Body Politic Not Responding to Treatments
The bombshell poll from Quinnipiac today shows that wrestling impresario Linda McMahon has pulled even with Attorney General Richard Blumenthal in the race for Connecticut’s open U.S. Senate seat. Just three statistically insignificant percentage points separate the Republican McMahon from Democrat Blumenthal among likely voters.
» Read MoreThe Slow Sword of Justice in Cheshire Case
The murder trial of Steven J. Hayes, one of the two men suspected of committing the horrific Cheshire triple murders, got underway this week in New Haven. Social networking tools like Twitter have allowed observers to get the grisly play-by-play of the trial as it happens. Juxtaposed to the speed with which information about the trial exits the courtroom, however, are the 1148 days that have passed since the commission of the crime and the beginning of the trial.
» Read MoreWill Republican Wave Miss Connecticut?
Polling information released by Gallup this week depicted a bleak electoral environment for Democratic candidates nationwide. According to a poll conducted August 23-29, 2010, the Republican Party has a 10% advantage on the generic ballot, the largest GOP spread in the history of the Gallup numbers . The lousy news didn’t stop there. The widely-respected [...]
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