Less than two weeks to the Feb. 27 special general election, time to take inventory. What started five months ago in the first Democratic mayoral
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Category: Analysis and Comment
Ganim: Keep The Momentum Going, Gomes Would Crater Bridgeport’s Progress
Two weeks from the Feb. 27 special general election, Mayor Joe Ganim writes in a commentary a John Gomes mayoralty would knock out city progress.
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The Valor Of Jazmarie Melendez Standing Up To The Bully
Anthony Paoletto Samia Suliman Nessah Smith Karen Jackson Michele Small And now Jazmarie Melendez Their commonality comprises quite a political club: all have represented the
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In Search Of A Rainbow, Ganim And Gomes Dip Into Fundraising Well A Fourth Time
Could Feb. 27 finally be it, the coda to this screwball mayoral election cycle? If so, this is the one that counts. Three weeks remain
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Enough Already! Michael Daly: Fourth City Election ‘Preposterous’
No doubt it sucks to lose after putting more than a year’s effort fundraising, door knocking, phone calling, building coalitions. A number of political operatives
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OIB’s Profiles In Courage Awarded To City Councilman Matt McCarthy
Black Rock’s not an easy navigation for pols: Ivy League affluence smack up against give-us-a-chance poverty, the “upper end” of the neighborhood featuring spectacular million
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Unpacking The Primary Redo – How Ganim Voters Warmed Up To A Winter Vote
In the September mayoral primary John Gomes received 3,953 votes. On Tuesday’s redo he netted 3,894 votes, according to unofficial returns. An intriguing similarity comes
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Watch: Ganim-Gomes Debate On WICC – Seasoned Mayor Teaches Ill-Prepared Opponent Lesson
WICC’s Melissa Sheketoff moderated a debate on the eve of the new Democratic mayoral primary between Mayor Joe Ganim and John Gomes. A few takeaways:
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