Romney Wins in North Haven, Gingrich Last: 11% Turnout

With low turnout, voters still preferred Rick Santorum, who was no longer in the race, to Newt Gingrich.

Mitt Romney was the favorite in Connecticut with 68 percent of the vote for the Republican presidential primary. He performed similarly in North Haven, with 66 percent of the 424 votes cast.  Ron Paul finished second with 17 percent. Rick Santorum who dropped out of the race earlier this month, still managed to beat Newt Gingrich with 9 percent compared to 6 percent.  Seven voters checked off “uncommitted” at the polling place. “I’m not putting words in anyone’s mouth and this based on conversations we heard from people, I think that some people just assumed the race had already been won so they just weren’t coming out,” said Laurie Brangi, the Republican Registrar of Voters for North Haven.

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Romney Dominates CT, Paul Second [Updated]

Republicans come out in small numbers to cast their vote for their party's presidential nomination.

Update on April 25 at 11:35 p.m. Romney won North Haven with 11 percent of eligible voters showing up. More details can be found here. Update on April 24 at 10:45 p.m. Mitt Romney, the favorite for the Republican presidential nomination, added another win and all 18 Connecticut delegates by nabbing 68 percent of the votes throughout Connecticut. Ron Paul finished second with 13.4 percent, with Newt Gingrich in third with 6.9 percent, according to the results in the New York Times. Rick Santorum, who recently dropped out of race, attracting more than 4,000 votes and almost 7 percent of the vote. Detailed results from North Haven will be published when they become available.  Update on April 24 at 4:50 p.m. Ridge Road Elementary School was …

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Still Time to Register for CT's GOP Pres. Primary

New and unaffiliated voters can still join the Republican party by noon on April 23. Others are out of luck.

The ongoing presidential primaries come to Connecticut on Tuesday, April 24. The Republican candidates will be vying for 28 delegates, with 1,144 needed to outright win the party's presidential nomination. Although the voting is open to Republicans only, there's still time for some people to join the party and vote in the primary. NEW, UNAFFILIATED VOTERS The deadline for voters currently in another party (particularly Democrats) to switch was Jan. 24. However, unaffiliated voters and new voters are still eligible to join the Republican Party by April 23. New voters include those that never registered to vote before and people who previously registered but moved to a new municipality and have not registered there already. According to the …

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North Haven Patch In

We Haven’t Really Come a Long Way, Baby

The current ‘war between women’ pitting Hilary Rosen against Ann Romney is deflecting attention from the true ‘war ON women’ and distracting us from the real question—Who are we voting for?

[Editor's Note: Please keep an eye out later this week for "Patch Back," a new feature from Lisa Bigelow that will serve as response piece to certain installments of Heather's "Patch In."] The question isn’t whether Ann Romney ever ‘worked’ a day in her whole life, but: Does her husband Mitt truly give a rat’s ass about anyone—especially women—in the 99 percent? This made-up battle between working moms and stay-at-home-moms is causing people of every gender to lose focus on more important issues—namely whether politicians are advocating stripping rights from women (like reproductive health choices) or finding ways to penalize them and hold them back (withholding equal pay) or simply having a double standard when it comes to lower- vs. …

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Linda McMahon’s Plans Run Through North Haven

The U.S. Senate hopeful works out of North Haven for the upcoming election.

Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon’s plan to win a seat in Washington D.C starts in North Haven. She has team of volunteers helping at campaign headquarters in North Haven for the November election. The Associated Press describes the headquarters on 556 Washington Ave. as “austere” compared to the West Hartford headquarters of her failed 2011 run for Senate. In her austere campaign headquarters in North Haven, a suite of old offices with mostly secondhand furniture, employees work the phones to seek out volunteers and gauge support for the upcoming Republican state convention and primary. A Quinnipiac University poll has her beating former congressman Christopher Shays by a 51-42 percent margin in the Republican primary. However, …

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Nearly 4,000 New Republicans In State

Eligible voters have until Monday April 23rd at 12:00 p.m. noon to register as Republicans if they wish to vote in the Presidential Preference Primary.

A press release from Secretary of the State Denise Merrill:  Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today reminded Republican and unaffiliated voters that the voter registration deadline for the April 24, 2012 Republican Presidential Preference Primary in Connecticut is fast approaching.  Secretary Merrill is also reporting that since the beginning of the year, some 3,878 new voters have registered with the Republican party and 1,515 unaffiliated voters in Connecticut have enrolled with the Republican party, enabling them to vote in the upcoming Presidential Preference Primary.  “Republicans in Connecticut will be going to the polls in a major regional primary on April 24th, along with voters in New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode …

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Survey: McMahon Leads GOP Primary, Dems Still Win

A Quinnipiac poll breaks down the U.S. Senate race and Republican presidential primary.

A Quinnipiac University poll shows Linda McMahon leads former U.S. Rep Christopher Shays by a 51-42 margin, but falters against Democrats compared to her opponent. In the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy, D-5, leads with 37 of the vote, followed by former Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz with 25 percent and State Rep. William Tong with 4 percent. Polling results for possible November matchups: “Congressman Christopher Shays has narrowed the gap with Linda McMahon from 15 points to 9 points.  The question is whether he can catch up by primary day, August 14,” said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz. “In general election matchups, Shays runs neck and neck with either Congressman Christopher…

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After Recount, DTC Confirms Members

Confusion during caucus delayed results.

Following last week's recount of ballots for the North Haven Democratic Town Committee's Fifth District, the list of members for the coming year has been finalized.  According to the New Haven Register, confusion over voting regulations and a high turnout at the caucus led to a delay in the results. Misspellings on ballots and illegible handwriting only contributed to the problem.  Walt Spader, acting a secretary for the caucus, called party officials to discuss the possibility of holding a recount under less hectic circumstances.  From the results printed by the Register: "After vote totals for the 5th District were counted at least twice on Jan. 10, district Captain Sarah Aziz and Board of Education member Jennifer Caldwell were not re-…

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DTC Holds Recount in Contested Election

DTC emails members with new Fifth District results.

Following Tuesday's well-attended Democratic Town Committee caucus, a recount of the Fifth District's (Clintonville) ballots took place late this week.  According to a post on the North Haven Way, the DTC sent out the following email to constituents under the subject line: "5th District Recount Official: Carole Criscuolo is on the DTC, Lillian Viele is not." The email on the site reads:     New members of the DTC are expected to be seated in March.   

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Connecticut GOP to Hold Presidential Straw Poll

North Haven Republicans can participate by attending the straw poll event in Bristol on Jan. 20, or by voting online now until then.

The Connecticut Republican Party will host a presidential straw poll on Jan. 20in Bristol. Online voting for the poll, however, began on Friday. “This week’s Iowa caucus proved that the race for the Republican nomination is very close,” said State Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola, Jr. “The Connecticut Republican Party Straw Poll will offer the winning candidate the momentum necessary to lock up the northeast delegates.” The CT GOP Straw Poll will be on Jan. 20 at Nuchie’s Restaurant in Bristol, from 6 to 9 p.m.  The event will feature presentations from the candidates' campaigns. Online voting opened Jan. 5 with ballots costing $20 and run through 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 20. The winner and total vote tallies will be announced by 9 p.m. …

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