Connecticut’s race for governor remained tight Wednesday as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy opened a one-point lead over Republican Tom Foley in a new Quinnipiac University poll, 43 percent to 42 percent. Petitioning candidate Joe Visconti remained at nine percent.
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Foley, Malloy, vie for municipal leaders’ support
Connecticut’s gubernatorial contenders battled Tuesday for the support of local mayors and first selectmen, pledging to preserve municipal aid and to ease pressure on property taxpayers.
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Malloy challenges Foley, then chides reporters
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy challenged Republican Tom Foley and the press Monday over Foley’s refusal to disclose his state tax returns, suggesting that the Greenwich businessman may be hiding income from voters, and saying the press was letting him get away with it.
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Last CT jobs report before election shows big gains
The last jobs report before Election Day showed Monday that Connecticut’s unemployment rate dropped in September to its lowest rate in six years, 6.4 percent.
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Ignoring Visconti, Rasmussen has Foley up by 7
Ignoring the petitioning candidate who captured nine percent of the vote in other polls, Rasmussen Reports released a poll Sunday showing Republican Tom Foley with a seven-point lead in a two-way race with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, 50 percent to 43 percent.
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Outside spending on CT’s governor race tops $10M
Outside spending on Connecticut’s deadlocked race for governor blew past $10 million Friday night as the Republican and Democratic governors associations reported another $1.4 million in expenditures, mostly for attack ads.
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In 5th debate, Foley takes the 5th on climate change
Republican Tom Foley refused to say Thursday night during a gubernatorial debate with Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and petitioning candidate Joe Visconti if he believes mankind contributed to climate change or whether state policy could affect the phenomenon.
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Op-Ed: Tonight’s debate, a ‘thrilla’ or not?
The New York Times recently referred to the Malloy-Foley debates as “The Thrilla in Manila.” Linda McMahon should be lining up the pay-per-view rights. Thursday evening’s shindig at The Garde in New London is historically feisty: starring savvy journalists fed gotcha questions from opposing political camps and a raucous crowd that cheers each verbal punch. Still we revere […]
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Op-Ed: Tonight’s debate, a ‘thrilla’ or not?
The New York Times recently referred to the Malloy-Foley debates as “The Thrilla in Manila.” Linda McMahon should be lining up the pay-per-view rights. Thursday evening’s shindig at The Garde in New London is historically feisty: starring savvy journalists fed gotcha questions from opposing political camps and a raucous crowd that cheers each verbal punch. Still we revere […]
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For a second time, Tom Foley works to close the deal
It’s a simple question that executive search committees ask. The query is meant to test whether the desire to be a chief executive can be crystallized into a single concrete act: OK, let’s say you have the job, what do you do first? It’s a question Tom Foley has no answer for. Second of a two-day series.
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Foley, Malloy find common ground in GAAP
Who says Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and GOP gubernatorial challenger Tom Foley can’t find common ground? The fierce political rivals apparently agree on one topic, though it might not be the most pressing in the minds of voters: the ongoing conversion of state finances to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
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Tom Foley, up close and surprisingly personal
Connecticut can’t quite get a bead on Tom Foley. If voters elect him governor in three weeks, polling says it will be mainly for the fact he is not Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. Deep into his second run, Foley still prompts questions about who he is, why he is running and what, exactly, he would do if elected. In a recent two-hour interview, Foley explored some of those questions. First of a two-day series.
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Malloy, Foley on economy: some harmony amidst discord
Despite their seeming ability to disagree about almost everything, Gov. Danel P. Malloy and Tom Foley share plenty of common ground about Connecticut’s future economic development. But it’s their respective track records that lead them to butt heads most frequently.
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Super PAC spending on CT governor’s race exceeds $7 million
Another $1.2 million flowed into Connecticut’s deadlocked race for governor over the past 48 hours as two super PACs allied with the Democratic and Republican governors’ associations fought for superiority in a war of negative advertising. Outside politicians are joining the flow of dollars into the state, with visits next week from President Obama, Bill Clinton and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
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Malloy and Foley punch away, whatever the topic
Whatever the question, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Republican Tom Foley pummeled each other Thursday in a tense debate broadcast on radio and television. Invitations to tell voters about their core values, moral philosophy and personal struggles with disability prompted only brief detours, then quick pivots to practiced talking points.
