Wave Of New Voters Includes New Britain: 4,154 Added Since June; Registration Deadline Nov. 1

By John McNamara A wave of new voter registrations statewide may push New Britain enrollment past 30,000 for Election Day on November 8th. One week prior to the November 1st deadline,  there are 29,100 eligible to vote according to Democratic Registrar of Voters Juan Verdu's office. In addition, unregistered voters may go to City Hall … Continue reading Wave Of New Voters Includes New Britain: 4,154 Added Since June; Registration Deadline Nov. 1

MA Election Senate Fallout: Labor Leader Says Dems "Under Reach" on Issues That Matter

Who would have thought that a special election in Massachusetts would be the end of the Obama regime and a retreat from the "change that you can believe in" that was voted in just a year ago? Media "gas bags", Democratic "moderates"  and no small number of propagandists for the corporate right  are proclaiming this … Continue reading MA Election Senate Fallout: Labor Leader Says Dems "Under Reach" on Issues That Matter

The Nomination: Clinton, Obama, LBJ and Martin Luther King

In the back and forth of the Democratic Presidential primary season Hillary Clinton's remarks about Rev. Martin Luther King, Lyndon Johnson and civil rights sparked an unfortunate exchange between hers and the Obama forces.Clinton was trying to make a point about governing, but her remarks were criticized for pitting Lyndon Johnson's delivery of landmark civil … Continue reading The Nomination: Clinton, Obama, LBJ and Martin Luther King

New Britain Democrats Choose Candidates

The Democratic Town Committee (DTC) met July 24th to endorse its candidates for municipal offices. An estimated 130 persons, including 42 Town Committee members, attended the endorsement session held at the La Quinta Inn reception room on Columbus Boulevard. A five-member nominating committee issued a report with recommendations, information about all candidates and a 3-page … Continue reading New Britain Democrats Choose Candidates