[nutmeg]

One thing that bothers me, and I need to do more homework, is that allegedly Peckinpaugh didn't "become" a republican until the spring of this year. Need to look into that.

Yikes.. anyone have any inside knowledge about this?

[PALIN SMITH]

It doesn't matter to the uninformed Republican, Rino or Unaffiliated Connecticut voter. Janet is a pretty face. That's all that matters now. American Idol, movie news and more.

If she had been one of the Manson Family and just released from prison, if the GOP backed her, she would still be the darling of the District 2 electorate.

Both she and Dubitsky were recruited and reregistered for the sole purpose of defeating Novak, a true outsider and tea party conservative. Novak's defeat also reveals the weakness of the Diustrict 2 Tea Party, that failed to endorse her early on. People would have identified with her better if she had been strongly supported by the Tea Party, not just some of it's more active members.

[Man50D]

Yikes.. anyone have any inside knowledge about this?

It's true. She registered as a Republican just before she entered the race. She voted for Courtney in 2008.