Over at CT Local, Genghis has posted his analysis (complete with his famous maps) of the 5th Congressional race between Chris Murphy and James Galante's BFF. It's a pretty good write-up and although I agree with most of his analysis, there are some points about the election and Cappiello's campaign that he overlooked.
Trust me, it's really hard for us bloggers to cover every single race. For instance, I was unable to follow the 2nd CD race as closely as I wanted simply because the district is on the other side of the state. The 1st and 3rd CD were locked races for the incumbents so articles on those races were few and far between. The 4th and 5th races were easier to follow simply because they happened in the Danbury area so I was able to follow the races (and the candidates) more closely and not rely on media reports as much.
That being said, since many are still abuzzed about Cappiello's stunning and resounding defeat in Danbury, I'll offer some additional comments to what Genghis stated about the race later...but make sure to read his analysis as it's really good.
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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.