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On a day that produced the lowest general election percentage turnout (18 percent) in city history, Mayor Bill Finch cruised to a second four-year term. Outside of Black Rock, the home precinct of Republican candidate Rick Torres, the mayor ran up large wins across the city. He can now plan for the next four years. And [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Chris Caruso'
Finch Has Four More Years–What’s Next?
November 9th, 2011 · 20 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: Bijou Square·Bijou Theatre·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·CT Post·John Fabrizi·Phil Kuchma·Rick Torres·Steelpointe Harbor
67,689 Registered Voters–How Many Will Show Up?
November 7th, 2011 · 66 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Mayor Bill Finch is poised on Tuesday to make Bridgeport history, albeit recent history, as the first to win consecutive four-year terms for mayor. In 1998 voters approved a charter referendum four-year term for mayor, city clerk and town clerk. Joe Ganim, the first to win a four-year term for mayor in 1999, was forced [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Jasper McLevy·Jeff Kohut·Joe Ganim·Mary-Jane Foster·Rick Torres·Sam Tedesco·Santa Ayala
Are You Optimistic About The City’s Future?
October 24th, 2011 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics
Two weeks from the underwhelming general election. Have any of you received fan mail from the mayoral candidates since the Democratic primary September 27? Could we see the lowest general election turnout percentage in history?
Tags: Andy Fardy·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy
Non-Voters Are Brain Dead–What Does Finch Gain By Debating?
October 21st, 2011 · 50 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
The Connecticut Post on Sunday published a package of stories (Inside the Machine) examining Mayor Bill Finch’s primary win over Mary-Jane Foster: the warchest, the role of the party apparatus, hundreds of “consultants” hired to churn out the vote, the bulging absentee ballot operation led by Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa and the queen of ABs [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·CT Post·Jeff Kohut·Keila Torres Ocasio·Keith Rodgerson·Lydia Martinez·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Mike Garrett·Milton Johnson·Rick Torres
Show Me The Money Honey! Here Comes The Governor
October 20th, 2011 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
John Stafstrom, the city’s bound counsel, was an early supporter of Dannel Malloy for governor. He was there in 2006 and there again in 2010 and in between and after. Mayor Bill Finch’s campaign spent about $400k in its primary win over Mary-Jane Foster and now it’s time to reload for the general election (not that [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Dennis Murphy·John Stafstrom·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Nancy DiNardo·Ned Lamont·Paul Timpanelli
There’s An Election In Four Weeks
October 11th, 2011 · 45 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Four weeks from today (November 8th) is general election day in the state’s largest city. Are you paying attention to what the candidates are saying? Or are you catching Z’s in anticipation of the 2012 presidential cycle? Things have been relatively quiet in the two weeks after Mayor Bill Finch won his Democratic primary battle [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Jeff Kohut·Mary-Jane Foster·Rick Torres
Turkey Of The Year Nominations
November 18th, 2011 · 18 Comments · Analysis and Comment
Rockin’ time Thursday night at the Downtown Cabaret for the Rolling Stones tribute show. Nice to see a bunch of OIB friends including big Mojo Ralph Mojica, U.S. Senate candidate Sly Salcedo, OIB web designer Sue Katz and Anna looking out of control gyrating to Satisfaction. (Where’s yahooy when you need him?) Before the show [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Downtown Cabaret Theatre·Jeff Kohut·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Lydia Martinez·Mary-Jane Foster·Ralph Mojica·Rick Torres·Sly Salcedo·Sue Katz