To: Dr. Sivana
Bruce Morrison was the worst-ever performing Democrat nominee for Governor in CT when he ran in 1990. After getting the nomination following Bill O’Neill’s retirement, he got a paltry 20% in the general. No general election opponent for Governor got less than that since 1825 (and that only because the defunct and split Federalist party fielded 3 candidates), and it was also the first time that a major party candidate (in a unified field) placed 3rd.
It looked like Lowell Weicker took more Dem votes running 3rd party than Morrison. John Rowland got 37%, almost winning, just 3% behind Weicker. I doubt that Morrison would’ve been any worse as Governor than Weicker, who was just a truly despicable individual.
20 posted on
11/13/2023 8:50:51 PM PST by
fieldmarshaldj
(America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
To: fieldmarshaldj
After getting the nomination following Bill O’Neill’s retirement, he got a paltry 20% in the general.
The Weickercrat party messed up all the calculations. Connecticut's downward spiral was accelerated by that election. If the Dems had fallen below 20%, they were in danger of losing major party status.
21 posted on
11/13/2023 8:56:49 PM PST by
Dr. Sivana
("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
To: fieldmarshaldj
After getting the nomination following Bill O’Neill’s retirement, he got a paltry 20% in the general.
The Weickercrat party messed up all the calculations. Connecticut's downward spiral was accelerated by that election. If the Dems had fallen below 20%, they were in danger of losing major party status.
22 posted on
11/13/2023 8:57:05 PM PST by
Dr. Sivana
("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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