Hartford business executive Oz Griebel is launching his long-rumored gubernatorial bid tomorrow with four campaign stops, concluding at 6:15 p.m. at the Stamford train station.
In doing so Griebel, a Republican, will be launching his statewide campaign in a city that two other contenders call home – recently retired Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy, who wants the Democratic nomination for governor, and, more importantly, Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele.
I was tempted to write the headline: “Oz in Stamford to Drop House on Malloy/Fedele Campaigns” but at this point the “Wizard of Oz” references are already getting old and I’m sure he’s pretty tired of them as well.
I will be particularly interested to learn why Griebel thinks he can do a better job than the guy who has been second-in-command at the capitol for the past three years. And I’m sure Fedele’s potential Democratic opponents are eager to catalog any criticism from a fellow Republican businessman (Fedele is running as a businessman who will focus on job creation if nominated and elected).
