Over the din of a pile driver, a departing ferry and an arriving Amtrak train, Republican Bob Stefanowski said Thursday that Connecticut taxpayers are victims of a “corruption tax” and a hapless Democratic governor, Ned Lamont.
Stefanowski stood in an acoustically challenged spot by the waterfront of New London, a locale with a distant view of a State Pier whose reconstruction is plagued by cost overruns and shadowed by an FBI investigation.
Even as Connecticut Republicans reels from several high-profile retirements, veteran politicians say they party can succeed by focusing on its core values and how to make life better for people.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE With most primaries now complete, a majority of the nation’s competitive secretary of state races pit a Republican nominee aligned with former President Donald Trump against a relatively mainstream Democrat. This could benefit Democrats by being able to run against less electable Republicans or it may not matter if a Republican wave crests high enough, carrying even the most controversial Republican nominees to victory. Either way, voters in many states will face a stark choice about how elections are run in the future. Looking at this year’s 27 secretary of state races, we find 10 that appear to be competitive between the parties, at least for now. In another 10 races, the GOP is in the driver’s seat, while in another 7 races, the Democrats have a significant edge.