Early, unofficial results show the six endorsed Democrats (Anderson, Aponte, DeJesus, Kennedy, MacDonald, and Wooden) and three of the four running on the Working Families slate (Cotto, Deutsch, and Jennings) winning seats on Hartford’s City Council.
At the Red Rock Tavern, the Working Families Party celebrated their win. Followed by booming applause, Jennings said that the only Republican elected was Segarra. The Mayor ran as a Democrat, but had accepted the endorsement by the Republicans and was on the ballot for both parties.
lobonick
the republicans apparently have no interest in hartford. a shame really as there presence could promote a better political debate. i am sure that they have plenty of solid ideas as how to make hartford a more effective city. the republican who can just explain the issues well without attacking the other side will do well in hartford. attacks agains the democratic and leftist leaning political establishment would have to be limited as they dominate the scene.
Kerri Provost
“the republican who can just explain the issues well without attacking the other side will do well in hartford. attacks agains the democratic and leftist leaning political establishment would have to be limited as they dominate the scene.”
You should distribute this advice widely.
Personally, as a voter, I’m not interested in voting for those who would dismissively call me a “socialist” or something similar. It’s petty and does nothing to address the issues or earn my vote. Sadly, I think a few good Republicans got screwed in this, no thanks to a few loudmouths in the party.