BY JIM CALLAHAN You look at an election campaign hoping to find illumination on the issues of the day, and some idea from the candidates
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Primary Eve–Share Your Predictions
Afternoon Update: The final citywide Democratic voter registration heading into primary day, according to Democratic Registrar Santa Ayala, 43,485. That means nearly 700 new Democrats
Read moreAB Queen Lydia Martinez And Her Flock–The UB Student Factor–Where Do You Vote?
Noon Update: Town Clerk Alma Maya reports 756 absentee ballots had been returned to her office by Friday morning. Maya’s office has been swamped with absentee ballot
Read moreHandicapping Foster V. Finch, Callahan Analyzes The X Factor
Jim Callahan is among the last of the old-time newspaper eccentrics. He struck a nerve throughout the decades of many city politicians. Some loved him (Hey, how about
Read moreAbracadabra, Want To Reach Out And Grab Ya
Now this is my kind of humor. In light of all the absentee ballot activity going on with the September 27 Democratic primary, some wise-ass
Read morePrimaries Around The State Today–Bridgeport Primary September 27–Mario’s Olympian AB Orchestration
While 21 cities and towns across the state will vote in party primaries, if you’re a Bridgeport elector expecting to vote today you must wait
Read moreWhen To Attack A Campaign Opponent
Mayor Bill Finch’s reelection operatives dropped more campaign attacks on Democratic primary opponent Mary-Jane Foster the past few days questioning in a mail piece her effectiveness
Read moreThis Game Is Serious Business–The Politics Of Absentee Ballots
Here we are, Labor Day weekend when serial primary voters begin to focus on candidate choices, except in the latest surreal chapter of Drama The Bridgeport Way, we’re headed
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