Dennis House blog

It’s no secret we’ll have a red hot senate race this fall, and a tough fight for governor, but some of the congressional races in our state will also be must-see politics.   […]

A Senator named Dodd was at the end of his career.   Republicans were hoping a wealthy candidate from Greenwich would replace him.   A popular governor had decided not to seek re-election.   Sound […]

Tom Foley and Dan Malloy are saying they won’t run negative ads in their campaigns for governor, but will they hold to that?  During a taping of “Face the State” the two […]

Hartford Police Officer Hector Robles scored a big victory in the Democratic primary Tuesday night, when voters nominated him for another term.   Today he got some bad news:  a Hartford Police internal affairs […]

Ned Lamont:       He has promised to help Dan Malloy break the Republican gubernatorial winning streak by campaigning for his former rival.    As for running for office again, many of Lamont’s most loyal […]

On this primary day we’d like to announce plans for debates for this fall.  WFSB will once again partner with CPTV and WNPR to broadcast two debates in October, one for the […]

A viewer told me she is no longer on fence about whether to vote for Dan Malloy or Ned Lamont in the primary:  she and her husband are going for Malloy.   The […]

100 years or so ago Mark Twain was writing about Hartford.  Today the bloggers are chronicling life in your capital city, with yours truly among them.  There are several interesting sites I’ve […]

Are Republicans Tom Foley and Lisa Wilson-Foley related?   That’s a question that has been posed to me a few times by viewers. The answer: no, although the name of Foley’s ex-wife is coincidentally, […]

Tuesday promises to be one of the most exciting primary nights in recent Connecticut history.  The governor’s seat is wide open as is a senate seat.  On this week’s Face the State” […]

The Republican gubernatorial  debate may have been more entertaining than the Democrats’ debate, but more more people watched Dan Malloy and Ned Lamont, than Tom Foley, Michael Fedele and Oz Griebel. According to […]

The three Republicans running for Governor taped their final debate today, which will air at 3PM on WFSB.   Quick reviews from observers called this debate more lively and feisty than the Democrats’ […]

As promised, we can report the ratings for yesterday’s debate on Channel 3 between the two Democrats running for Governor,  Dan Malloy and Ned Lamont.    In an effort to try something new, […]

Democrats Dan Malloy and Ned Lamont have faced off in their final debate before next Tuesday’s primary.    The  hour long debate was taped this afternoon at the WFSB studios and will air […]

Crews from the Malloy and Lamont campaigns were out early this morning putting out signs on the road leading up to our WFSB studios in Rocky Hill, scene of the final debate […]

Last minute preparations are underway for the final debate between the candidates for governor.   Democrats Dan Malloy and Ned Lamont will face off Tuesday, followed by their Republican counterparts Tom Foley, Michael […]

A follow up to the story we  brought you last week about a makeshift memorial dedicated to Voluntown hometown hero Lance Corporal Tyler Griffin.     DOT workers took down the sign a few […]