dr. Ford’s Diagnosis Of East End Town Committee Fight Hold Up? Game On
January 23rd, 2018 · 69 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
East End District Leader Ralph Ford’s psychology background comes in handy toiling in the schizophrenic world of city politics. The good doctor has negotiated his share of patients to study in active practice or civic engagement. On March 6th Ford will have neighborhood activists knocking on his door, and they won’t necessarily be patients. He’s facing […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Charlie Coviello·Eneida Martinez·Eric Stewart-Alicea·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·Maria Pereira·Mario Testa·Ralph Ford·Tom Kelly·Wanda Simmons
$1 Million For Bridgeport Youth Club Unaccounted For
September 25th, 2016 · 4 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Seems the city isn’t the only one that can’t keep track of money. From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Where’s the money? McCarthy was concerned when told Keeley could not account for the city’s full $980,000 purchase payment to Orcutt. “It’s important they figure out what happened to the money,” he said. Richard Saxl, the attorney […]
Tags: Bob Keeley·Brian Lockhart·Charlie Coviello·CT Post·Tom McCarthy
Walsh: Listen To The People If You Want To Build Lasting Coalitions
September 20th, 2016 · 47 Comments · City Politics
Former City Councilman Bob “Troll” Walsh shares observation about building a lasting organization to defeat the establishment. Before we read too much into the recent primary results, let’s consider a few factors:
Tags: Bob "Troll" Walsh·Charlie Coviello·Charlie Stallworth·Ed Gomes·Maria Pereira·Marilyn Moore
Moore Crushes McCarthy, Gomes Defeats Bradley, Stallworth Holds Off Pereira
August 10th, 2016 · 130 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
State Senator Marilyn Moore on Tuesday thrashed her Democratic primary opponent Tom McCarthy running up large pluralities in Bridgeport and performing strong in suburban Trumbull and Monroe, according to unofficial returns. State Senator Ed Gomes bested school board chairman Dennis Bradley and State Rep. Charlie Stallworth defeated school board member Maria Pereira in a close contest, […]
Tags: Andre Baker·Anthony Musto·Charlie Coviello·Charlie Stallworth·CT Post·Dennis Bradley·Ed Gomes·Joe Ganim·Maria Pereira·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·Tim Herbst·Tom McCarthy
How Many Times Have You Voted?
August 9th, 2016 · 7 Comments · City Politics, News and Events
All the mail pieces, phone calls, door knocks, lit drops, eblasts basically come down to this: which campaign operations most efficiently sway supporters to the polls today? And oh, we cannot forget absentee ballots, the safety net of campaigns falling short on the computer count. More than 1,000 absentee ballots have been cast citywide covering […]
Tags: Andre Baker·Charlie Coviello·Charlie Stallworth·Denise Merrill·Dennis Bradley·Ed Gomes·Maria Pereira·Marilyn Moore·Tom McCarthy
Great Scott! A Switch For Mitch In The 131st District–Party Officer Selection Thursday
March 13th, 2018 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
On Thursday, 5:30 p.m. the 90-member Democratic Town Committee will select party officers at the Madison Avenue restaurant of Mario Testa who will seek another two-year term as party leader. On Monday recounts took place in three districts following last week’s primaries. A change occurred in the 131st District where a slate led by former […]
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