Democrats dominated local elections in Connecticut.

[RandySF]

t's dangerous to read anything too profound into scattered off-year election results across the nation — or in Connecticut, for that matter.

In this state, results showed Democrats doing what they do here — dominating. For the most part they held onto long-held mayoral seats (Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, etc.) and, impressively, electing mayors in places such as New Britain and Middletown where they'd been on the outside.

But it would be a mistake to regard Tuesday's voting as a referendum on Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's overall performance or on the quality of the response to the massive power failure caused by the Oct. 29 snowstorm.


http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-ed-local-elections-20111113,0,6555935.story

[Dawson Leery]

1. Trumbull and Monroe re-elected their pro-corporate First Selectmen.

On the other hand, these areas have always been Republican. In Trumbull's case, the First Selectman is a true thug who sends his Mommy (Board Of Education Member) out to fight for him.
At least Fairfield voted the correct way.

[NutmegYankee]

2. My town went heavily blue.

I was actually kind of shocked it was such a blowout.

[krispos42]

3. So did mine

The town Republicans went from having about ¾ of the representatives to a hair more than ½. That means the number of Dems almost doubled.

Of course, according to the CT Post, we all voted for the status quo. :eyes: