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What’s in a name? Thousands of anagrammatical options for the governor formerly known as Dan

The Blogster doesn’t blame Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s desire to be known by his full name and can easily understand the marketing value of “Dan” over “Dannel” during the gubernatorial campaign, as he was

Malloy, in news conference, riffs on a reporter’s attempted anti-elitism

The Blogster thinks his colleague doesn’t realize that “hoi polloi” means the great unwashed. But here’s a snippet from Gov.-elect Malloy’s last news conference before taking the oath of office.

New SEEC Filing: Foley Writes Another Million-Dollar Check

Days after a State Elections Enforcement Commission filing indicating that Tom Foley recently wrote four checks totaling $4.5 million, the SEEC website today shows that on October 26, he wrote another

Foley Slams Democratic Claims on Campaign-Finance Reports

  Liz Osborn, Republican Tom Foley’s gubernatorial campaign spokeswoman, in a phone interview with the Blogster, just dismissed Democratic State Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo’s claims that Foley has

What Kind of Appellations Will the Gubernatorial Candidates Use Tonight?

We are about two hours from the gubernatorial showdown at The Bushnell. The Blogster wants to know whether Democrat Dan Malloy will again call Republican Tom Foley “ambassador” tonight, in reference

Malloy, Blogster, WABC News Anchor Williams, Grapple Over the Issues

 Here we are, sans Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley, on WABC-TV’s “Up Close” show with local anchor Diana Williams. The program aired Sunday morning.

Q Poll Shows Malloy Ahead by 9 Points Over Foley in Gov’s Race

Here’s the top of the Q Poll surveyed, release in the predawn Wednesday: “Fueled by the Democrats’ big voter registration lead, former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy leads former ambassador Tom Foley, the

Malloy, Foley, Offer Different Directions for the State’s Economy

Stamford – During the fourth economic summit here on the UConn campus, Dan Malloy, the Democratic former local mayor and Tom Foley, the Greenwich private investor carrying the GOP banner, presented

The Brains Behind the Gubernatorial Campaigns

  Back when boxing – and politicians, for that matter – had some sort of legitimacy in the eyes of the general sporting public, there were weighing-in ceremonies in which the size of fists, length of

Foley: Malloy is Too Cozy With the Unions. Malloy: Yeah? So What?

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley is wearing his lack of union support like a red badge of courage, with the apparent hopes that his lack of union endorsements will be offset by mainstream,