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Candidates Burn Millions For Measly Turnout
The Hartford CourantThere's something wrong here. Permit me to bore you with some numbers. In 2010, Chris Murphy beat Sam Caligiuri 118,000 to 102,000 in Connecticut's 5th Congressional District. In 2008, a presidential year and therefore a better comparison to 2012, it...Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Elections, ConocoPhillips, Politics
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Connecticut Politicians Use Digital Advertising To Target Highly Specific Voter Groups
Linda McMahon is promoting her U.S. Senate candidacy on the "personalized" radio website Pandora — possibly targeting Connecticut listeners who are both likely Republican primary voters and enjoy wrestling theme songs. Over on Capitol Report...
Tags: Entertainment, Southern Connecticut State University, Pandora Media, Inc., The New York Times, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
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Connecticut Campaign Weirdness: Garfield and New SuperPAC To Help An Anti-SuperPAC Candidate Named Murphy
You know we’ve reached a new stage of uber-weirdness when Connecticut’s former election law watchdog becomes a front-man for a new SuperPAC formed to raise millions of dollars for a candidate who allegedly hates SuperPACs. The former state...
Tags: Political Fundraising, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, Chris Shays, Republican Party
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Apparently We Won't Be Getting $6,000 Linda Promised
The Hartford CourantSo I guess we're not going to be getting that $500 a month Linda's been promising in her campaign ads. Brandi from Naugatuck must be devastated. What happened to our money? It's complicated. To come up with the six-grand-a-year figure, Linda's people...Tags: Michele Bachmann, Fred Willard, Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Temperament, Ability Make Murphy Best Democrat For Senate
U.S. Senate seats in Connecticut open rarely. One of those opportunities for change occurs this year, with the retirement of independent DemocratJoseph I. Liebermanafter four terms — 24 years — in office. The Courant's editorial board...Tags: Chris Shays, Barack Obama, Waterbury, Elections, Middletown
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Aug. 14 Primary: Day Of Reckoning
The Hartford CourantThis is the last time I will address you about issues related to the Aug. 14 primary, because the Courant does not allow us to write about the candidates on that final Sunday. This is a sound principle. Let us imagine that I wrote next Sunday: "Chris...Tags: Polls, Andrew W Roraback, Long Island Sound, Chris Shays, Elections
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Rafalca Romney Tweets From The Olympics
The Hartford CourantRafalca, the horse co-owned by Ann Romney and ignored by Mitt, is in London competing in the Olympic event called dressage. Finally over jet lag. If you think flying coach is bad, I had to stand the whole way. Airplane food is terrible, even in horse...Tags: Barack Obama, Ball Gymnastics, Harry Reid, Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin
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New Media Offer New Ways To Dodge Those Darn Reporters' Pesky Questions
The Hartford CourantWe are approaching a moment when candidates running for Congress don't have to bother with old-fashioned media. Not so long ago, it might have been unthinkable for a non-incumbent to largely kiss off all but carefully scripted exchanges with local...Tags: Norwich, FarmVille, YouTube, Ned Lamont, Journalism
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The Coveted Weak In Review Endorsements
The Hartford CourantBecause Tuesday is primary day in Connecticut, The Weak in Review is departing from its usual Weak format to offer endorsements of candidates seeking party nominations for Congress and the Senate. The Weak urges all voters, eligible or otherwise, to go to...Tags: Republican Party, Chris Shays, Elections, John Rowland, Joe Lieberman
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Linda McMahon Pins Connecticut Senate Nomination
@WPIXFormer wrestling executive Linda McMahon has won the Connecticut Senate nomination. On Tuesday, McMahon defeated former U.S. Representative Christopher Shays in the Republican GOP Primary. This is the second time McMahon has been chosen over a veteran...Tags: Republican Party, Connecticut General Assembly, Elections, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Joe Lieberman
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Memorial Day Weekend Holiday DUI Crackdown
The “Avoid the 8 DUI Campaign” will deploy police officers this holiday weekend to checkpoints to see if drivers are driving under the influence and to check driver’s licenses, El Centro police announced Wednesday. The Memorial Day...Tags: Holidays, Holiday Vacations, Highway Transportation, Facebook, Memorial Day
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Santa Barbara Plans Memorial Day Weekend DUI Crackdown
KTLA NewsSANTA BARBARA (KTLA) - The "Avoid the 12" DUI Campaign will be deploying officers this holiday weekend at DUI / Drivers License Checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols countywide in Santa Barbara County to arrest impaired drivers who still don't get the...Tags: Holidays, Holiday Vacations, Highway Transportation, Memorial Day, Drunk Driving
Aug 17, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
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Jul 22, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
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|Column| Hartford Courant
Aug 12, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
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May 23, 2012
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May 23, 2012
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