LOCAL ACCESS VIDEO: Spotlight On 01.19.10 broadcast
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Time: 1:48 PM
Time: 1:48 PM
Congressman Chris Murphy thoughts on MA election, Supreme Court ruling
Time: 1:45 PM
Yesterday, while at an event in Danbury, a had an opportunity to chat with Congressman Chris Murphy and get his take on the election results in Massachusetts as well as his thoughts on the impact the latest ruling from Supreme Court will have on future political campaigns.
LOCAL ACCESS VIDEO: Commuinity Forum 01.20.10 broadcast
Friday, January 22, 2010
Time: 7:07 PM
Time: 7:07 PM
HOST: Susan Shaner
TOPIC: Danbury Animal Welfare Society (DAWS)
TOPIC: Danbury Animal Welfare Society (DAWS)
Not buying the denial
Time: 11:10 AM
As one who has been covering Danbury politics for years, I knew this comment was coming...Mayor Mark Boughton denied reports Friday that a Web site he registered this week is confirmation of a run for the governor's office.
[...]
Boughton said he registered the name because of "cyber squatters" who purchase domain names and try to sell them back to candidates at exorbitant rates should they decide to run for office.
Okay, let me debunk this latest denial from the mayor in a way that's easy to digest.
- There are several websites that Boughton could use for his gubernatorial campaign. Here's a small list of more logical names that cyber squatters would purchase.
www.boughtonforgov.com
www.markboughtonforgov.com
www.markbougton2010.com
www.markboughtonforct.com
As you can see, each of those sites are still up for sale. - Back in December, the mayor has expressed an interest in running for governor...DECEMBER.
If one takes the mayor at his word and he simply purchased the site in part because of cyber squatters why pick an obscure website such as www.boughtonforct.com as opposed to www.boughtonforgov.com? Not to get too geeky but a cyber squatter would had gobbled up every URL I listed above weeks ago as well as possible URLs for just about every other single candidate currently in the race (i.e., Dan Malloy, Ned Lamont, Rudy Marconi, Susan Bysiewicz, etc). To this date, there hasn't been a report of any other candidate having trouble purchasing a web domain.
Better yet, why didn't the mayor simply purchase all the names I listed in item one AND/OR why did he wait till Wednesday to purchase a website when he indicated his interest in the race back in December?
Then there's the whole thing of Bougthon traveling across the state meeting with various Republican Town Committees and taking part in a gubernatorial forum as recently as Wednesday.
Finally, there's this comment.
"Should I not run (for governor), the Web site can point to mayormark forever," he added.
So if YOU SHOULD decide to run for governor, the site YOU PURCHASED ON WEDNESDAY (just days before your planned announcement) will point to your gubernatorial campaign website? And that wasn't the game plan in the first place?
Lets recap:
1. Although the mayor expressed interest in running for governor back in DECEMBER, he waited until this past Wednesday to purchase www.boughtonforct.com.
2. The mayor didn't purchase a more logical gubernatorial website URL that cyber squatters would purchase such as markboughtonforgov.com, markboughtonforct.com, or boughtonforgov.com.
3. The mayor stated weeks ago that he would make a decision on whether or not he's running for governor at the end of the month.
4. The mayor has traveled met with a number of Republican Town Committees in the past month (a requirement in terms of grabbing delegates for the GOP state convention).
Okay, okay silly me, who am I not to take the mayor at his word and think that this purchase had something to do with Boughton running for governor.
How dare I not take Boughton at his word that he bought this site because of cyber squatters...I mean was completely out of line not to take him at his word that he knew nothing about those bundled campaign contributions from James Galante...and his description of the 2006 World Cup celebrations as a non-spontaneous form of free speech was dead on...and he definitely had the authority of take out five 500,000 bonds in one fiscal year (silly for me to listen to Gene), his BRT seven year multi-million dollar tax break did wonders for the downtown area, and of course he was absolutely right when he repeated for months to the media that the police force was in NO WAY involved in the Danbury 11 case.
