State of CT

Eli,

Can CT go Republican? Until Trump I thought it was a certainty. Not so sure now since we in CT like to sneer at New Yorkers, particularly those from Queens.

In 2009-10 the Dems had a 114-37 advantage in the State House and an 24-12 advantage in the Senate.
By 2017-18 the lead had dropped to 80-71 in the House and tied in the Senate 18-18.
Of course, the entire Congressional delegation is Democratic, which has to be the result of gerrymandering; there couldn't possibly be another explanation.

Malloy is one of the most hated governors in the US, the CT economy seems stuck in neutral, and the pension liability is a killer. [Speaking of that, isn't the first rule of holes, 1) When you are stuck in a hole, stop digging.? So why would the state continue to use pensions? I have a 401K. Why not switch all new workers to 401K's and migrate current workers to 401Ks?] Can all of that overcome our Yankee distaste for the boorishness of Mr. Trump? It would be very interesting to see CT turn Red at the state level, at least in the Governor's office and Senate.

I'm not registered with either party, so I won't be able to join the primary fun. I'm amused by the Dem's choice for Governor: The rich guy who is the descendant of one of the principals of JP Morgan or the guy who's the criminal. Frankly I'm confused who is running on the Republican side. I'm not a fan of business people running for office thinking they are going to apply their magical business skills to government. My impression, working with businessmen for many years, is they are not as smart as they think. And government is much different than business.

Bill