Bright Spot in Connecticut! Gov Malloy declares victory in rematch with Foley

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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy declared victory early today in his bitter rematch with Republican Tom Foley, not waiting for his challenger to concede what Democrats described as an unexpectedly comfortable victory.

Malloy led Foley by nearly 12,000 votes without including results from the Democratic bastions of New Haven and Hartford, according to his campaign spokesman, Mark Bergman

The governor took the stage at the Society Room in downtown Hartford with his wife, Cathy, his three sons, and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman at 12:30 a.m. and quickly declared victory, telling the exhausted but jubilant crowd, "I truly believe this is your victory."

Foley followed 15 minutes later at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, conceding his second try for governor was ending in defeat, yet stopping short of making a formal concession or congratulating Malloy.

http://reason.com/24-7/2014/11/05/gov-malloy-d-ct-declares-victory-while-d

[flamingdem]

1. Ray of sunshine!

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3. Yes, I do see a tiny Ray of Sunshine, flamingdem!

[m-lekktor]

2. this one was a nailbiter, i am in Connecticut

and have been following this all night. They were neck and neck with Foley a tiny bit ahead at the beginning then near the end Malloy jumped ahead!

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4. Damn! You need a hug in Connecticut.. I know I do out here in

Hawaii, m-lekktor!

Ray of Sunshine in Connecticut!

[m-lekktor]

5. why thanks!

HUgs back to you then! I will have to go look at Hawaii results i haven't heard anything. More bad news up here in New England though, that loon republican Governor LePage won re-election against Michael Michaud, an out gay man who i was hoping would win! not a good night all around.

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6. Here's Hawaii.. I just found out and made a thread on it.. so it's us for Dem Govs.. I was worried

too.. 'cause of all the Dem States losing to the gop.. I don't know how close it was but it took awhile to get the results for this race when the Senate race victory came much sooner!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025763872

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7. Kick for Connecticut!

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8. Kick for Gov Malloy! and Connecticut.. where evidently they don't hate on Obama

[bigwillq]

9. In his speech just a bit ago, Malloy said he didn't run away from Obama

(paraphrasing) and he thanked the President and the First Lady for their recent visits, and that he would welcome them again.

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10. Wow! Thanks for that, bigwill! Makes my day so far. :)