and I reach the end of the internet again. Which is why I always come home to Free Freepie.
in other news, GOP conservative populist Torres loses by 56 votes for the vacant state rep seat.
Stafstrom, according to the Registrars of Voters, received 776 votes to Torres’ 720, Keeley’s 154, Halstead’s 48 and Diaz’s 45 votes.
Send my disgust to the taxpayers and churchgoers who refused to show up. About 12% of the adult population voted. Actually not bad. About 25% voted in NOV ‘14, so it was a good showing, just too many boycotters, statewide conservatives groups who took a pass.
That sucks.
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Stafstrom-laughs-last-in-race-for-state-House-6099906.php
According to that article, Torres had previously ousted Stafinfection had from a city council seat, so this a revenge win for the democrat.
Politics1.com reports that a Senate special election was won by the Working Families candidate, Former rat Senator Ed Gomes, who lost the seat in the 2012 primary, won without the rat ballot line, allegedly this is the first “3rd party” win in a CT leg race since 1938
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Former-state-Sen-Gomes-reclaims-Senate-seat-6099859.php