Monthly Archive for May, 2010

: May, 2010

Lunch break for Dems

Kathleen O’Rourke/Staff photo Fairfield First Selectman Ken Flatto wants to manage the state’s money as comptroller. He was engaged in lots of last-minute Saturday electioneering in attempt to climb

Foley inches closer

HARTFORD — It appears that Tom Foley is only moments away from getting the GOP endorsement for govenor, as delegate switches continue to fall his way.

Jepsen, sans tie-die, invokes the spirit of Jerry Garcia (No, not the secretary of the state candidate from New Haven!)

Gerry Garcia is among the three announced candidates for secretary of the state who are being nominated right now. But George Jepsen, the former state Senate majority leader and state party leader,

It’s so loud in here I can’t see the votes

Things are on the verge of chaos at the Republican convention. Votes can’t be heard, forms are being incorrectly filled out, and a phantom switch in Greenwich got that delegation very upset. The

DiNardis delegates switching

HARTFORD — Most of the switches going on after the Republicans’ first ballot for governor ended seem to be from Larry DiNardis to either Tom Foley or Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele. “It looks good right

Tight GOP gov’s race

HARTFORD — The first ballot for governor has ended, and now delegates have the chance to switch their votes. A source indicates that Tom Foley won a plurality of votes, with Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele

Wyman gets lt. gov. nod

Kathleen O’Rourke/Staff photo By Bill Cummings HARTFORD — State Comptroller Nancy Wyman easily won the nomination for lieutenant governor Saturday during the state Democratic convention, but

Wyman out to big lead

HARTFORD — Comptroller Nancy Wyman is out to a huge lead in the Democratic endorsement contest for lieutenant governor. She has 999 to 460 for Mary Glassman as balloting continues.

A whole lot of towns in this little state

The scene at the 2010 State Democratic Convention at the Connecticut Expo in Hartford, Conn. on Saturday May 22, 2010.  Kathleen O’Rourke/Staff photos

Dems voting on Lt. gov

HARTFORD — Democratic delegates are now voting for lieutenant governor, choosing between Nancy Wyman, Dan Malloy’s preferred running mate and the state’s current comptroller, and Mary Glassman,