Category Archives: Politics
Davidoff the new minority leader
Leon Davidoff, who will become minority leader of the town council, is a complete unknown to me, and probably many others. The Hartford Courant repors that he is “a veteran of the rough-and-tumble politics of neighboring Newington,” which is an odd … Continue reading
Filed under Adler, Davidoff, Politics, town council, Visconti, West Hartford
So what will Visconti do now?
He didn’t even need my vote to capture one of the seats reserved for the losers. He snagged it anyway, no doubt to the dismay of the Democrats who will now have to deal with him all the time instead … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, town council, Visconti
Election Night
I can’t post the results so I hope somebody can jump in here and let us know the burning question…. Did Joe Visconti go down in flames? In the end, I have to admit, I couldn’t fill his bubble. I … Continue reading
Filed under Board of Education, election, Politics, town council, West Hartford
So who should we vote for?
There’s no news in the papers and not much going on. So let’s debate who should serve on the next town council and Board of Education. Tell us why you think the way you do — and try to convince us … Continue reading
Filed under campaign, election, Politics, West Hartford
Who cares how large political signs are?
Democratic and Republican leaders in West Hartford are talking about a pact to get all of their candidates to ”refrain from using oversize, billboard-style campaign signs,” according to a story in today’s Courant. “I hope you will agree that this is … Continue reading
Filed under Carl Donatelli, Democratic Party, Maureen Magnan, Politics, Republican Party, signs
Visconti gets Advocate to do PR for him
Party Animal: Gadfly Joe Visconti throws himself into the political fray
Filed under Joe Visconti, Politics, town council, West Hartford
So Visconti’s on the ticket, eh?
Joe Visconti’s on the Republican slate now, a bonafide contender. Has he got a prayer of winning?
Filed under Joe Visconti, Politics, Republican Party, town council
New York is taking over
The news that New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has dumped the Republican Party to become an independent opens up a fascinating scenario that I haven’t seen discussed yet: the possibility that we could have a serious three-way race for … Continue reading
Another one bites the dust
“The Republican minority leader of the town council, Joseph Verrengia, switched his party affiliation Thursday and said he will seek a nomination to run for re-election in November as a Democrat.” – From today’s Hartford Courant It says all you … Continue reading
Filed under Donatelli, GOP, Joseph Verrengia, News, Politics, Republicans, town council, West Hartford
