The Dem and GOP conventions start tonight. You wanna be a delegate? Or an alternate, at least? Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa has been scrambling for
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Matthews Screws Up Filleting Dick, Bridgeport’s Birthday Gifts, Downtown Development Forum
Dick Update: What a nutty few days. I’m dizzy. Tuesday night Bridgeport Town Committee members endorsed incumbent state reps for reelection including (OMG) State Rep.
Read moreSuBy’s Mario Schmooze, Dem Storm Clouds, And Lots Of Park City Stuff
Say what you want about Susan Bysiewicz, she’s relentless. The day before a state judge cleared the way for Secretary of the State Bysiewicz to run
Read moreHandicapping Lamont V. Malloy, The Message And Messenger
Okay boys and girls, get out your delegate scorecards. That’s what political operatives from the various campaign camps are doing in preparation for their respective state
Read moreMario’s Lamont Dice Roll
Update: A casino debate? Again? Yup. Leave it to Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa to create a wedge issue as he pushes his flock to endorse
Read moreJodi’s Early Retirement, Dan and Ned Pitch City Pols, Plus: Schmoozing Downtown
Jodi Rell’s offering state employees an early retirement plan to save money, so she thinks. Maybe she should do us all a favor and include herself
Read morePolitical Advice From MOM, Plus: Is Dick Chicken?
John Gomes is challenging Mayor Bill Finch, his former boss. Is Gomes’ run for the Democratic mayoral nomination next year sour grapes for getting canned? Or
Read moreCockadoodle Doo! Red Rooster John Gomes Enters Mayoral Race, Who’s Next?
John Gomes, former director of the city’s government-efficiency CitiStat Program, is the first to officially declare his candidacy for mayor, and his former City Hall
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