Connecticut GOP is Still Punch-Drunk from 2010

There is a great piece in The Day by Dick Ahles, he cites the CT. GOP’s thirty year drought in the U.S. Senate and wonders where the “good” Republican candidates are.


As I see it, the Connecticut GOP is still a little punch-drunk from 2010. We had one of the most favorable political climates to come along in years but couldn’t close the deal. There is a lot of lot of frustration and a good deal of finger pointing still going on. I won’t engage in any of that. Instead, dear reader, I will merely point out that the CT GOP has a great opportunity to capitalize on those losses by

 Forming a state-wide battle plan that focuses on strategically capturing legislative seats. In order to truly change the direction our state is heading in we must elect Republicans to the State House and Senate We can target one district at a time if we have to but we must work better as a team than we do now.

 Improving the Republican brand and support in the urban cores of the state. We can no longer win with just the suburbs and small towns.

 Stick to our core beliefs. Fiscal Conservatism, Streamlined Government, and Real Family Values are not relics of a by-gone era but the very foundations upon which a great State and indeed a great Nation should be building their future.

And let not your heart be troubled because there are some very promising names on the Connecticut Republican horizon. Names like David Becker, Christopher Meek and Tim Herbst

Be well and as always, Conserve your Capital, because the tax man lurketh on the threshold.