The Hedgehog Report (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
A new poll from Quinnipiac University may show why Jodi Rell decided to decline another run for Governor as Democrat Susan Bysiewicz had crawled to within 6% of Rell.GOVERNOR - CONNECTICUT (Quinnipiac) Jodi Rell (R-inc) 46% Susan Bysiewicz (D) 40% Jodi Rell (R-inc) 52% Dan Malloy (D) 33% Jodi Rell (R-inc) 53% Ned Lamont (D) 33%While ...
Connecticut Bob (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
(Photo from Quinnipiac University Polling Center)In the Quinnipiac poll released earlier today, the numbers seem to indicate that Sec. of State Susan Bysiewicz is in a statistical tie with Ned Lamont for the Democratic nomination for governor. Bysiewicz has 26% and Lamont 23%, which falls within the margin of error. Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy trails with 9%. And the only declared...
My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
In February the Quinnipiac Poll called Susan Bysiewicz an "early favorite in a Democratic primary with 44 percent, followed by Malloy with 12 percent and Amann with 4 percent." A poll the Susan Bysiewicz exploratory committee conducted earlier this month shows that not only is Jodi Rell vulnerable to a challenge, but that she is particularly vulnerable to a challenge...
My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... at jessiejamar@gmail.com or (203) 656 3719. 3. A reception in honor of Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz as she explores a run for Governor in 2010 Tuesday, the eighth of December two thousand and nine from 6:00 to 8:00 in the evening, at the home of Andy and Sharon Moss 7 Bluewater Hill South Westport, CT Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to Ellen at (860) 257-4988 Or...
Colin McEnroe | To Wit (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... way I understand it: If the law remains undisturbed and Ned Lamont were to self-fund in a primary, Susan Bysiewicz, just for example, would be eligible for compensatory public funding. Lamont, in effect, would be writing checks that would trigger taxpayer funding of his opponent's campaign. The position of Richard Blumenthal, should he enter the governor's race, would be a little...
My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
It is way too early in the morning but I figured I'd check for the latest Quinnipiac poll results for the Connecticut Governor's race : In an early look at the 2010 election for Connecticut Governor, Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz runs best among possible Democratic challengers, trailing Republican incumbent Jodi Rell 46 - 40 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released...
Real Clear Politics (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
A new Quinnipiac survey shows Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell (R) was ahead in her bid for re-election when she unexpectedly dropped out of the race yesterday. Rell led her closest potential Democratic opponent, Sec. of State Susan Bysiewicz, by 6 points, and 2006 Senate nominee Ned Lamont by 20 points. With Rell out of the picture, [...]
Political Wire (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Perhaps this is the reason Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell (R) announced yesterday she would not to run for re-election next year: A new Quinnipiac poll finds Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz (D) just six points behind Rell in a general election match up, 46% to 40%. In a Democratic primary matchup, Bysiewicz leads the field with 26%, followed by Ned Lamont (D) at 23% and Dan Malloy...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... Tuesday to Sunday, before Rell's announcement) shows that against Democratic Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz, Rell would have been in a whale of a fight. Rell only had a six-point edge over Bysiewicz (46-40), who has a narrow lead over 2006 Senate nominee Ned Lamont in the Democratic Primary, according to the survey. Rell had a larger lead over both Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... bad news couldn't have helped matters. Democrats already in the hunt include Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz, 2006 Senate candidate Ned Lamont, and Stamford mayor Dan Malloy. Without a Republican in the field yet, and given the state's bluish hue, Swing State Project is immediately moving the Connecticut race to " Tossup " (and may move it further in the Democrats' direction...
The Hartford Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
By Associated Press HARTFORD — Local government posts are up for grabs as all but seven of Connecticut’s 169 cities and towns hold municipal elections. Polls are open through 8 p.m. Tuesday, and Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz says she hopes statewide voter turnout will be a little better than 50 percent. In 130 of those municipalities, [...]
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... setting the stage for a wide-open contest between a field of Democrats led by Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz and Republicans including Rell's No. 2, Michael Fedele."It can't help but be a plus for the Democrats, because they don't need to run against the incumbent," said Howard Reiter, a political science professor at the University of Connecticut. "She has remained pretty popular."It...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... would not seek re-election in 2010. The survey indicates that Rell would top Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz 46 percent to 40 percent, leads businessman Ned Lamont 53 percent to 33 percent, and Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy by 19 points, in hypothetical general election matchups. In a possible Democratic primary matchup, Bysiewicz gets 26 percent to 23 percent for Lamont, with...
New Haven Independent (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Because Blumenthal was believed not to be running for governor, the Democratic field of potential candidates filled up fast more than a year before the 2010 election. Prominent Democrats who probably wouldn’t have run against him — Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy, former U.S. Senate candidate Ned Lamont — have all formed “exploratory” committees and begun...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... also showed Rell beating all potential Democratic candidates, including Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz (BYE'-suh-witts), Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont, Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy, former state House Speaker Jim Amann, state Sen. Gary LeBeau and Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi.The poll's margin of error is about plus or minus three percentage points.
