Gov. Dannel P. Malloy pushed his idling re-election campaign to full-throttle Wednesday night, aiming in one speech to take down the newly minted Republican nominee and lift up a Democratic base unsettled by a slow economic recovery and their candidate’s tepid poll numbers.
August 13, 2014
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Malloy attacks Foley with mashup of GOP ads from ’10 and ’14
John P. McKinney defended his final attack ad against Tom Foley, saying the Democrats would hit him harder and faster. On the first day of the general-election campaign, Democrats posted a newer version of the piece McKinney used to close out the Republican primary for governor.
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Sure, Tom, I’ll endorse you, but there’s just one thing…
He allowed that his late mother would have been appalled, but John P. McKinney dumped a bucket of ice water over the head of Tom Foley on Wednesday, living the dream of every politician who has ever dutifully attended a unity press conference the morning after losing a primary. Ostensibly, it all was for charity.
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Somers emerges winner of GOP lieutenant governor nomination
The Republican primary battle for lieutenant governor appeared to be over by mid-afternoon Wednesday when state Rep. Penny Bacchiochi of Somers conceded the narrow contest to former Groton Mayor Heather Bond Somers. Though official results still hadn’t been confirmed yet, Bacchiochi issued a written statement by email around 2:30 p.m. in which she pledged to work for party unity.
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Map: Gubernatorial primary results, by town
McKinney gained a lot of ground with huge margins of victory in his hometown of Fairfield and nearby Wilton, garnering almost 3,500 more votes than Foley. But Foley’s consistent showing throughout the state earned him the chance to run against Governor Dannel P. Malloy in November.