Levy has been unable to afford TV advertising since winning the Republican primary, an upset fueled by Trump’s endorsement days earlier.
Mark Pazniokas
Mark is the Capitol Bureau Chief and a co-founder of CT Mirror. He is a frequent contributor to WNPR, a former state politics writer for The Hartford Courant and Journal Inquirer, and contributor for The New York Times.
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Stefanowski takes aim at CT police accountability law
Bob Stefanowski said crime was “out of control” and CT’s 2-year-old accountability law was the main cause of police recruiting difficulties.
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Hearst Connecticut/WFSB poll has Blumenthal up by 13 points
The dynamics echoed a previous poll, with women favoring U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal over Leora Levy by a large margin and men split.
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Lamont, Stefanowski paint different pictures of CT in first debate
In CT’s first debate, Gov. Ned Lamont trumpeted state finances while Bob Stefanowski painted the state as unsafe and overburdened by taxes.
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Ned Lamont has 15-point lead over Bob Stefanowski in new poll
A Western New England University survey for Hearst Connecticut/WFSB shows Lamont leading Stefanowski 55%-40% and by 30 points among women.
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Crime fell in Connecticut, but Republicans say it’s still an issue
CT resumed its 10-year crime drop after a bump in 2020. Republicans say Democrats have “put the rights of criminals ahead of our police.”
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On abortion issue, Bob Stefanowski’s frustration is showing
The CT GOP gubernatorial candidate insists abortion is irrelevant. It’s the one issue that Democrats, and some in his own party, just won’t let go.
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Women turn against GOP, giving Lamont and Blumenthal 17-point leads
The poll shows Gov. Ned Lamont and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, both Democrats, have 30-point leads among women who are likely to vote.
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Bob Stefanowski points to modest upbringing in neighborhood stroll
Connecticut’s rich Republican candidate, Bob Stefanowski, says he is more grounded than his richer Democratic opponent, Gov. Ned Lamont.
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Bob Stefanowski: Ned Lamont will try to ‘bury’ FBI inquiry
Bob Stefanowski made the accusation, without citing proof, that Ned Lamont would try to stall FBI investigations until after the election.
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Election 2022: One midterm election, two worlds
Mark Pazniokas surveys the landscape of this year’s election in The Connecticut Mirror’s first Election 2022 briefing.
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In CT, Democrats and Republicans are campaigning on separate issues
Abortion, guns and Trump are staples of Democratic messaging. Republicans gripe that Democrats are distracting voters from the economy.
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Fiscal Tong abre investigación sobre las acusaciones del ‘Proyecto Veritas’
William Tong abrió una investigación para determinar si el video de cámara oculta de Project Veritas es evidencia de prejuicio ilegal.
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CT Gov. Ned Lamont agrees to two debates with Bob Stefanowski
Gov. Ned Lamont agreed Friday to two televised debates with Republican Bob Stefanowski, half the number of debates between the two in 2018.
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Court rejects Stefanowski’s bid to keep Independent Party off the ballot
The lawsuit asked the court to issue an injunction striking Rob Hotaling and his running mate from the ballot.