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The latest Rasmussen Reports poll has former Republican Congressman Rob Simmons doing better in a match up against Attorney General Dick Blumenthal than Simmons’ well-financed chief rival Linda McMahon. The poll also shows Peter Schiff, the other Republican in the race for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, running third in the matchup, but improving [...]
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Himes: Donate Rangel Money, Plus: Candidate Inventory, Are You Spinning?
February 26th, 2010 · 18 Comments · State Politics
Update: News release from Congressman Jim Himes: Himes Gives Back Rangel Campaign Contributions Washington, D.C. – Following a ruling against Ways & Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (NY-15) by the House Ethics Committee, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced that he will donate to charity the contributions Mr. Rangel made to his campaign.
Tags: Chris Shays·City Lights Gallery·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·George Jepsen·Jeff Kohut·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Joe Lieberman·John McKinney·Linda McMahon·Merrick Alpert·Michael Daly·Michael Fedele·Ned Lamont·Paul Ganim·Peter Schiff·Rob Russo·Rob Simmons·Rudy Marconi·Susan Bysiewicz·Tom Foley
Who’s The Real Exploitation Champ, McMahon Or Simmons? Plus: Mayor’s Health Director Search, And Jodi’s Jail Update
February 10th, 2010 · 15 Comments · Development and Zoning, State Politics
When it comes to voting women play hard to get. Such teasers. That means they break late deciding the candidate of their choice. Every time I was involved in a campaign it was inevitable, in the days before voting women I did not know trooped into headquarters with a barrage of questions: Where does Joe [...]
Tags: Anthony Bennett·Bill Finch·Charlie Tisdale·Dick Blumenthal·Jodi Rell·Larry Osborne·Linda McMahon·Marilyn Moore·Rob Simmons·Ruben Felipe
Dodd’s Dough, Kohut’s Calling, Linda’s Lion, Musto’s Magic, Meet Malloy
January 18th, 2010 · 25 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Chris Dodd has at least two million clams left in the campaign account of his U.S. Senate seat for which he’ll not seek reelection. What to do with it? Give it back to those jolly corporations that plied him with dough through the decades? Nah. Give it to candidates? Possibly. Give it to charity? Could be. Hey, [...]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Angel DePara·Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·Bob Scinto·Carlos Silva·Chris Caruso·Chris Dodd·CT Post·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Ed Gomes·Jack Hennessy·Jeff Kohut·Keila Torres Ocasio·Linda McMahon·Michelle Lyons·Quinnipiac University·Rich Paoletto·Rob Simmons·Warren Blunt
Polls, The Barack Factor For Himes, Plus: Jepsen Challenges SuBy
January 14th, 2010 · 22 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, National Politics, State Politics
Update, new Q polls Ronald Reagan’s polling numbers after two years as president showed he was toast. Then the economy rebounded and he croaked his Democratic opponent Walter Mondale in 1984. Bill Clinton’s polling numbers after two years were dicey as well. Then the economy soared. And he dispatched his Republican opponent Bob Dole in 1996. But [...]
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