By the time polls close Tuesday at 8 p.m. for Democratic Town Committee primaries in three districts, about 700 electors will have cast votes by absentee ballot which could ensure that more votes will be cast that way in some precincts than actual electors showing up to the polls. That noise you just heard in […]
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The Race For Tuesday’s Cricket Vote
February 29th, 2016 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
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Town Committee Wars–The I, Me, Mine Of Politics (Absentee Ballots Too)
February 24th, 2016 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
More than 1,000 absentee ballots have been mailed by elections officials in three of 10 Democratic Town Committee districts competing in Tuesday’s primary with 27 seats up for grabs. This is as retail as retail can get when it comes to identifying voters and dragging them out. In these low-turnout primaries that may not hit 10 […]
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Maria Pereira Dances For Seniors And Votes In Dem Party Squabble, Wanna Cut In?
February 19th, 2016 · 26 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Who says Board of Education member Maria Pereira doesn’t have a sense of humor? Wednesday night the self-proclaimed piranha of city politics led her Democratic Town Committee slate in a prance with a belly dancer at an event schmoozing senior citizen voters at Augustana Homes, a key battleground for votes in the 138th District that […]
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Political Slates Set For March 1 Dem Primaries
February 8th, 2016 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
And the battle is officially on. Three of ten Democratic Town Committee Districts will face off in March 1 primaries covering the West Side, East Side and Upper East Side that will feature three slates, according to elections officials. Absentee ballots, key in these low-turnout party wars, will be available this week. The top vote […]
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Pols Poised For Democratic Town Committee Primaries
February 1st, 2016 · 34 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Presidential caucus and primary fever abound nationally, but in Bridgeport pols are gearing up for March 1 Democratic Town Committee primaries in potentially four districts featuring a cast of characters for control of the party.
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Bob Halstead·Denese Taylor-Moye·Gil Hernandez·Howard Gardner·Jack Banta·Jessica Martinez·John Olson·Leticia Colon·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Maria Pereira·Maria Valle·Mitch Robles
Ganim Stresses Teamwork In Transition Task Force Announcement
November 17th, 2015 · 70 Comments · City Politics, News and Events
Mayor-elect Joe Ganim on Monday unveiled his 75-member transition team at the Bridgeport Public Library that includes a cross section from government, political, business community and professional services led by chairs University of Bridgeport President Neil Salonen, outgoing Town Clerk Alma Maya and State Rep. Charlie Stallworth. The transition team includes several committees scheduled to present […]
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Countdown To Mayoral Primary
September 14th, 2015 · 4 Comments · City Politics, News and Events
Two days left until 40,000 eligible Democrats head to the polls to choose Bill Finch, Joe Ganim or Mary-Jane Foster for mayor as well as candidates for city clerk, town clerk, school board, sheriff and City Council. The ballot pictured, featuring citywide candidates, is for districts without primaries for City Council. In districts that have […]
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Finger Politics! Piranha Power Sweeps To Democratic Town Committee Victory
March 2nd, 2016 · 80 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Board of Education member Maria Pereira, Bridgeport’s self-described establishment fighting piranha of politics, reasserted her voter strength in the Upper East Side leading a slate of nine candidates to a sweep in the Democratic Town Committee primary in the 138th District, according to unofficial returns. Tuesday was a night of sweeps in two other districts as […]
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