A Rasmussen Reports survey released this afternoon has Democrat Richard Blumenthal leading Republican Linda McMahon in the U.S. Senate race, 53 percent to 44 percent. Last month, Blumenthal led, 47 percent to 40 percent. The new poll is the first in which Rasmussen includes “leaners,” people who express no initial preference until pushed. Without leaners, Blumenthal’s lead […]
September 10, 2010
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Debicella attacks Himes In TV Ad
Republican Dan Debicella portrays U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, in a TV ad released today as “a rubber stamp” for “the failed policies of the past two years.” It is illustrated with the obligatory unflattering photo of Himes, as well as a shot of the incumbent side by side with Sen. Christopher Dodd. Interestingly, there is […]
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Facing McMahon’s millions, Blumenthal embraces Obama
Whether it’s for love or money, Richard Blumenthal is embracing Barack Obama at a time when the president’s approval rating sits at an all-time low in Connecticut. Obama is headlining a $1,000-a-ticket fundraiser for Blumenthal, a Democratic U.S. Senate nominee trying to hold off the best-financed candidate in state history, Republican Linda McMahon. No public […]
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Study finds link between gun offenses, recidivism rates
Nearly three-quarters of the men incarcerated on weapons charges in Connecticut are likely to be arrested again within three years, and nearly half serve a new sentence, according to a new study by the state Office of Policy and Management. The report, prepared for the state’s Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission, also found that two-thirds […]
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The thin line between policy, politics
BRIDGEPORT – It was a Congressional event, one of more than 17 in 17 days that freshman U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, scheduled for the congressional recess. But the distance between policy and politics was as brief as his introduction Thursday. “Please give your applause, and if I can say, your vote, to Congressman […]
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Survey says businesses don’t expect to recover before 2011 or 2012
ROCKY HILL — Though many economists say Connecticut is slowly beginning to cover, most businesses here don’t expect to do so until 2011 or 2012, according to the state business lobby’s latest annual survey. The Connecticut Business and Industry Association’s ninth annual Survey of Connecticut Businesses also found poor sales, fears about state government’s fiscal instability […]
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Schumer in Connecticut: Blumenthal’s ‘doing just fine’
MANCHESTER — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York interrupted his own stress-free stroll to re-election Friday to help a neighbor, Democrat Richard Blumenthal. Not that Blumenthal needs it, mind you. Schumer, a prodigious fundraiser who oversaw the Senate Democrats’ gain of six seats in 2008, took pains to avoid the impression that Blumenthal needs […]