Congressional candidate Elizabeth Esty was out early at the polls this morning working hard for every vote. The 5th district candidate said she started her morning visiting several polling sites in Waterbury before visiting Danbury.
Esty is locked in a tight battle for the seat with state Sen. Andrew Roraback of Goshen.
While at the Mill Ridge school in Danbury, Esty spoke with city resident Mark Zimmerman, who asked the candidate about a video clip in an attack ad that showed Esty telling Chesire residents that if they don’t like the taxes they could move to another town.
“If you give me a good answer I’ll vote for you,” he said.
Esty told the voter that she was a concerned mother at the time who was “passionately” defending the school budget.
“I was a hot under the collar mom,” she said, adding that the clip had been taken out of context. “It was a pretty heated meeting.”
Esty added that she’s been asked a lot about the clip on the campaign trail.
Zimmerman, a cl&p worker who went to vote after completing a 19 hour shift, said he was “on the fence” about voting for her, but cast his ballot for Esty because he liked her answer.
“it was a reasonable answer,” he said. “At least she was being honest about it.”
Esty said she was encouraged by the early turnout at the polls .
“I feel good about how things are going,” she told The News-Times. “I’m getting a lot of thumbs up.”
it was a cold morning at Mill Ridge Tuesday, but more than 800 people had cast their ballots as of 8 a.m.