WASHINGTON — Larry Kudlow said he loves being a broadcaster too much to challenge Sen. Richard Blumenthal for a chance to be a politician.
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Blumenthal has big war chest; Kudlow friends raise money
The latest reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission show that Sen. Richard Blumenthal ended 2015 with nearly $4 million in his campaign account. Supporters of conservative commentator Larry Kudlow have established a “testing the waters” PAC called “Jobs for Connecticut.”
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At Republican retreat, GOP senators press Kudlow to run against Blumenthal
BALTIMORE, MD. — Larry Kudlow continued to keep people guessing as to whether he’ll challenge Sen. Richard Blumenthal at the House and Senate Republican retreat in Baltimore Thursday, but the pressure was on. “I talked to quite a few senators,” Kudlow said. “They were very encouraging.”
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Blumenthal campaign targets potential rival Kudlow over actual candidate Wolf
WASHINGTON — Sen. Richard Blumenthal‘s campaign has more sharply set its sights on a Larry Kudlow, a Republican who isn’t in the Connecticut Senate race — at least not yet — instead of August Wolf, a Republican who has declared his candidacy.
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Koch brother hosting fundraiser for Blumenthal rival
WASHINGTON — Billionaire industrialist David Koch is hosting a high-dollar fundraiser Monday evening for August Wolf, a Republican who is running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
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Malloy’s approval rating plummets to all-time low
The approval rating of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a Democrat in the midst of defending unpopular mid-year budget cuts in the first year of his second term, hit an all-time low of 32 percent in a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.
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Kudlow denies report he’s decided to run against Blumenthal
WASHINGTON – CNBC host and conservative commentator Larry Kudlow denied on Monday that he has decided to run against Sen. Richard Blumenthal, saying he is still mulling over whether he will challenge the popular Connecticut Democrat.
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Report: Voting patterns will boost Blumenthal’s re-election bid
WASHINGTON — Connecticut’s historic voting patterns will give Sen. Richard Blumenthal a boost in his re-election bid next year, a University of Minnesota study said.
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Iran deal supporters, opponents wage ad war in Connecticut
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WASHINGTON – With Sen. Richard Blumenthal emerging as a key swing vote on the Iran nuclear deal, Connecticut has become an advertising battleground for those at war over the agreement.
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Wolf airs first ad in campaign to unseat Blumenthal
August Wolf, a former Olympic shot putter seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2016, is running his first commercial: a cable television ad urging U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., to oppose the proposed U.S-Iran nuclear deal.
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Blumenthal campaign raises $3.3 million; Wolf rakes in $240K
WASHINGTON — Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has raised more than $3.3 million this year for his re-election, while his Republican challenger, August Wolf, who has only been in the race since May, has pulled in nearly $240,000.
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Stamford Republican steps up to challenge Blumenthal
WASHINGTON– Republican August Wolf has a track record of one kind, and is the first Republican to enter the political arena against U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who has an established track record of his own.