Quirks Add Uncertainty to Legislative Races
New York Times - Sat Jul 26, 12:22 am EDTA bad economy in an election year usually churns up voters looking for someone to blame, but in Connecticut the situation is confusing for political odds-makers.
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A bad economy in an election year usually churns up voters looking for someone to blame, but in Connecticut the situation is confusing for political odds-makers.
Five months after Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton drew a record turnout in the Connecticut primary, young people are still thronging to register as new voters, swelling the ranks of the state's dominant Democratic Party.
HARTFORD — Democratic voter registration is up sharply in southwestern Connecticut's 4th Congressional District, and political analysts said Friday that Republican U.
Joe Lieberman lost credibility among South Florida Jews by backing John McCain, says the Obama campaign's top Jewish surrogate. call on Lieberman, who left the Democrats in 2006 after he was defeated in a Connecticut party primary during his re-election campaign.
HARTFORD, Conn. — Barack Obama may have abandoned public financing for his presidential campaign, but in Connecticut, legislative candidates are lining up to get campaign cash from the state. About 70 percent of the Nutmeg State's candidates for General Assembly this year are expected to sign on to a new public financing election program. Not only does it provide hefty grants, it offers extra ...
Connecticut’s chief elections official is backing congressional legislation she says could resolve a controversy regarding voter registration drives at federal veterans hospitals and nursing homes.
By SUSAN HAIGH HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Barack Obama may have abandoned public financing for his presidential campaign, but in Connecticut legislative candidates are lining up to get campaign cash from the state government.
Only two of John McCain’s post-primary contributions have come from Sen. Joe Lieberman supporters, despite the Connecticut Independent’s strong support of the Republican presidential candidate.
Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, who once ran for the second highest job in the country as a Democrat, is now campaigning in South Florida for Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain.
Eight years after sharing a spot on the Democratic presidential ticket, U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut returned to Florida to campaign for the other party and court Jewish and Cuban voters, who will likely play a big role in the state in November.
Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman visited Miami Sunday evening to drum up support for Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain.