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We had highlighted several key toss up races in CT. Republicans generally improved on their showings from 2017. Here are some of the key races that we had written about. In Fairfield, CT, Republican State Representative Brenda Kupchick defeated the incumbent Democratic first selectman Mike Tetreau in a significant upset. Tetreau was a four term … Continue reading Republicans outperform in CT

A heavy voter turnout led to a Republican sweep in Greenwich led by Fred Camillo who defeated his Democratic challenger Jill Oberlander by a 56% to 44% margin in the race for first selectman. Turnout in Greenwich increased from 39% in the 2017 municipal elections to 46% in 2019. The higher turnout was particularly notable … Continue reading Camillo and Republicans win Greenwich

As we head to election day next Tuesday, we highlight another interesting mayoral race in Connecticut. New Haven has long been a Democratic bastion of support. In 2017, incumbent mayor Toni Harp easily won re-election with 78% of the vote over the Independent Democrat (14%) and the Working Family (8%) candidates. The Republicans did not … Continue reading Election to Watch: New Haven, CT

Derby, CT is a small town in New Haven County, not too far from New Haven. What makes Derby an interesting town politically is that Democrats hold a clear registration advantage, yet the town has been trending Republican in recent years. The town itself has a population of 12,500. In terms of party registration, there … Continue reading Election to watch: Derby CT

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and all but two of her Democratic colleagues voted to officially open an impeachment inquiry into President Trump by a vote of 232-196 in the House. The Democratic majority elected not to follow the impeachment procedures that had been adopted in 1972 for Nixon or in 1998 for Clinton. Instead, they opted … Continue reading Impeachment Follies

We are three months away from the Iowa Caucus on February 3, 2020 and the Democratic nomination remains somewhat muddled. The latest polls highlight a few interesting developments in the race. First, with respect to Iowa, Senator Elizabeth Warren remains the clear front runner. According to the latest Iowa State poll released last week, Warren … Continue reading Latest Democratic Polls

A few weeks ago, we profiled the race for Greenwich, CT’s First Selectman between Republican State Representative Fred Camillo v. Democrat Board of Taxation member Jill Oberlander as a race to watch. We predicted that the race would be close and contentious and it certainly seems to be playing out that way as the campaign … Continue reading Political Tricks

Following the DNC’s debacle in 2016 when it was revealed that the DNC had conspired to support Hillary Clinton and undermine Bernie Sanders, the DNC took steps to revamp its nominating process. While the rules were designed to make the Democratic nominating process more democratic, the rules also increase the likelihood that the nominating process … Continue reading Democratic Nominating Rule Changes

In October 2015, few political prognosticators would have guessed that Donald Trump would be the Republican nominee, much less predicted that then Indiana Governor Mike Pence would be Trump’s running mate. Recall that Pence actually had endorsed Ted Cruz during the primary and came from a reliably conservative state with few electoral votes. Still, Pence … Continue reading Who could be the Democratic VP candidate?

We have profiled several races so far from swing districts that we anticipate will provide clarity on how some of the key suburban and swing districts are breaking as we head into the all important 2020 Presidential Election. However, equally important is that each party turns out their base. In Connecticut, that means that the … Continue reading Election Watch: Bridgeport, CT