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William Tong Reports Impressive Fundraising Haul In CT Senate Race

Michael R. Corjulo | July 7, 2011, 12:52PM

State Rep. William Tong (D-CT)

As second quarter campaign fundraising numbers pour in from around the country Connecticut State Representative and Senate candidate William Tong is making a huge splash with his impressive second quarter haul. Competing with Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, Tong drew in $550,000 before the June 30th deadline as reported by Politico.

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Poll: Dems Hold Double-Digit Leads In Race For Lieberman's Seat

Jon Terbush | March 24, 2011, 8:44AM

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)

A new PPP poll of registered voters in Connecticut shows Democrats with big leads in hypothetical match-ups for the seat being vacated by Sen. Joe Lieberman (CT-I).

In the poll, two potential Democratic candidates, Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz and Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT), comfortably led a number of potential GOP challengers, posting double-digit leads in every potential match-up included in the survey.

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PPP Poll: Murphy, Bysiewicz In Close Dem Primary For CT-SEN

Eric Kleefeld | March 22, 2011, 5:40PM

CT-SEN Democratic candidates Chris Murphy and Susan Bysiewicz

A new survey of Connecticut by Public Policy Polling (D), commissioned by Daily Kos, shows Democrats starting out heavily favored to keep the open seat of retiring Dem-aligned independent Sen. Joe Lieberman, with the two candidates Chris Murphy and Susan Bysiewicz starting out in a close primary.

Murphy, a three-term Congressman, and Bysiewicz, a former Connecticut Secretary of State, are in a statistical dead heat at 40% for Murphy, to 38% for Bysiewicz. The survey of likely Democratic primary voters has a ±4.9% margin of error, and the primary is a long way off -- in August 2012.

In a wider sample of registered voters for the general election, Murphy and Bysiewicz both lead all five possible Republican opponents, none of whom are officially in the race: 2010 nominee and former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon, 2010 candidate and former Rep. Rob Simmons, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, former Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele, and state Sen. Scott Frantz.

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Rep. Chris Murphy Launches CT-SEN Campaign, Second Dem In The Race (VIDEO)

Eric Kleefeld | January 20, 2011, 11:03AM

Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT)

Democrats now have a primary in the Connecticut Senate race, where incumbent independent Sen. Joe Lieberman is retiring. Rep. Chris Murphy has officially announced his campaign -- and in his announcement video, he clearly pitches himself as a more liberal change from the ex-Dem Lieberman who split with the party over foreign policy.

"Connecticut deserves a new progressive voice in the Senate," Murphy says "who listens to us, who knows that creating jobs requires extending health care to all Americans, and that reducing our deficit means bringing these wars to an end."

Murphy also makes an interesting pledge of openness during the campaign: "So think of this as me knocking on your door. If you send me a question or a comment, I'll respond -- to every single one. Because the only way we do this, is together."

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Lieberman To Announce 2012 Plans On Wednesday

Eric Kleefeld | January 18, 2011, 2:00PM

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), who lost his Democratic primary in 2006 but has remained a (sometimes shaky) member of the Democratic caucus, will announce tomorrow whether he is running again in 2012.

A big development occurred in the race today, when former state Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz threw her hat into the ring.

Lieberman has publicly mulled the idea of running as a Democrat. However, he would probably face a tough fight in a primary.

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Report: Dem Susan Bysiewicz To Run Against Joe Lieberman

Eric Kleefeld | January 18, 2011, 9:44AM

Former Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz (D)

Former Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz (D) is set to declare that she is running for the Senate seat now held by independent Sen. Joe Lieberman -- who, of course, still sits as a member of the Senate Democratic caucus.

The Connecticut Mirror reports:

A friend briefed on her Senate plans said that Bysiewicz, who won statewide races for secretary of the state in 1998, 2002 and 2006, intends to circulate a pollster's memorandum detailing findings that she remains well-known and popular.

Her announcement is likely to nudge U.S. Reps. Chris Murphy and Joe Courtney, who also are considering a run for the Democratic nomination for Senate, toward a decision.

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