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Modern Political Ads: Tense, Sad, Negative, Male

By Rick Green On February 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment

From Middletown, the wonks at the Wesleyan Media Project are out with some interesting (if tardy) campaign analysis.

A few tidbits:

– advertising in 2012 was negative and downright depressing. Looking just at advertising in the presidential general election, we find that 64 percent of ads were attack ads – ones that [...]

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The Final Tally: 11/6/12

By Rick Green On November 28, 2012 · 2 Comments

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Chris Matthews In Hartford: The Romney Concession Speech

By Rick Green On November 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Chris Matthews was the featured speaker at a fundraiser for Read to Grow today at the Hilton in Hartford. Read to Grow promotes literacy and language skills with young families.

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Long Lines For Presidential Ballots At Hartford City Hall

By Rick Green On November 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

From Reuters:

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Greenwich GOP Fundraiser Supporting Joseph Kennedy III For Barney Frank’s Seat

By Christopher Keating On November 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Greenwich fundraiser Len Tannenbaum made a splash earlier this year with a high-profile fundraiser at his home that attracted NBA basketball star Grant Hill and Republican political candidates from U.S. Senate aspirant Linda McMahon to state Senate contender Chris Coutu.

A registered Republican, Tannenbaum stressed bipartisanship in the creation of a federal political action committee. [...]

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Must Read: Courant Reporters Across State Follow Voting

By Rick Green On November 6, 2012 · 2 Comments

Matt Sturdevant and a team of Courant journalists across the state are posting up-to-the-minute reports from the polls all day. Check in often. Go here.

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Newsday, New York Daily News, New York Observer Switch Endorsements To Romney

By Christopher Keating On November 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Three newspapers in New York – The Daily News, The New York Observer, and Long Island’s Newsday – have all switched their editorial endorsements this year to Republican Mitt Romney after endorsing Democrat Barack Obama in 2008.

The New York papers are among 46 nationwide that switched from Obama four years ago. [...]

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SOTS Merrill: Expect a Deluge of Absentee Ballots

By Rick Green On November 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill tells us that she is expecting a flood of absentee ballots because of the storm last week that has forced people from their homes.

“I would expect that we would have more absentee ballots. Because so many people left town we have an extraordinary number of [...]

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