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Op-Ed Columnist

Yankee Doodle Daffy

By GAIL COLLINS
Published: August 6, 2010
Connecticut used to be the kind of place where you could predict election results by betting on the least-exciting outcome possible. But no more.

Tuesday is Primary Day in Connecticut.

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Almost every strange trend in national politics is on display in Connecticut this year, including the multiplication of superrich candidates. Lamont owns a cable TV company. The leading Republican gubernatorial contender, Tom Foley, and Linda McMahon, the Senate hopeful, have prior experience in state politics that’s mainly limited to giving other Republicans money.

Given their lack of political records, opponents have been going after their businesses. [SNIP]

Full article @ New York Times

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CT politics is always very interesting. It is a small place that is a curious mixture of social advancement for the society at large but staunch cultural conservatism for their own street.  When I lived in CT, I was amazed by the duplicity of people's thoughts vs. preachings.  This year's primaries are really hitting the issue at the larger level.  They will be tested on whether they truly mean what they preach.

-- Edited by Sanders on Saturday 7th of August 2010 10:10:56 AM

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I know nothing about CT from personal experience, but your description does a good job of articulating the mindset of a lot of liberal areas and people, IMO. They talk a good game about diversity and progressive social policies -but, their only experience is through a sociology text book or a progressive magazine.

Another interesting election to watch. Actually all the elections for 2010 and 2012 should be very interesting, indeed.

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