Monthly Archive for July, 2012

: July, 2012

Yo, Adrian?

Christopher Shays needs an Ivan Drago moment. The Senate campaign of the ex-GOP congressman is invoking Rocky Balboa in its latest appeal to GOP primary voters. You heard that correctly, “Rocky.” No,

McMahon goes full bore on unemployment, Murphy in new ad

Primary day is exactly two weeks away. But who’s counting? Not Linda McMahon. Way ahead of her primary opponent Christopher Shays in the polls and in cash, McMahon is allocating her resources for

Cafero on McKinney’s call for Donovan probe: Lots of ?s about process

This afternoon state Sen. John McKinney, R-Fairfield, called for the creation of a special legislative inquiry panel to investigate the ongoing campaign finance scandal surrounding House Speaker Chris

Jabs, agreement, in 5th District

The four Republican candidates in last night’s 5th Congressional District debate at Brookfield High School agreed on a whole lot. As Bob Miller writes: They said they favor lower taxes and less

Senate debate replay

Missed last night’s Democratic Senate debate between Chris Murphy and Susan Bysiewicz? You can watch a replay of the debate here via WTNH: Candidates face off in democratic senate debate 2012

Live coverage: 5th District GOP debate

The four candidates vying for the Republican nomination in the state’s 5th Congressional District — Andrew Roarback, Lisa Wilson-Foley, Justin Bernier and Mark Greenberg — will meet tonight for a

Live coverage: Senate debate

Democratic Senate candidates Chris Murphy and Susan Bysiewicz, who debated earlier this month in a Bridgeport forum co-sponsored by Hearst Connecticut Media Group, are back at it tonight in a debate

Esty focus of negative attacks

Democratic congressional candidate and former state Rep.  Elizabeth Esty has been the subject of several attacks in recent days with less than three weeks to go before the Aug. 14 primary. In a mailer

New Roberti ad targets Donovan scandal, takes swipe at Esty

Democrat Dan Roberti, who is competing with endorsed candidate House Speaker Chris Donovan, D-Meriden, and ex-state Rep. Elizabeth Esty in a primary in the 5th Congressional District, today released

Report: More arrests coming in Donovan probe

With the Democratic and Republican primaries less than three weeks away in the 5th Congressional district, the campaign of former House Speaker Chris Donovan could be in for another rocky stretch.