By John McNamara Campaign promises threatening "mass deportation", use of the military and law enforcement to go after political opponents ("the enemy within") and rollbacks of policies for the common good dominated Trump on the stump in the closing weeks of 2024's campaign. And so the Trump victory on November 5th is raising fears and … Continue reading Post Election: Countering Fear And Exclusion Starts Here
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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
California Congresswoman and New Britain Native Anna Eshoo To Retire At End Of Term
1960 NBHS Graduate Grew Up In City's Armenian and Assyrian Communities U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo (CA-16) a member of Congress representing California’s “Silicon Valley” and a close friend of House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), is retiring at the end of this term after serving more than 30 years in the House of Representatives. Rep. … Continue reading California Congresswoman and New Britain Native Anna Eshoo To Retire At End Of Term
Lowell Weicker’s Victories Dashed The Hopes of Liberal Democrats Throughout His Career
Reflecting on the Politics of Connecticut's Three-Term Senator and One-Term Governor The first time I and many viewers (outside CT) saw and heard Lowell P. Weicker was watching the U.S. Senate Watergate Committee hearings in 1973. I was paying attention every day from my perch in the newsroom of the Lynn Sunday Post where Weicker's … Continue reading Lowell Weicker’s Victories Dashed The Hopes of Liberal Democrats Throughout His Career
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
Remembering April 4, 1968 In 2022
By John McNamara On Saturday, April 2nd the City will observe the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr with a 10 a.m. program at Smalley Elementary School that will be followed by wreath laying at MLK Park hosted by the Mary McLeod Bethune Club at 12 noon. Anyone of age in 1968 probably … Continue reading Remembering April 4, 1968 In 2022
Remembering April 4, 1968
By John McNamara I remember exactly where I was on April 4, 1968. That sunny and warm Thursday, like many others in my senior year in high school, I drove to Bradlee’s Department store on the Lynnway in Lynn, Massachusetts after school to punch in for the evening shift, earning some money before entering Boston … Continue reading Remembering April 4, 1968
Ukrainian Americans Protest Manafort Ties To Dictator, Trump Campaign
The Hartford area's Ukrainian-American community, including members of three church congregations in New Britain, is speaking out against a city native with a well-known name among Republicans -- Paul Manafort, the son of a former mayor, longtime Washington lobbyist and now campaign manager for the GOP's unlikely frontrunner, Donald J. Trump. With Tuesday's Connecticut Primary just … Continue reading Ukrainian Americans Protest Manafort Ties To Dictator, Trump Campaign
Beware of Professional Politicians Accusing their Opponents of Being A "Professional Politician"
I once knew a state representative in Lynn, MA who came up with a winning slogan: "Tim Bassett Is A Lousy Politician". As I recall, the Lynn lawmaker used the phrase to win a term or two or three up on Beacon Hill giving meaning to the use of irony in politics.That same claim has been resurrected over and … Continue reading Beware of Professional Politicians Accusing their Opponents of Being A "Professional Politician"
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
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