Campaign Values and Attacks in Shelton General Assembly Races

Tuesday October 28, 2008

The Blogster realizes that he’s never pictured Sen. Dan Debicella as a boble-head doll. Maybe the Blogster doesn’t have the imagination of Democratic challenger Janice Andersen, whose campaign mailed a particularly graphic piece of attack mail this week.
“Republican Dan Debicella says one thing to get elected and does another when he votes,” the mailing says, featuring his smiling photo on a little bitty body. On the back, she picked six issues that Debicella voted against, including four bills that Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed into law on gun trafficking, heating-oil relief, emergency contraception for rape victims and the expansion of the HUSKY health plan for kids.
Debicella’s latest mailer, touts “A New Generation of Leadership” and calls for cutting state taxes on fuels; drilling for new natural gas and oil and offering tax breaks for families and businesses who adopt alternative energy.
Another mailer was one of the biggest pieces the Blogster has ever seen. The glossy 8.5 by 11-inch piece opens up to 17×22, featuring 10, county them, 10 pictures of Rep. Jason Perillo. You can thank public financing for this continual onslaught. Fortunately, there’s only one week until Election Day.

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