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On Day One, CT’s Republican Primary Descends Into a Chaotic MAGA Mess

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On Day One, CT’s Republican Primary Descends Into a Chaotic MAGA Mess

It was just yesterday that Erin Stewart officially declared that she is running for Connecticut governor, and the Republican primary between her and Ryan Fazio is already a chaotic race to the right.

Stewart kicked off her campaign bragging about her ties to Donald Trump, “pointedly highlight[ing] two photos of her with … Trump during her trip to the White House in his first term.” Stewart also didn’t hesitate to jab at Fazio in her launch video, smearing him as an “insider” and a “wealthy, out-of-touch politician.”

Not to be outdone, an outside money pro-Fazio group has gone scorched earth against Stewart, releasing a blistering mailer that is already raising eyebrows:

As the Connecticut Mirror reports, a “group supportive of Fazio sent a mailing last week to selected Republican activists that attacked Stewart’s record … and described her as ‘anti-Trump.’” The “Republicans can’t trust Erin Stewart” mailer called Stewart’s MAGA bonafides into question and quoted her downplaying her ties to Trump.

“The Republican primary isn’t even a day old and it’s already descended into a MAGA mess. Republicans are already facing a very uphill climb against one of the most popular governors in the country — and this nasty, chaotic primary isn’t doing them any favors,” said DGA spokesperson Kevin Donohoe.

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