The Congressional Quarterly published an piece on former state, and current Republican challenger for the 5th Congressional District Rep. Anthony Nania.
Blasting David Cappiello as a RINO (Republican In Name Only), Nania explains why he has a better chance to beat Chris Murphy and why he's forcing a primary challenge for the Republican nomination.
Cappiello is “a perfect description of what the NRCC believes is a winning candidate in a ‘blue’ state,” Nania told CQ Politics, referring to the color that has become a standard designation for Democratic turf. “He’s virtually indistinguishable from the Democrat in terms of issues, other than his claim to be fiscally responsible.”
“If we run a RINO candidate in Connecticut, we will never have the support of the potential coalition that can win as a Republican,” said Nania. In campaign literature, he describes himself as a “normal conservative Republican who favors a strong national defense, fiscal responsibility, smaller government, less spending, lower taxes, and an unburdened market economy.”
Nania, who estimated he has raised $30,000 or $40,000 in the past quarter through an exploratory committee, plans to compete in a nominating convention that Republicans will hold on May 10. But he said he will file petitions to force a primary on the scheduled date of Aug. 12 if he does not win the party’s endorsement. “What I know about the rank and file of our party is that they’ll choose me,” he said.
Cappiello's response...talk about himself and be thankful that someone from the media is calling him on his campaign.
Cappiello did not comment on either Nania’s potential candidacy or his criticisms. “I’m not really sure what his intentions are,” he told CQ Politics.
He added about his own campaign, “I do know that we are getting an incredible amount of support throughout the town committees in the 5th District, we’re building momentum, getting great support from chief local elected officials. ... I can’t speak for anybody else, but I’m just looking toward the general election against Chris Murphy.”
I wonder if Cappiello is still happy that he threw Lou DeLuca under the bus.
In any event, noting that the Congressional race in the 5th district leans Democratic, the CQ took note of Cappiello's lackluster fundraising efforts.
But whoever wins the primary will face a well-supported and well-funded incumbent, and the expense of a primary campaign could burden the ultimate Republican nominee. CQ Politics currenty rates the 5th District general election contest as Leans Democratic.
The congressman raised $1.4 million in 2007 and had $1.2 million on hand by the end of the year, including $549,000 from political action committees and other candidate committees. These figures are the most recent currently available. Candidates will by April 15 file updated reports for campaign finance activity through March 31.
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But whoever wins the primary will face a well-supported and well-funded incumbent, and the expense of a primary campaign could burden the ultimate Republican nominee. CQ Politics currenty rates the 5th District general election contest as Leans Democratic.
The congressman [Murphy] raised $1.4 million in 2007 and had $1.2 million on hand by the end of the year, including $549,000 from political action committees and other candidate committees. These figures are the most recent currently available. Candidates will by April 15 file updated reports for campaign finance activity through March 31.
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Cappiello’s fundraising got off to a relatively lackluster start, with $400,000 in receipts and $238,000 in remaining cash as of the end of 2007. He told CQ Politics, though, that he would post his strongest fundraising numbers so far in his upcoming report. “We will have a very, very good quarter ... the best quarter we’ve had so far,” he said.
I would comment on Cappiello's dreadful fundraising figures but I think the following quote just about sums things up.
But DCCC spokeswoman Carrie James played down the threat Cappiello presented to Murphy. “David Cappiello faces a daunting uphill battle unseating a popular incumbent in a blue state where Democrats are turning out to vote 2 to 1 over Republicans,” James said, referring to record turnout for the state’s Feb. 5 presidential primaries. “Cappiello’s campaign is stuck in neutral. His fundraising has been disappointing at best [and] he has a primary challenger to worry about.”
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
