Something was really weird at Testo’s Restaurant Monday night amid the political divisions casting votes for their respective state senate candidates at the Democratic Party convention: it was all so civil. What’s this political world coming to? After all, we were inside the restaurant of Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa where food fights, politically speaking […]
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Musto-Moore, Ayala-Hughes, How Long Will Civility Last In Primary Races?
May 20th, 2014 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Americo Santiago·Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Chris Rosario·Christina Ayala·Dan Malloy·Don Clemons·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·Ralph Ford·Scott Hughes·Testo's Restaurant
Dude, Make Up Your Mind! State Senate Delegates Suffer Location Whiplash For Convention
May 19th, 2014 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
UPDATE: You thought political conventions were finished? Heck, we’re just warming up. Tonight (Monday) at the Madison Avenue restaurant owned by Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa, delegates will endorse candidates in two State Senate districts occupied by Democratic incumbents Anthony Musto and Andres Ayala. The incumbents are expected to be endorsed, but Musto faces an […]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·Nancy DiNardo·Scott Hughes·Testo's Restaurant
25 Years Ago, Dems Mario Testa And Mike Rizzitelli Duked It Out At Party Convention
May 15th, 2014 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
It’s been 25 years and this video is more priceless than ever. This weekend and into next week a series of political conventions will take place to endorse candidates for an assortment of local, state and federal offices. Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa’s restaurant on Madison Avenue will host candidate conventions on Monday and Wednesday […]
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State Law Bars Newton From Public Campaign Funds, Moses: No Biggie, I’m Running To Win Old Seat
April 6th, 2014 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Former State Senator Ernie Newton, the self-proclaimed Moses of his peeps, will not be deterred one bit from seeking his old State House seat this year irrespective of a new state law that bans his participation in Connecticut’s voluntary Citizens Election Program of publicly funded races. “Get ready, Newton coming!” he says. Newton says he […]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Don Clemons·Ernie Newton·Mario Testa
Mario Testa’s Political Juggling Act
March 17th, 2014 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
Mario Testa has received two more years as Democratic Town Chairman. Now what? Time to size up the 2014 governor’s cycle with an eye toward the mayoral election next year.
Tags: Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Charlie Stallworth·Christina Ayala·Dan Malloy·Don Clemons·Ernie Newton·Ezequiel Santiago·Jack Hennessy·Jim Himes·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·Nancy DiNardo·Tom McCarthy
Malloy’s Bridgeport Problem Growing As Campaign Season Heats Up, ‘When Are We Gonna Get Our Shot Like Stamford?’
July 2nd, 2014 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
Critics of Governor Dan Malloy call the failed two-year recruitment of the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates a boondoggle costing taxpayers $16 million that could have been invested in the state’s largest city. But it also highlights a growing organizational problem Malloy faces in Bridgeport in the gut of his reelection including frayed relations […]
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