Tampa, Fla. — Mitt Romney accepted the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night with a speech contrasting his business success, family values and straightforward focus on job creation with what he says are President Obama’s unrealized promises and lofty rhetoric of the 2008 campaign. With nearly 45 minutes of prime time television, a relaxed Romney made […]
Ana Radelat
Ana has written about politics and policy in Washington, D.C.. for Gannett, Thompson Reuters and UPI. She was a special correspondent for the Miami Herald, and a regular contributor to The New York TImes, Advertising Age and several other publications. She has also worked in broadcast journalism, for CNN and several local NPR stations. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Journalism.
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Some Connecticut GOP delegates eyeing Malloy’s job
Tampa, Fla. — Connecticut delegates to the Republican National Convention had a big question this week: Where’s Tom Foley? The party’s 2010 gubernatorial nominee was a no-show until Day 3, though several potential competitors were here early, networking with GOP activists who could be helpful in a 2014 run against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the Democrat […]
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Connecticut delegates embrace Ryan’s fiscal focus
Tampa, Fla. — Paul Ryan introduced himself to the nation as Mitt Romney’s running mate Wednesday, accepting the Republican vice-presidential nomination with a speech that focused on the economy, with sharp pokes at President Obama and Democrats “desperate to keep their power.” “After four years of getting the runaround, America needs a turnaround, and the […]
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Connecticut delegation applauds Romney, not platform
Tampa, Fla. — On a day when Mitt Romney, a former governor of a neighboring state formally won the Republican nomination for president, Connecticut’s delegates to the GOP convention were torn as the party adopted a conservative platform with tough planks on abortion, gay marriage and immigration. “Social issues don’t belong in a platform,” said […]
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Romney introduced by loving wife and feisty governor
Tampa, Fla. — The first night of the hurricane-shortened Republican National Convention was jammed with speeches that aimed to define the differences between Mitt Romney and President Obama, excite the Republican base and soften the GOP nominee’s image. It was a tall order for a single hour of prime-time television. In an introductory speech, Ann […]
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Isaac scraps GOP’s convention day one schedule
Tampa, Fla. — As they socialized Monday on a truncated first day of the Republican National Convention, Connecticut’s delegates kept their eyes on a strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac, which drenched Tampa as it brushed by this Gulf Coast city on a track towards the Louisiana coast. Projected to reach hurricane strength before landfall, Isaac led […]
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Storm Isaac will delay Republican national convention
Washington – Expecting to be walloped by Tropical Storm Isaac, which is forecast to reach hurricane strength, organizers of the Republican National Convention decided to delay most of the event’s opening day activities until Tuesday afternoon. Isaac is expected to reach Florida’s Gulf Coast late Sunday. Tampa, the host city of the GOP convention, is […]
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Connecticut’s GOP heads to Tampa with high expectations, little status
Washington — Connecticut’s GOP, a minority in the state, is also likely to be a minority at the party’s national convention in Tampa, where more conservative voices will speak louder, sit in better seats and stay in more convenient hotels. That doesn’t faze Jerry Labriola, the chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party and the leader […]
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Poll: Obama support in Connecticut stagnant
A Rasmussen poll released Thursday said President Obama has an 8 percentage-point lead over Republican rival Mitt Romney, the same advantage the president held in a Public Policy poll held last month. On Aug. 21, Rasmussen asked 500 likely voters in Connecticut, “If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Mitt Romney […]
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Senate race poll: McMahon pulls up to Murphy
Washington — The race for retiring Joe Lieberman’s Senate seat has turned into a horse race, with Republican Linda McMahon running neck-and-neck with Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy, a Rasmussen poll shows. The poll of 500 likely Connecticut voters, taken Monday and released Wednesday, showed 49 percent for McMahon and 46 percent for Murphy, a statistical […]
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McMahon campaign hires new spokesman
Todd Abrajano, who worked for a losing Senate candidate in Missouri, was announced Wednesday as Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon’s third communications director in six week. Her last communications director, Tim Murtaugh, has left the campaign for undisclosed reasons. So did Erin Issac, who held the position before Murtaugh. Abrajano, a Yale graduate, was a […]
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Report: Connecticut companies, CEOs, don’t pay fair share of taxes
Correction: Jeffrey Boyd, CEO of Norwalk-based Priceline, benefited when the top income tax rate dropped from 39.6 percent to 35 percent. An earlier version of this story misstated the top U.S. income tax rate. The story has been corrected. Washington — Travelers is among 26 large U.S. companies that paid their CEOs more than they paid […]
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National parties begin attacks in 5th District race, but will they work?
Washington — The national Republican Party is calling Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District race its “best pickup opportunity in New England.” And a national political report has moved the race from “leaning Democrat” to pure “toss up.” And so the name-calling has begun, with each party testing for vulnerabilities in the opposing candidates. The national Republican […]
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Connecticut donors’ campaign money flows toward Romney, Republicans
Washington — Connecticut voters may help President Obama’s re-election chances, but they’re not giving him much political cash — especially in Fairfield County, which donated generously to him four years ago. Four years ago, Obama received more money from state residents than any other presidential candidate, according to the Federal Election Commission. He raised nearly […]
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National parties gear up for hot 5th District race
Washington — Connecticut voters are in for a knock-down, drag-out contest for the 5th Congessional District seat — courtesy, in part, of the national Republican and Democratic party organizations. As far as both national parties are concerned, the most competitive candidates have won their respective primaries on Tuesday; and before the night was over they […]