Senate
The back and forth results of the polls continue. The latest poll, commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has Linda McMahon leading U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy by three points, reports Politico. Six hundred likely voters were polled on Oct. 1 and 2 and the margin of error is four points.
The Chamber of Commerce endorsed McMahon, and her campaign described the endorsement as a “a clear rebuke to Chris Murphy’s record on business issues in Congress.”
Murphy’s campaign dismissed the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as a right-wing organization.
“It's no surprise that the national group that favors the [vice presidential hopeful Paul] Ryan plan to privatize Medicare, rolling back Wall Street reform, and new tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, would also support right-wing Republican Linda McMahon," said Murphy campaign spokesman Eli Zupnick in a written statement.
Third District
Wayne Winsley wants to debate incumbent U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro at least three times, but it looks like the candidates will only face off once. A debate has been scheduled for Oct. 21 WFSB’s Face the State, according to the Record-Journal.
Fourth District
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D) and Steve Obsitnik (R) squared off on foreign policy in their first debate on Wednesday. According to Patch, “topics ranged from the United States' economic versus military relationship with China to appropriate withdrawal timelines for Afghanistan to the potential fall of the Euro.”
Fifth District
The Connecticut Mirror takes a close look at the race between Elizabeth Esty and Andrew Roraback – and the strategies being used by each of the candidates.
According to the Connecticut Mirror:
The contest pits Elizabeth Esty, a lawyer and former Democratic state representative, against Andrew Roraback, another lawyer who has been a state lawmaker for 17 years, serving in both the House and Senate.
The Ivy League graduates like to call themselves moderates.
Second District
Paul Formica (R) says he "will be announcing a major national endorsement" tomorrow.
Just like Reps. Himes and Courtney agreed to do with their challengers. Now, Wayne is out and about, meeting the people and chasing down the dodge ball known Jimmy Tickey, DeLauro's campaign manager, as well as combating the crude racist bigotry of the Hartford Courant. DeLauro, by contrast, huddles with her devoted sycophants, terrified of an encounter with Wayne Winsley. What is DeLauro afraid of? Being called out as a stooge of the sugar cane corporations, the ambulance-chasing tort lawyers, and other tax subsidized leeches? Or that she bought her much-vaunted chair on the House Agricultural subcommittee by transferring more than $1 million in campaign to the DNC, the going price for a position of seniority? Or that in 2009-2011 she was paid $4 million for her TARP vote to bail out the richest of the rich on Wall Street? Yes, paid. Everyone who voted for TARP got insider trading tips, which is morally equal to being given a brown sack of cash. What's DeLauro afraid of?