From Ken Dixon, CT Post: Ned Lamont, the Democrats’ endorsed candidate for governor, has been pitching the idea of highway tolls–but only for trucks–as a way to raise the kind of revenue that could help pull Connecticut out of its budgetary death spiral.
Entries Tagged as 'Ned Lamont'
Lamont: Tolls For Trucks
June 16th, 2018 · 11 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Tags: CT Post·Ken Dixon·Ned Lamont
Lamont’s Urban Challenge, Connecting With Voters
June 15th, 2018 · 14 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Cordial, decent, smart, successful. Those are observations some voters express about wealthy Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont, the Democratic-endorsed candidate for governor. But does he connect with voters, more specifically in urban areas? Lamont has advantages over Mayor Joe Ganim presuming he qualifies for an August primary against Lamont. Campaigns are all about contrasts and in urban […]
A Man With A Plan, Meet David Stemerman, GOP Candidate For Governor
June 11th, 2018 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Republican David Stemerman bypassed the party convention in favor of petitioning onto the August 14 primary ballot for governor. His campaign on Monday announced it will submit 20,000 signatures from Connecticut Republicans as the deadline looms, more than twice what is needed for ballot approval. Those signatures must be verified by local elections officials and […]
Tags: David Stemerman·Mark Boughton·Ned Lamont·Steve Obsitnik·Tim Herbst
Ganim Leads Candidate Petition Hunt For Governor Primary, Bathroom Brawl With Ned-heads Continues
June 11th, 2018 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Tuesday is the deadline for all petitioning candidates for state office to submit signatures to the respective local registrar offices. The magic number for Democratic petitioners for governor is 15,458. For Republicans 9,081. Those numbers represent two percent of major party affiliation in Connecticut. Signature gathering is a long, hard, expensive slog. Meanwhile, Mayor Joe Ganim jiggling […]
Tags: David Stemerman·Guy Smith·Joe Ganim·Mark Boughton·Mark Lauretti·Ned Lamont·Steve Obsitnik·Susan Bysiewicz·Tim Herbst
Not Invited To ‘Job Interview’ Ganim Shows Up Anyway
June 8th, 2018 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Mayor Joe Ganim was not invited Thursday night to participate in a “job interview” to be Connecticut’s next governor hosted by the Rell Center for Public Service at the University of Hartford but he showed to the event to shake out some free media attention in advance and then greeted the host, former Governor Jodi Rell, inside. […]
Tags: Jodi Rell·Joe Ganim·Ned Lamont
The Royal Flush Of Campaign Messaging: Toilets
June 7th, 2018 · 6 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Joe Ganim pulling Ned Lamont’s chain about his wealth has forged a campaign swirl over the number of toilets in a candidate’s residence. This must be Joe’s new version of head count.
Tags: Hartford Courant·Joe Ganim·Mark Boughton·Ned Lamont·Neil Vigdor·Sacred Heart University
With Moore At His Side, Lamont Campaigns In Bridgeport
June 6th, 2018 · 34 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Backed by State Senator Marilyn Moore, Democratic-endorsed Ned Lamont on Tuesday campaigned for governor in Bridgeport in the African American-rich Trumbull Gardens area that went big for Joe Ganim in his 2015 comeback for mayor. Ganim’s trying to qualify for an August primary against Lamont.
Tags: Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore·Ned Lamont
Candidate Petition Drives End, Counting By Registrars Continues, Ganim Piles Up 32,000 Signatures
June 12th, 2018 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Mayor Joe Ganim’s petitioning campaign for governor has amassed roughly 32,000 signatures, 10,000 from Bridgeport, about twice the verified number he needs in his quest to qualify for an August 14 primary against Democratic-endorsed Ned Lamont. Tuesday was the final opportunity to submit signatures to local elections officials who will review the petitions to determine […]
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Tags: David Stemerman·Guy Smith·Joe Ganim·Mark Boughton·Mark Lauretti·Ned Lamont·New Haven Independent·Steve Obsitnik·Tim Herbst