One week after Marilyn Moore vacated the campaign manager’s slot, Democratic mayoral candidate John Gomes has hired a new gun. Lachlan McIntosh, a veteran campaign
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Is Ganim A Rooster Or Capon?
Bridgeport Area Youth Ministry, Ralphola Taylor Center, Cardinal Shehan Center. Former Mayor Joe Ganim is playing Santa Claus with several city social service agencies forking
Read moreAmerico The Beautiful Supports Finch
Bridgeport politics is loaded with quick-change artists. I’m with you! (Maybe I’m with you.) No, I’m with you! (I think, maybe, possibly, depends on the
Read moreMarilyn Moore Resigns As Gomes Campaign Manager
Sometimes political activists join a campaign full of enthusiasm thinking most of the ducks are lined up to push the candidate across the finish line. Then they
Read moreBlow Up The BOE–Bring On The State
State budget chair Ben Barnes, formerly in charge of Bridgeport Board of Education finances, told the Connecticut Post: “I think that the city and the
Read moreWalsh Endorses Foster Care
City Councilman Bob “Troll” Walsh, legislative watchdog and veteran campaigner, is throwing his support to Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster. 0
Read moreIn The Red Light District He Was Police Royalty Called ‘Your Honis’
As a kid reporter I was fascinated by the underbelly of the city. The prostitutes on Middle Street. The Hell’s Angels in The Hollow. The
Read moreIf Ganim Runs, It’s A Game Changer–But How? Plus, The Finch Strategy
On Monday OIB sized up the mayoral race with Bill Finch poised, barring a new dynamic, for reelection. What could change the dimension beyond a
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