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In U.S. Senate Race, McMahon And Murphy Sticking To Prepared Scripts
The Hartford CourantOn the campaign trail today, prepared statements have replaced free-wheeling press conferences, attack ads dominate and reporters are kept at a distance. These highly scripted campaigns have more in common with reality TV than with politics of the past,...Tags: Politics, Social Security, U.S. Senate, The Voice (tv program), Journalism
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October Storm Hits Connecticut
Nov 8 Some 18,000 Connecticut Light and Power customers were still without power midday Tuesday, most in the Simsbury area. About one-third of Simsbury was without electricity, as was a quarter of Avon and Farmington, and many in Granby, Canton,...Tags: Politics, Transportation Accidents, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Conservation, Tropical Storms
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Is $80 Million the Market Price for a Connecticut U.S. Senate Seat?
Former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon has now chucked more than $27 million of her own fortune into her latest Republican campaign for the U.S. Senate. It seems certain she'll spend at least another $3 million before Election Day. So,...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Linda McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., U.S. Senate
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Debates Might Make All The Difference
Whether debates influence elections is being hotly, well, debated. This year, they well may. A lackluster job by President Barack Obama in the Oct. 3 debate gave Republican Mitt Romney his first polling lead in a year — four points in the Pew...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Linda McMahon, Garde Arts Center, Polls
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McMahon, Murphy Differ Sharply During First Senate Debate
The Hartford CourantROCKY HILL — In a campaign that's been heavy on personal attacks and light on substance, the candidates for U.S. Senate got serious Sunday morning, tackling important issues such as federal spending, tax policy and Medicare. But the first debate...Tags: Politics, Health Treatments, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Security, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
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McMahon Switch On Marriage Act: 'Evolving' Stance Draws Fire From The Right
The Hartford CourantLinda McMahon last month won the backing of a prominent social conservative because the Republican U.S. Senate candidate "stuck to her guns" in support for the federal Defense of Marriage Act. But after Sunday's debate, when McMahon reversed her position...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Same-Sex Marriage, Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate
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Murphy's Starting To Look Like Underdog
The Hartford CourantThursday dawned gray and rainy for Democrats in Connecticut. The previous night, a wooden replica of President Obama stood before the nation blinking helplessly while Mitt Romney became the life of the party. And when their eyelids fluttered opened in...Tags: John McCain, Politics, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Parties and Movements, Linda McMahon
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Claim Check: Linda McMahon On Middle-Class Taxes And Job Creation
If there is one topic on which the candidates for U.S. Senate in Connecticut have most consistently confused voters, it is the issue of federal income taxes. And Republican Linda McMahon continues that trend with a television ad revisiting familiar ground...Tags: Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., U.S. Senate, Family
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Get Ready For a Tsunami of Attack Ads as the Election Approaches
By now, you're probably getting that "I'm-about-to-vomit" feeling from all those nasty TV campaign ads screaming about the contestants in Connecticut's mud-splattered U.S. Senate and 5th Congressional District campaigns. One small consolation may be...
Tags: Politics, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Polls, Elizabeth Esty, Barack Obama
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Throwing The Flag On Connecticut Candidates
Earlier this week, for one brief shining moment, our badly divided republic came together so gloriously that Paul Ryan and Barack Obama were finishing each other's sentences. Everybody agreed that the replacement refs were ruining professional football....Tags: Politics, Mark Davis, NAACP, Dannel P. Malloy , Football
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Turns Out, There Is More To The Campaigns Than Attack Ads
The Hartford CourantIn a surprising development, Chris Murphy and Linda McMahon are now fighting over something that actually matters. Thankfully, the two candidates for U.S. Senate are now bickering over Medicare. The conversation is nasty and full of allegations -- but...Tags: Ethics, Politics, Values, Religion and Belief, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
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What Do NFL Replacement Refs, Congress and Political Candidates Have In Common? How About "Stereotype Threat?"
There's a psychological phenomenon called "stereotype threat," which boils down to the idea that poor expectations can often lead to poor performance. The subject came up in this article about the horrible job done by the NFL's replacement refs during...Tags: Politics, Linda McMahon, U.S. Senate, Sports, Football
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