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Entries Tagged as 'John Stafstrom'

Deficit Clock Ticks, Plus: When Foes Become Friends

August 24th, 2010 · 15 Comments · City Budget, City Politics, State Politics

What’s new on the municipal union layoff/concession front? Still a holding pattern nearly two months into the budget year.
City officials thought there was some progress brewing with concessions at hand as the city works to close an $8 million budget gap. Talks broke down and unions seem to be hanging tough. They feel they’ve given [...]

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Why Polling Matters

August 19th, 2010 · 20 Comments · City Politics, State Politics

In 2007, after Mayor John Fabrizi walked into a courtroom to seek leniency on behalf of a sexual offender who was a friend of  Fabs’ son, it changed the city’s political landscape. Dem party operatives sensed primary voters were freaking out and the feeling of the electorate was measured in a poll. The numbers showed Fabs [...]

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Who’s The New Rooster? Plus: Linda Smacks Dick, And UB Dough

August 18th, 2010 · 20 Comments · City Politics, Cops, Education, Events

Is it me, or do we now have three wings of the Democratic Party in Bridgeport. The Mario Testa wing, the John Stafstrom wing, the Chris Caruso wing.
Can you imagine Mario, Stafstrom and the Big Wave meeting to become one big happy family? Yeah, when donkeys fly. What, no Bill Finch wing? Well, the mayor is probably [...]

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Moses To Part Halfway House, Mayor Begins Mending Process

August 12th, 2010 · 21 Comments · City Politics, State Politics

Former State Senator Ernie Newton will officially become a free man Friday morning when he signs out of a halfway house in Waterbury.
The Moses of his peeps, a declaration Ernie made following a court appearance five years ago, served out the final months of his federal bribery sentence under home confinement. Like former Mayor Joseph Ganim, [...]

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Oh Boy, Malloy (Wins Big)! Malloy-Lamont Run Tight in Bridgeport

August 11th, 2010 · 55 Comments · City Politics, State Politics

Update: When a Democrat has a Republican message in a Democratic primary, it’s hard to win, even outspending your opponent four to one.
Ned Lamont spent roughly $10 million, the most by far in a Democratic guber primary. While he inspired primary voters in a courageous anti-war message against Joe Lieberman four years ago, he never had [...]

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Let’s Get This Party Started, Q Poll Reveals Tight Guber Races

August 9th, 2010 · 28 Comments · Political Analysis, State Politics

Rock and roll hoochie koo. Here we go, one day before Tsunami Tuesday and the races for governor are tight.
Well, never let it be said Ned Lamont isn’t banking on a big Bridgeport win. So confident (or hopeful) of  a Park City plurality he’s decided to park himself in the state’s largest city at Testo’s [...]

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Big Wave For Malloy

July 28th, 2010 · 24 Comments · City Politics, Political Analysis, State Politics

State Rep. Chris Caruso today endorsed former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy for governor setting up a showdown between supporters of Malloy and his Democratic gubernatorial opponent Ned Lamont for primary votes in the state’s largest city.
Oh what fun as we head toward Tsunami Tuesday Aug. 10. Caruso, the Big Wave, on the same side with former Party Chair [...]

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