Eight of the 36 state Senate races are do-overs, as are 26 of the 151 state House races.
2020 Election
Posted inHealth
Connecticut’s one-day COVID positive rate hits 4.1%
The 4.1% rate is the state’s highest one-day number since early June. The new seven-day rolling average is 2.5%.
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Margaret Streicker pours $1.15 million into her campaign in the final days of a bitter race against Rosa DeLauro
Streicker’s ability to self-fund her campaign has prompted DeLauro’s allies to come to the aid of the lawmaker.
Posted inJustice, Politics
Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court; Sen. Blumenthal says day was ‘sad, surreal’
A bitterly divided Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in a vote Sen. Richard Blumenthal called ‘surreal.’
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One-fifth of the CT electorate has already voted — and Democrats are far outpacing Republicans and unaffiliated voters
More than 455,000 people have voted by absentee ballot in Connecticut so far, representing 70% of those who applied.
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CT donations to Biden campaign have surged
Joe Biden’s campaign has raised more money than Donald Trump’s as the race enters its final days.
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Trump demands attention from suburban voters. Down-ballot Republicans wish he wouldn’t.
The missing Trump sign at a suburban Republican headquarters was a sign of the times.
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Larson-Fay debate Zoombombed with racial slurs, obscene and homophobic comments
The attack is just one of the most recent in a string of Zoombombings of political, academic and religious events.
Posted inJustice
In an election emphasizing absentee ballots, state officials stepping up to help prisoners vote
More than 2,000 incarcerated people are eligible to vote. This year, state officials are helping them cast their ballots.
Posted inPolitics
Socially distanced Senate passes no-excuse absentee ballot bill
The Connecticut Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for final passage of legislation allowing no-excuse absentee ballot voting
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Biden fundraising may lag across the nation, but not in Connecticut
In the last quarter of 2019, Biden raised $507,778 from Connecticut donors with the help of an October fundraiser hosted by Gov. Ned Lamont.
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Bloomberg announces Conn. campaign co-chairs
On Tuesday, the campaign of the former New York mayor and Democratic candidate for the White House announced that state Reps. Chris Rosario, D-Bridgeport and Kerry Wood, D-Newington, will co-chair Bloomberg’s Connecticut campaign.
