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Spending
CT House GOP Candidate Wants Spending At 1998 Levels (VIDEO)
Justin Bernier
The GOP's game of "no I want to cut spending more!" continues to swirl down toward zero.
Meet Justin Bernier, of Connecticut's fifth congressional district. He's outdoing John Boehner ('08 levels), the Republican Study Committee ('06 levels) and Rand Paul (who hasn't set a long-term mark but wants to slash spending by half a trillion dollars almost overnight) in these sweepstakes.
He wants to bring federal spending down to its 1998 levels, a drop that would constitute about a 57 percent reduction.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: 2012, 2012 elections, CT-05, John Boehner, Justin Bernier, Rand Paul, Republican Study Committee, Republicans, Spending
Republicans
Accusations Of Illegal Tactics Fly In Connecticut Republican Primary
CT-05 GOP House candidates Sam Caligiuri and Justin Bernier.
A contested GOP primary in Connecticut is turning ugly, and, with just days to go before voters choose a nominee, an insurgent is accusing the Republican-endorsed candidate of engaging in illegal electioneering activities.
The controversy centers on an unsolicited mailer from the campaign of State Sen. Sam Caligiuri, which includes both a letter and an absentee ballot application. In the letter, Caligiuri identifies himself not as the Republican-endorsed candidate, but as the "Republican nominee."
"As the Republican nominee to take on [Democrat] Chris Murphy, I hope I can count on your support in the August 10th primary," the letter reads.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: 2010 elections, CT-05, Republicans
CT-SEN
GOP Field Against Dodd Shrinking, From Five Candidates To Four (And Maybe Three)
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT)
The huge field of GOP candidates to oppose Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) has just gotten a bit smaller, and could shrink even further, as the state readjusts to an open gubernatorial race.
Former Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley has announced that he is now considering a run for governor, in the wake of GOP Gov. Jodi Rell's announcement that she's retiring: "We no longer have an incumbent Governor seeking re-election. I have had a number of conversations with people who are encouraging me to consider running for Governor because they believe I could better serve Connecticut today as Governor than as a Senator. They believe that as an experienced executive and someone who understands the economy and how jobs are created, I have a background and set of skills uniquely suited to addressing the very serious spending problems and other economic challenges now facing our state."
State Sen. Sam Caligiuri has also announced that he's definitely out of the Senate race, and is instead running for the House of Representatives against second-term Democrat Chris Murphy.
Topics: CT-05, CT-SEN, Chris Dodd, Chris Murphy, House '10, Senate '10
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