Monday, May 14, 2012
Unanimous vote for Murphy from Cheshire's delegates to state convention.
U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy of Cheshire received all 14 of the Cheshire delegate votes at the Democratic State Convention on Saturday for his U.S. Senate campaign, according to CT News Junkie. Statewide, the article notes, Murphy received 76 percent of the delegate vote compared to 24 percent for former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz. Despite the 3-to-1 vote margin, the vote total for Bysiewicz was enough to force a primary in August between the two well-known politicians, the News Junkie article noted. Total vote numbers show Murphy got 1,378 of the delegate votes and Bysiewicz’s total was 444. New Haven, one of the largest delegations, gave 73 of its votes to Murphy and 10 to Bysiewicz. “I think we’d be better off as a party without …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Mitt Romney is the projected winner of the Republican Presidential Primary in Connecticut and he had the most votes in North Branford.
Updated, April 24, 9:15 p.m. No surprise here: Connecticut Republicans have handed Mitt Romney their support in a landslide victory in today's primary. According to the Hartford Courant, Romney has secured 67.5% of the vote for the 96% of districts reporting results as of 10:30 p.m. Those results show the other candidates received the following votes: After 14 hours of open polls today, only 175 of North Branford's 1,779 registered Republicans voted in the Republican Presidential Primary, marking the lowest turnout in North Branford through the last five primaries. District 2 had a slightly higher turnout with 96 of 887 voting, while District 1 had 79 of 892 turn out. Updated, April 24, 4:15 p.m. There wasn't too much happening at Jerome …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The current ‘war between women’ pitting Hilary Rosen against Ann Romney is deflecting attention from the true ‘war ON women’ and distracting us from the real question—Who are we voting for?
[Editor's Note: Please keep an eye out later this week for a response piece to Heather's "Patch In" from Lisa Bigelow.] The question isn’t whether Ann Romney ever ‘worked’ a day in her whole life, but: Does her husband Mitt truly give a rat’s ass about anyone—especially women—in the 99 percent? This made-up battle between working moms and stay-at-home-moms is causing people of every gender to lose focus on more important issues—namely whether politicians are advocating stripping rights from women (like reproductive health choices) or finding ways to penalize them and hold them back (withholding equal pay) or simply having a double standard when it comes to lower- vs. higher-income women (Romney’s welfare mom requirement to work). Pitting …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The candidates shared their views on health care, defense, foreign policy and the economy Monday afternoon in a debate held at the University of Connecticut.
The five candidates hoping to claim the Democratic nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by the retiring Joseph Lieberman squared off in a debate at the University of Connecticut on April 9. The event, sponsored by CT-1 Media, saw U.S. Congressman Chris Murphy, former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, State Rep. William Tong, Lee Whitnum and Matthew Oakes field questions on everything from their positions on national defense and health care to what they would to improve Connecticut's economy to the last book they read and concert they attended. Unlike the previous debate, where Whitnum called Murphy a "whore" for the support he has shown toward Israel during his terms in Congress, this time around the candidates …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
A Quinnipiac poll breaks down the U.S. Senate race and Republican presidential primary.
A Quinnipiac University poll shows Linda McMahon leads former U.S. Rep Christopher Shays by a 51-42 margin, but falters against Democrats compared to her opponent. In the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy, D-5, leads with 37 of the vote, followed by former Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz with 25 percent and State Rep. William Tong with 4 percent. Polling results for possible November matchups: “Congressman Christopher Shays has narrowed the gap with Linda McMahon from 15 points to 9 points. The question is whether he can catch up by primary day, August 14,” said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz. “In general election matchups, Shays runs neck and neck with either Congressman …
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
New and unaffiliated voters can still join the Republican party and cast a vote for their presidential hopeful of choice. Others are out of luck.
The ongoing presidential primaries come to Connecticut on April 24. The Republican candidates will be vying for 28 delegates, with 1,144 needed to outright win the party's presidential nomination. Although the voting is open to Republicans only, there's still time for some people to join the party and vote in the primary. NEW, UNAFFILIATED VOTERS The deadline for voters currently in another party (particularly Democrats) to switch was Jan. 24. However, unaffiliated voters and new voters are still eligible to join the Republican Party by April 19. New voters include those that never registered to vote before and people who previously registered but moved to a new municipality and have not registered there already. According to the Office of…
Thursday, January 12, 2012
North Branford Republicans can participate by attending the straw poll event in Bristol on Jan. 20, or by voting online now until then.
The Connecticut Republican Party will host a presidential straw poll on Jan. 20 in Bristol. Online voting for the poll, however, began on Friday. “This week’s Iowa caucus proved that the race for the Republican nomination is very close,” said State Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola, Jr. “The Connecticut Republican Party Straw Poll will offer the winning candidate the momentum necessary to lock up the northeast delegates.” The CT GOP Straw Poll will be on Jan. 20 at Nuchie’s Restaurant in Bristol, from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will feature presentations from the candidates' campaigns. Online voting opened Jan. 5 with ballots costing $20 and run through 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 20. The winner and total vote tallies will be announced by 9 p.m. …
Friday, December 2, 2011
The 86th House District in North Branford will include Guilford and Durham in the 2012 elections.
North Branford’s 86th District is spilling over into Guilford and Durham in new House district lines approved redistricting plans for both chambers of the General Assembly. The town will be gaining one district, and losing another. The Reapportionment Commission unanimously approved both redistricting proposals on Wednesday, Nov. 30, which now must go to the Secretary of the State for her approval before they go into effect. The new districts, if approved by the secretary, would be in place for the 2012 General Assembly election cycle. The 86th District, represented by Rep. Vincent J. Candelora, used to cover all of North Branford and small parts of Wallingford and East Haven. Under the proposed changes, East Haven is removed, the area of …
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The new council, which is really the old council, took their oaths to the town on Tuesday night.
The newly elected North Branford Town Council, all returning members re-elected from the previous term, pledged their oath to serve the town at the Nov. 15 meeting. “Do I have to call you Deputy Mayor Rose now?” asked a smiling Vincent Caprio of Alfred Rose, whose title has changed from that of council member. “You're lucky you don't have to kiss his rings,” laughed resident Roger Munck from the general public. The mood was relaxed and jovial as council members mingled together, shook hands and extended congratulations to fellow members. Also appointed back into office was Town Attorney John Gesmonde as well as Town Clerk Mary Caruso. The swearing in was brief, each member holding up their right hand to signify their oath to serve the town…
Saturday, November 12, 2011
After Connecticut's local elections come and go with political changes on both sides, the parties look to the big 2012 elections.
In Milford, a Democrat took city hall for the first time in 22 years. In East Haven, a Republican eked out the incumbent by 31 votes. Victories from all over the state were claimed on Nov. 8, and both political parties are auguring their fortunes from the results. “These [elections] that happen locally are often indicative of larger trends,” said Eric Hyers, executive director of the Democratic Party of Connecticut. “I think you can view [the results for Democrats] in great confidence moving into a presidential year. We’re very excited about some of the towns we were able to win.” As expected, Democrats won mayoral elections in the biggest cities, but also claimed spots in cities like New Britain and Middletown. Hyers said the party’s hold…
Jenn Bryson
9:55 am on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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