Twenty years ago this weekend our top story was a wedding much of Connecticut was buzzing about even though it was happening in neighboring Rhode Island. Then Governor-elect John Rowland was tying […]
Face the State Flashback: The Rowland Wedding
Malloy Talks 2nd Term, Foley Mailers and Whalers
Governor Malloy was our guest this Sunday on Face the State, a week after his opponent Tom Foley appeared, and less than 48 hours before voters head to the polls to decide […]
Lembo: Growth Slower than Expected
The economy is one of the top issues in the gubernatorial campaign this year, with Democrats arguing the economy is getting better, Republicans just the opposite. This week on Face the State, […]
Malloy & Foley Set for First Televised Debate
Governor Dannel Malloy and Republican Tom Foley will appear in their first televised debate on Tuesday, September 30th at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford. To be correct, it is […]
Governor Talks Polls, His Record, and Likeability
Four years this week Dan Malloy’s quest to become governor got a big boost thanks to a Quinnipiac University poll showing him nine points ahead of Republican rival Tom Foley. On Wednesday, […]
Shades of 1994 in 2014 Governor’s Race?
Twenty years ago voters in Connecticut were faced with a multiple choice dilemma for governor: a four way race. Could it happen this year? Democrat Jonathan Pelto and Republican Joe Visconti have […]
Boughton Fires First Shot in GOP Nomination Battle
Republican candidate for governor Mark Boughton took aim at rival Tom Foley on Sunday’s Face the State, suggesting the 2010 nominee can’t beat Governor Malloy in the fall. The Danbury mayor said […]
Boughton: Lauretti is My New Running Mate
Dumped by the woman he named to be his running mate, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is moving forward with his campaign for governor with a new partner. During a taping of Face […]
Malloy, Foley Appear on Face the State
Governor Dannel Malloy and Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley appeared on Face the State today at WFSB-TV. The two were in separate segments of the program, and had a brief interaction as […]
Special Live Edition of Face the State this Morning
Due to the state political conventions, we cancelled our normal Thursday night taping of Face the State and instead will have a live edition this morning from the WFSB studios. We will […]
The Fight for # 2
We are two weeks away from the state party conventions, when the Democrats and Republicans will leave Hartford and Uncasville, respectively, with a slate of endorsed candidates. For Democrats, we know who […]
Q Poll Persuaded Dean to Run for Governor
Martha Dean could take her campaign for governor all the way to the primary. That’s the word from the attorney from Avon, who taped an interview at WFSB that aired Sunday on […]
Connecticut’s Version of Ronald Reagan; A Footnote to 2014
Do you know who this is? He’s an actor whose name will be mentioned in the 2014 Connecticut governor’s race. That actor shown with child star Shirley Temple is Republican John Lodge, […]
2014 Governor’s Race Should be Very Interesting
Politicos around the state are buzzing about this week’s Quinnipiac University poll which shows Governor Malloy trailing the man he narrowly defeated in 2010, Tom Foley. It is early, with more than […]
Cafero’s Malloy Report Card: C- to D
The state Democratic party has been focusing its attention on 2010 Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley, but it is only a matter of time before other candidates enter the 2014 race for […]
Foley: “Absolutely No New Taxes”
There are no official candidates yet in the race for governor, but the state Democratic party is already focused on the man it apparently believes will be the Republican candidate, 2010 GOP […]
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