NORWALK–It’s been a campaign season fiercely focused on the economy, and this latest debate was no exception. But for a good part of Thursday’s event, two other crucial issues got some attention: energy and the environment. “Ninety seconds on energy policy,” said Rep. Jim Himes (D-4th District), “Okay. Here’s an area where we really need […]
October 28, 2010 @ 12:00 am
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A tale of two campaigns: Carmen Anthony for McMahon, Costco for Blumenthal
WASHINGTON–Connecticut’s contest for U.S. Senate now ranks as the most expensive Congressional race in the country, with the two candidates spending a combined $48.4 million so far this election, according to a new tally by the Center for Responsive Politics. In just the first two weeks of October, Democrat Richard Blumenthal and Republican Linda McMahon […]
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In congested Fairfield County, different views on the use of waterfront land
It’s not often that civilization is demolished to make way for wild birds, especially within sight of Connecticut’s largest city. That’s what’s happening on a long barrier beach between Bridgeport and Stratford. View through the windows of a cottage awaiting demolition on Stratford’s Long Beach West (Christine Woodside) On the Stratford side, a yellow excavator […]
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Dean, Jepsen argue over qualifications to be AG
Sitting elbow to elbow in a radio studio today, Democrat George Jepsen said that Republican Martha Dean’s new lawsuit claiming he is ineligible to be attorney general was a “last-minute, desperate play.” “The fact of the matter is any true litigator, a good lawyer, would have known you cannot file a case one week before […]
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Hundreds of teaching jobs still lost this year, despite federal cash infusion
The last round of federal stimulus money for education was billed as desperately-needed funding to preserve teachers’ jobs, but a survey suggests many towns are saving the money for the future–and hundreds of classroom positions remain empty. Schools across the state shed about 1,500 teachers going into the current school year, and even with the […]
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Luntz on ‘Oh yeah’ girls: Oh no
Did her more harm than good: That’s Republican pollster and consultant Frank Luntz’s assessment of much of Linda McMahon’s advertising campaign. In a column for Time titled “Ad Nauseam,” Luntz illustrates one of his rules of for effective advertising–“Fake doesn’t sell”–with McMahon’s famous “Oh Yeah” girls ad. “The response from viewers: Oh, no. No actors. Ever.”
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McMahon pumps another $1 million into her Senate campaign coffers
For anyone who is still counting, Linda McMahon threw another $1 million of her own money into her U.S. Senate bid this week. A new campaign finance filing shows she pumped that latest batch of cash into her bid on Monday, bringing her total investment so far to $47 million. McMahon, the Republican nominee and […]
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Poll shows Blumenthal ahead, Dems extending leads in 1st, 2nd and 3rd CDs
A new poll shows Democrat Richard Blumenthal holding an 8 percentage point lead over Republican Linda McMahon in their contest for the U.S. Senate, while incumbent Democrats John Larson, Joe Courtney and Rosa DeLauro have extended their margins over the Republican challengers in their Congressional races. A survey that Merriman River Group conducted for CT Capitol […]