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VIP Update: Who’s attending the Gathering of the Vibes? The annual hippie fest along the Seaside Park waterfront in tribute to the late Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia kicks off today for four days of music, love (we hope) and peace (perhaps a pipe). How many city officials will get in for free? And what say you [...]
Entries Tagged as 'John DeStefano'
Are You VIP Vibe Groovy? Just Ask City Council Members
July 29th, 2010 · 24 Comments · City Council, News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Dan Malloy·Gathering of the Vibes·Jodi Rell·John DeStefano·Mary Glassman·Morgan Kaolian·Nancy Wyman·Ned Lamont·Seaside Park·Tom McCarthy
The Bridgeport Connections, Sizing Up Malloy-Lamont Fight, Plus: Mayor’s Community Forum
July 20th, 2010 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
Three weeks to Tsunami Tuesday and counting. The state’s largest city is a player in the Democratic gubernatorial primary battle between Dan Malloy and Ned Lamont, and an eclectic group of city pols–sometimes together, sometimes not–are split among one of the men who could become governor. Let’s start with Ned. A contingent of political players who include [...]
Tags: Adam Wood·Andres Ayala·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Danny Roach·George Bush·Jim Callahan·Jodi Rell·Joe Gaudett·Joe Lieberman·John DeStefano·John Gilmore·John Stafstrom·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Mario Testa·Nancy Wyman·Ned Lamont·Ralph Ford·Tom Foley·Tom McCarthy
Who’s Your Caddie? Plus: Schiff On Ballot
June 21st, 2010 · 18 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Library, State Politics
An interesting configuration of local pols, sometimes friends, sometimes not, are lining up behind their respective Democratic candidates for governor. Ned Lamont received the backing of the entire Bridgeport delegation at the state party convention last month. Some delegates went with the flow to be cooperating members of Team Lamont led by Mayor Bill Finch and Democratic Party Chair Mario Testa, [...]
Tags: Adam Wood·Andres Ayala·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Danny Roach·John DeStefano·John Fabrizi·John Stafstrom·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Mario Testa·Ned Lamont·Peter Schiff·Ralph Ford·Susan Bysiewicz
Malloy-Lamont Race, Big Difference; Malloy Camp Awarded $2 Million
June 4th, 2010 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, State Politics
In 1994 I was campaign manager to Joe Ganim’s Democratic gubernatorial bid. Joe ended up as the lieutenant governor candidate with party-endorsed John Larson, now a congressman. A funny thing happened on the way to the general election. Larson got his butt kicked by State Comptroller Bill Curry in the primary. Not without a lot [...]
Tags: Burroughs Community Center·Dan Malloy·Jodi Rell·Joe Ganim·Joe Lieberman·John DeStefano·John Rowland·Michael Fedele·Ned Lamont·Tom Foley
Hand Me Your Proxy
May 21st, 2010 · 20 Comments · City Politics, Cops, State Politics
The Dem and GOP conventions start tonight. You wanna be a delegate? Or an alternate, at least? Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa has been scrambling for folks to go to Hartford in place of delegates who cannot, or don’t want to, go to Hartford for a couple of days. Bridgeport has 77 delegates to the state convention, the most [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Don Clemons·Ed Gomes·Eze Santiago·Gathering of the Vibes·George Jepsen·Joe Lieberman·John DeStefano·Mario Testa·Mary Glassman·Michael Fedele·Ned Lamont·Rudy Marconi·Sal DiNardo·Seaside Park·Susan Bysiewicz
John Stafstrom’s Governor’s Grin
November 22nd, 2010 · 43 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Politics is rarely a game of instant gratification. It requires patience. You win, you lose … you lose, you win. Former Democratic Town Chair John Stafstrom has experienced both in the city. These days he’s feeling pretty pretty pretty good, and he should. When it comes to city politics–at least as it applies to gubernatorial [...]
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Tags: Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Jodi Rell·John DeStefano·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Ned Lamont