Finding A Common Thread Of Racial and Social Justice In 1988 and 2024 By John McNamara The 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) that nominated Kamala Harris for President last week brought many comparisons to conventions past. Not many delegates, however, were looking back. Delays in getting to the convention on chartered busses and through TSA-type … Continue reading A Tale Of Two Democratic Conventions
Category: 5th Congressional District
It’s A Unanimous CT Roll Call For Harris In Virtual Pre-Convention Nomination Vote
Online nomination stems from Republican obstruction over ballot access in Ohio "So I’ve decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. That’s the best way to unite our nation. I know there is a time and a place for long years of experience in public life, but there’s also … Continue reading It’s A Unanimous CT Roll Call For Harris In Virtual Pre-Convention Nomination Vote
Hayes’ Ground Game Came Late To A CT-5 Democratic Stronghold
New Britain Had 2.6K Fewer Voters Than '18 Gubernatorial Election By John McNamara Urban votes in state and federal elections are the firewalls for Democratic candidates to win competitive races in Connecticut. New Britain, the most reliable Democratic town in non-municipal years in the 5th Congressional District (CT-5), joined other cities in a lower turnout … Continue reading Hayes’ Ground Game Came Late To A CT-5 Democratic Stronghold
Turning Red To Blue: Charlotte Koskoff’s 2020 Congressional Campaign
By John McNamara In 1996, Plainville Attorney Charlotte Koskoff was the upstart nominee for CT's old 6th Congressional District against New Britain's Nancy Johnson, the entrenched incumbent considered unbeatable by pundits, consultants and especially national Democratic Party bosses who put only a pittance into the Koskoff campaign. By a razor-thin margin of 1,587 votes (C-Span … Continue reading Turning Red To Blue: Charlotte Koskoff’s 2020 Congressional Campaign
The Politics of Division: Cafero, GOP Seek To Make 5th Congressional District Less Diverse
The impasse over the redistricting of Connecticut's Congressional political map is jeopardizing New Britain's place as one of the major cities in the 5th Congressional District.Republican Minority Leader Larry Cafero and his GOP cohorts on the stalemated legislative commission want New Britain to vacate the new 5th to join the 1st District where Hartford and … Continue reading The Politics of Division: Cafero, GOP Seek To Make 5th Congressional District Less Diverse
Bush Visit At Taxpayer Expense Raises Big Bucks For Murphy Challenger
President Bush's visit to Connecticut and the 5th Congressional District on Friday raised as much as $700K, according to press reports . Much of the money is supposed to benefit the presumptive opponent of first-term U.S. Rep Chris Murphy, State Senator David Cappiello.Bush used a Hartford speech on malaria-fighting efforts to underwrite an obviously partisan … Continue reading Bush Visit At Taxpayer Expense Raises Big Bucks For Murphy Challenger
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