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Is Your Vote For Finch, Foster Or McLevy?

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Jasper McLevy, Bridgeport's longest-serving mayor.

Twenty one cities and towns in Connecticut will participate in party primaries today. The Democratic primary showdown between Mayor Bill Finch and challenger Mary-Jane Foster will take place September 27, per order of Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis. If Bridgeport had conducted its primary today how would you have voted?

For Finch? For Foster? For Jasper McLevy?

Who’s Jasper McLevy? He was the city’s Socialist mayor from 1933 to 1957, known for his frugality and honesty. Now there’s a novel approach!

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3 Responses

  1. What Happened? says:

    Holy Crap…? what is wrong with the people of Bpt? how could they endorse Finch to run again? could it be the fix was and most certainly is in…most likely..!

  2. Hammond Egger says:

    Anyone but Finch.We need to dump him in the primary in 2 weeks.Foster is our best choice.She’s not under Mario’s thumb…..

  3. sadinbpt says:

    FOSTER!!! Get rid of the slimy machine.

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