Senate
The latest issue being batted between the Linda McMahon and Chris Murphy campaigns involve Connecticut’s most reliable voters: seniors.
The Associated Press looks at claims for Murphy’s campaign that McMahon wants to end Social Security (the McMahon campaign denies this).
Among the state’s 2 million voters, 32.1 percent are 60 years old or older, reports the AP. Voter turnout in the 2008 election for people older than 50 was 71 percent.
Fourth District
Jim Himes (D) received the endorsement of the Lower Fairfield County Latino Delegation.
Steve Obsitnik (R) shared an op-ed on Facebook written by a supporter and published by the Stamford Advocate.
Dave McCarthy wrote:
He is not an ideologue who will blindly support a party line. He is very intelligent and being Connecticut born and bred, will represent the people of the 4th District of our fine state in Washington. He will stand up for us, and not kowtow to extremists to curry favor.
