[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by norcal2k19

And no - CT Dems will not automatically impose what you see in other states. The sensible Dems are the majority of the caucus and can generally read the room well (hence why they have a supermajority right now without passing a ton of extreme policies - actually more fiscally prudent than ever before).

Connecticut democrats have been in lockstep with their colleagues nationally because, party loyalty. Cash bail will be the next to go.

[dazzleman]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Connecticut democrats have been in lockstep with their colleagues nationally because, party loyalty. Cash bail will be the next to go.

They will definitely do it if they think they have enough votes. Only the lack of enough reliable votes for these insane measures has prevented the Democrats from trying to push them through.

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by norcal2k19

And no - CT Dems will not automatically impose what you see in other states.

They absolutely will without question. Give it time. Lamont is in total control and in full lockstep with his fellow Overlords casting spells over their constituents.

[Chazbme99]

Stefanowski has a real chance at pulling it out. Democrats are vulnerable in every state and every election this year. Biden and the Democrats have destroyed the economy and driven the country in a bad direction. People will look for change and Republicans will benefit. The media is still trying to prop up Biden and the Democrats. They keep trying to cover and defend his policies and horrible actions. The buzz that Republicans won't have a big win in November. The polling data is questionable and unreliable at best. Look at the VA& NJ governor races. The races this fall in Connecticut are very much in play. Jahana Hayes is going to lose and Lamont might be done as well.
Stefanowski is getting ads out there and keeping his name viable. He needs to hammer Lamont and the Democrat leadership in Hartford. The anti police , anti crime policies should hurt them in the elections. The crime stats are not real numbers because many things today are not counted as a crime or prosecuted. All thanks to Malloy and Dems. Lamont is a fraud, he did not save Connecticut billions of dollars. The Covid money from federal government is what he is taking credit for. Lamont has tried to buy off state works with bonuses. Tax payers are the ones who are going to pay for all this spending.

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by Chazbme99

Democrats are vulnerable in every state and every election this year.

In purple and red leaning states yes no doubt. Not in a deep blue state like CT, not even close.

[Chazbme99]

Connecticut is not a sure thing for the Democrats anymore. Red wave is coming. The economy and horrible job Biden is doing will cost them bigtime. New York governors race is in play and might go for Zeldin. Lamont and the Democrat controlled legislature are ruining Connecticut. The large cities are out of control with crime. The state is having to keep bailing out failing cities with poor leadership. The anti police anti crime legislation will hurt Lamont. People know what they see on the news everyday and what they see in their neighborhoods. Fake manipulated crime data will not convince people everything is fine and safe. Lamont is no different than any other tax and spend liberal. He will have to raise taxes when his slush fund of Covid money is gone. I also am tired of hearing and seeing warehouse jobs being touted as a successful thing. Those large corporations pay no taxes and get sweetheart deals from these politicians. Connecticut used to be thought of for leading insurance companies and manufacturing. Now we are the stopover sorting centers for Amazon and other retailers. I know many local small businesses that can't find workers because many of the younger unskilled workers are going for the warehouse and delivery jobs. No future in those jobs. Lots of burnout and turnover.

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by Chazbme99

Connecticut is not a sure thing for the Democrats anymore. Red wave is coming. The economy and horrible job Biden is doing will cost them bigtime. New York governors race is in play and might go for Zeldin. Lamont and the Democrat controlled legislature are ruining Connecticut. The large cities are out of control with crime. The state is having to keep bailing out failing cities with poor leadership. The anti police anti crime legislation will hurt Lamont. People know what they see on the news everyday and what they see in their neighborhoods. Fake manipulated crime data will not convince people everything is fine and safe. Lamont is no different than any other tax and spend liberal. He will have to raise taxes when his slush fund of Covid money is gone. I also am tired of hearing and seeing warehouse jobs being touted as a successful thing. Those large corporations pay no taxes and get sweetheart deals from these politicians. Connecticut used to be thought of for leading insurance companies and manufacturing. Now we are the stopover sorting centers for Amazon and other retailers. I know many local small businesses that can't find workers because many of the younger unskilled workers are going for the warehouse and delivery jobs. No future in those jobs. Lots of burnout and turnover.

Agreed. Everything you say is true and exactly why democrats will dominate in Blue states like never before in history. Tens upon Tens of millions nationwide in blue states are all onboard with those policies.

[MikefromCT]

Originally Posted by Chazbme99

Connecticut is not a sure thing for the Democrats anymore. Red wave is coming.

Not this time. Neither side is poised to make significant gains, as much as both sides would like to. Not gonna happen. If either side gains seats, it will be minor, even if there’s a lot of churning.

[dazzleman]

Originally Posted by Chazbme99

Stefanowski has a real chance at pulling it out. Democrats are vulnerable in every state and every election this year. Biden and the Democrats have destroyed the economy and driven the country in a bad direction. People will look for change and Republicans will benefit. The media is still trying to prop up Biden and the Democrats. They keep trying to cover and defend his policies and horrible actions. The buzz that Republicans won't have a big win in November. The polling data is questionable and unreliable at best. Look at the VA& NJ governor races. The races this fall in Connecticut are very much in play. Jahana Hayes is going to lose and Lamont might be done as well.
Stefanowski is getting ads out there and keeping his name viable. He needs to hammer Lamont and the Democrat leadership in Hartford. The anti police , anti crime policies should hurt them in the elections. The crime stats are not real numbers because many things today are not counted as a crime or prosecuted. All thanks to Malloy and Dems. Lamont is a fraud, he did not save Connecticut billions of dollars. The Covid money from federal government is what he is taking credit for. Lamont has tried to buy off state works with bonuses. Tax payers are the ones who are going to pay for all this spending.

I think Stefanowski faces very long odds. I thought Jahana Hayes had some good thoughts when she first ran, particularly about making it easier for qualified students to get teaching degrees without taking on $200,000 worth of debt (for a job that starts at around $40k per year).

But if I lived in her district, the fact that she brought that dreadful Kamala Harris to campaign for her would be enough to make me vote against her.

The problem now is that whatever the various congresspeople say doesn't matter. They may position themselves differently depending on district, but it's all fake, because they vote in lockstep with the party.

If Lamont were really hated by the opposition, Stefanowski would have a chance. But I know a lot of Republicans, and while they don't love Lamont, they don't hate him, so the intensity of feeling against him is lacking. I think Lamont has a 90%+ chance of winning. I hope Democratic majorities in the legislature are reduced to make it harder for them to pass bills with only Democratic support.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by Chazbme99

Connecticut is not a sure thing for the Democrats anymore. Red wave is coming.

That’s like saying a blue wave will happen in Oklahoma.