Have you arrived as a candidate when a political tracker is assigned to follow you around? Trackers are hired by opposition campaigns to film and record gotcha moments. Trackers are now standard stuff. Petitioning candidate for governor Jonathan Pelto, a frequent critic of Governor Dan Malloy, has now entered the track-me world. Pelto has a […]
Entries Tagged as 'Ned Lamont'
Pelto Meets His Political Tracker–’I Hope Tracker Doesn’t Film Me In My Boxers Taking Out The Dog’
June 26th, 2014 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
What If Finch Left The Democratic Party? Dreaming Political Freedom
November 30th, 2012 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Mayor Bill Finch has been mumbling the past few days about some of his political appointments derailing city progress. Yes, what if Finch bolted the ranks of the donkeys? Ciao. Sayonara. Adiós. See ya. You’re on your own. Bye bye. I’ve changed my registration to unaffiliated. He has three full years left in his second […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Murphy·Jasper McLevy·Joe Lieberman·Lowell Weicker·Mike Bloomberg·Ned Lamont
Ayala’s Intriguing Strategy For Winning Senate Primary–Ed Who?–We’re Running Against Newton
August 7th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
The names of three Democratic candidates will appear on the ballot for the Aug. 14 State Senate primary; Ernie Newton, (State Rep.) Andres Ayala and some guy named Ed Gomes, the incumbent since 2005. Funny thing about it, you’d never even know Gomes was in the race according to the Ayala camp. Why? Andres Ayala […]
Tags: Americo Santiago·Andres Ayala·Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·John Fabrizi·Lydia Martinez·Ned Lamont
Barbecue In Black Rock: McMahon To Open Headquarters In Shays’ Backyard
July 10th, 2012 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Take that! Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon will celebrate the opening of a field office in Bridgeport on Saturday with a barbecue as she hopes to barbecue GOP opponent Chris Shays in an Aug. 14 primary. The McMahon campaign has selected 3142 Fairfield Avenue in Black Rock, the base of the city’s Republican vote, […]
Tags: Chris Murphy·Chris Shays·Linda McMahon·Ned Lamont·Quinnipiac University·Susan Bysiewicz
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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