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WATCH: CT GOP Candidates All Give Trump an ‘A’

Republicans Applaud Trump’s Attacks on Health Care, Immigrants, Reproductive Rights If anyone doubted that the GOP is now the party of Trump, the Connecticut Republican debate last week confirmed it. All five candidates were asked to give President Trump a grade for his first 18 months in office, and let’s just say they were pretty…

VIDEO: CT Gov Candidates To Trump: Come Visit Soon!

Every GOP Gov Candidate Welcomes Trump to Join Them On The Campaign Trail At last night’s debate, Connecticut Republicans running for governor rolled out the red carpet for Donald Trump. Each candidate was asked point blank if they would welcome President Trump to campaign with them, and every single one of them – Mark Boughton,…

The Stefanowski Budget Plan: From the People Who Brought You Sam Brownback’s Kansas Disaster

Art Laffer Was Architect of Brownback Failed Tax Experiment Bob Stefanowski wants to turn Connecticut into Kansas. At least that’s what he’s telling voters with his latest ad. In the ad, Stefanowski touts his budget plan that was “developed by the same highly regarded economists” who worked for Reagan. On the screen we see Stefanowski,…

Connecticut Republicans Emerge From Chaotic Convention More Divided Than Ever

Nasty, Expensive, and Wide-Open Primary Looms on the Horizon Connecticut Republicans went into last weekend’s convention hoping to get some clarity in their nomination process, but after a historic 5 hour multi-ballot ordeal, the party emerged more divided than ever. The convention was “chaotic” and “circus-like” race to the right that hasn’t really sorted…

CT-GOV Candidate Tim Herbst: “I would love to put my cigar out in Mark Lauretti’s eye”

As Convention Approaches, GOP Primary Gets Nasty In case you missed it, the Connecticut Republican primary took a nasty turn yesterday when a local political blogpublished a threatening text message allegedly sent by Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Herbst. Herbst wrote, “I’d like to put my cigar out in Mark Lauretti’s eye.” From the Hartford Courant…

CT-GOP Recruiting Nightmare Continues: Klarides Trashes Field on Tuesday, Now Not Running for Gov

Klarides Tuesday: Unimpressed with the current GOP field Klarides Wednesday: I’m not running for gov either The Republican recruiting mess in Connecticut just got a whole lot worse this week. Just one day after House GOP Leader Themis Klarides slammed the current Republican field running for governor, she refused to get into the…

CT House GOP Leader “Unimpressed with Current Gubernatorial Field”

Themis Klarides: “I’m still looking for that candidate” that can win the general election Connecticut Republicans are sounding the alarm about their party’s recruiting efforts for the governor’s race this year. In an interview with Hearst Connecticut Media, House GOP Leader Themis Klarides seemed very skeptical that anyone in the current field had the ability…

VIDEO: Connecticut Republican Debate was a Trump Lovefest

Candidates Double Down on their Support for Trump Connecticut Republicans running for governor want voters to know one thing: They LOVE Trump. At last week’s debate, the candidates bent over backwards to convince the audience that they enthusiastically supported President Trump during the 2016 election and continue to support his agenda now. A highlight reel…

CT-Gov Candidate Says RGA Will Quit on Connecticut

GOP Mayor Lauretti: ‘I’m not convinced that the RGA has any interest in a state like Connecticut.’ Connecticut GOP gubernatorial candidate and Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti is already writing off the RGA as a serious player in next year’s race. As some of his opponents flew South for this year’s RGA conference in Austin, Lauretti…

DGA Calls on Connecticut Gov Candidates to End Silence on Trump

Boucher, Lauretti, Klarides Duck Questions on Trump’s Comments on Charlottesville It’s been five days since Donald Trump’s controversial press conference in which he defended the white nationalist demonstrations in Charlottesville. Leaders from around the country, Democrats and Republicans, have boldly criticized him for spreading the blame on “all sides.” But while Marco Rubio, Cory Gardner,…

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