Tom Foley, the Republican convention-endorsed candidate for governor, roughs up his GOP rival, John P. McKinney, in a new tit-for-tat ad that still keeps his campaign’s focus on weakening the Democratic incumbent, Dannel P. Malloy. The spot leaves the incorrect impression McKinney voted for Malloy’s tax increase.
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Foley speaks softly, so read his bumper sticker
Tom Foley travels to campaign events in a black Audi A4 with a green bumper sticker that says, “Don’t blame me, I voted for Tom Foley.” It’s cute, a little cheeky, even. But the sticker reflects a serious vibe that resonates through Foley’s second run for governor in four years.
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McKinney hits Malloy, Foley in his first TV ad
Republican John P. McKinney asserts in his first television commercial he is the only candidate targeting the size of government, a jab at his GOP rival, Tom Foley, and the Democrat they hope to unseat this fall, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
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The folks who want to sell you Connecticut’s next governor
Tom Foley is sticking with his image team from 2010. John P. McKinney hired the guys who tormented Foley that year. Dannel P. Malloy’s new ad guys cut their teeth on Obama campaigns and generated buzz in the New York mayoral primary. These are the people who are going to try to sell you a governor in 2014.
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Money assured, McKinney-Walker tape first TV ad
The Republican gubernatorial ticket of John P. McKinney and his running mate, David M. Walker, said Wednesday they have qualified for $1.35 million in public financing for the GOP primary and are rushing to air a commercial produced this week.
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Common Core? Try common ground for Pelto, Visconti
Coming from the left and right, the paths of two petitioning candidates for governor, Jonathan Pelto and Joe Visconti, intersected Wednesday outside a state Board of Education meeting, where a dozen people staged a protest of the Common Core curriculum standards.
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Democrats say Foley’s campaign finances just don’t add up
An elections complaint filed by the Connecticut Democratic Party claims that the gubernatorial campaign of Republican Tom Foley failed to report major expenses in June, such as staff salaries and the cost of producing the commercial that began airing Monday.
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Tom Foley a ‘regular guy’ and ‘great dad’ in first TV ad
Tom Foley, a Greenwich Republican repeatedly attacked by opponents in the 2010 race for governor as a hard-hearted businessman, is presented by his wife in the first television ad of the 2014 race as “a regular guy” and “a great dad, who would make a great governor.”
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McKinney: Initial SEEC review questions just $4,600
The Republican ticket of John P. McKinney and David M. Walker said Friday that an initial review of its application for public financing has raised questions about just $4,600, leaving them with hopes of still winning approval next week.
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Campaign enters new phase as Foley buys TV time
The low-key Republican primary for governor is about to get a higher profile: Tom Foley’s campaign has purchased about $40,000 of time on three broadcast stations, with the first commercials scheduled to air Monday.
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Fedele endorses one-time bitter rival for governor
Former Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele, the Stamford Republican who narrowly lost his party’s 2010 gubernatorial primary, on Thursday endorsed the man who defeated him four years ago.
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On third try, Foley wins public financing for campaign
It took three tries and another round of fundraising, but Republican Tom Foley’s application for the public financing of his campaign for governor was approved Wednesday by the State Elections Enforcement Commission.
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Foley, McKinney find plenty of common ground at first GOP forum
Republican gubernatorial contenders Tom Foley and John McKinney found more common ground than points of contention Thursday night as they squared off for the first time in a campaign forum.
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Another delay for Tom Foley’s public financing grant
For the second time in two weeks, the public-financing application of Republican Tom Foley’s campaign for governor was judged to be incomplete, delaying by at least one week the awarding of a $1.35 million grant for his GOP primary campaign.
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Not quite the nominee, Tom Foley puts stamp on GOP
Tom Foley has to win a primary in August to be crowned the Republican nominee for governor, but he already is using his endorsement by the GOP convention last month as a mandate to assert control over the state party’s fundraising.