From the Q Poll: By margins of 2-1 or more, Connecticut voters support most gun-control measures, with support for universal background checks at 93 – 6 percent, including 89 – 9 percent among voters in households where there are guns, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Entries Tagged as 'Quinnipiac University'
Feds Weighing Probation Violation Against Newton
January 11th, 2013 · 7 Comments · News and Events
From Mike Mayko, CT Post: (HARTFORD) Former State Sen. Ernest Newton’s legal problems are growing. The U.S. Probation Department is expected to charge Newton with violating the terms of supervised release as a result of his Jan. 4 state arrest on larceny, illegal campaign practices and tampering with a witness. He is expected to plead [...]
Tags: CT Post·Darnell Crosland·Ernie Newton·Mike Mayko·Quinnipiac University
Law Enforcement Leaders Launch Effort To Attack Gang Violence
November 27th, 2012 · 7 Comments · Cops, News and Events
UPDATE: Eric Holder, the nation’s top law enforcement official, joined Governor Dannel Malloy and a coalition of service providers today to announce the year-long planning effort “Project Longevity,” a strategy to curtail gang violence in Connecticut cities. The program was launched in New Haven and will carry on in Bridgeport and Hartford. Bridgeport Police Chief [...]
Tags: Dan Malloy·David Fein·Eric Holder·Joe Gaudett·John DeStefano·Quinnipiac University
Is Traditional Media Becoming Irrelevent? The New Way Politicians Control Message
October 21st, 2012 · No Comments · Media, News and Events, State Politics
From Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror: When Republican Linda McMahon joins New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at rallies in Stamford, Waterbury and Glastonbury Monday, it will be the first time her U.S. Senate campaign has widely publicized her schedule in four weeks.
Tags: Chris Murphy·CT Mirror·John McCain·Linda McMahon·Mark Pazniokas·Quinnipiac University
Q Poll: Murphy Leads McMahon By 6, Barack By 14 Over Mitt
October 24th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, National Politics, State Politics
The U.S. Senate battle between Democrat Chris Murphy and Republican Linda McMahon continues to be close. Two other public polls this week had the race a dead heat. The latest from today’s Quinnipiac poll: Women and older voters are shifting away from Linda McMahon, the Republican candidate in Connecticut’s U.S. Senate race, giving U.S. Rep. Christopher [...]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Murphy·Linda McMahon·Mitt Romney·Quinnipiac University