Dealing with denials like this is from the mayor reminds me of what Bill Murray had to deal with in the movie Groundhog Day.
Sorry folks, I'm not buying it...see ya on Feb 1st.
IT'S CONFIRMED: Boughton IS running for governor
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Time: 6:55 PM
Time: 6:55 PM
Well, this basically ends the so-called "speculation" regarding whether or not the last honest man in Danbury is entering the governor's race.
Here's Mark Boughton's reserved gubernatorial website which was purchased on Wednesday.
In case you need more evidence, here's the WHOIS info on the site.
It's amazing what you can find out when a person takes the cheap road and doesn't pay the extra couple of bucks to keep their WHOIS info private...
Case closed.
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Mark who?
Boughton trails all Republicans in latest gubernatorial poll
Trash king James Galante illegal bundled campaign contributions to Mark Boughton exposed
Mayor Boughton misleads the public regarding the city's role in the Danbury 11 immigration raid case
Fairfield Weekly questions Boughton's honesty regarding James Galante illegal campaign contributions
Here's Mark Boughton's reserved gubernatorial website which was purchased on Wednesday.
In case you need more evidence, here's the WHOIS info on the site.
Please note: the registrant of the domain name is specified
in the "registrant" field. In most cases, the Registrar
is not the registrant of domain names listed in this database.
Registrant:
Re-Elect Mayor Mark
P.O. Box 2202
Danbury, Connecticut 06813
United States
Registered through: tnickdomains.com
Domain Name: BOUGHTONFORCT.COM
Created on: 20-Jan-10
Expires on: 20-Jan-11
Last Updated on: 20-Jan-10
Administrative Contact:
Boughton, Mark mayormark@XXX.net
Re-Elect Mayor Mark
P.O. Box 2202
Danbury, Connecticut 06813
United States
(203) XXX-XXXX
Technical Contact:
Boughton, Mark mayormark@XXX.net
Re-Elect Mayor Mark
P.O. Box 2202
Danbury, Connecticut 06813
United States
(203) XXX-XXXX
Domain servers in listed order:
NS25.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
NS26.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
It's amazing what you can find out when a person takes the cheap road and doesn't pay the extra couple of bucks to keep their WHOIS info private...
Case closed.
RELATED POSTS:
Mark who?
Boughton trails all Republicans in latest gubernatorial poll
Trash king James Galante illegal bundled campaign contributions to Mark Boughton exposed
Mayor Boughton misleads the public regarding the city's role in the Danbury 11 immigration raid case
Fairfield Weekly questions Boughton's honesty regarding James Galante illegal campaign contributions
Q Poll: Mark who?
Time: 10:31 AM
As Mark Boughton participates in a gubernatorial forum today, the just released Q Poll indicates that when it comes to name recognition, the last honest man in Danbury has a great deal of work to do.
If you wondering to yourself "how can a five term mayor of the seventh largest city in Connecticut have virtually zero name recognition", then let me explain.
In terms of the media market (newspaper, TV, radio), Danbury is located in the no man's corner of Connecticut.
Outside of the News-Times, this city rarely receives any attention in the state's major newspapers (i.e., Hartford Courant). Outside of immigration (which is not a statewide issue that Boughton can campaign on in 2010), the Greater Danbury area is for the most part overlooked/ignored. That being said, it will be very hard for a candidate from this area to get the type of free media exposure necessary to make a significant impact in the gubernatorial race (the Q Poll has Ridgefield Rudy Marconi running second to last among the Democratic gubernatorial candidates).
And of course, without name ID, it's VERY hard to raise money.
With two millionaires willing to self-finance themselves, (Tom Foley on the Republican side, Ned Lamont on the Democratic side), unless the state's public finance system is in tact this year, the chances of Boughton raising the amount of money necessary to be taken seriously is next to impossible.
But again, winning the nomination might not be in Boughton's playbook.
With Boughton in the possible position to grab a large number of delegates from Northern Fairfield County where he is well known (i.e., Greater Danbury Area up to possibly Watertown), while Greenwich resident Foley grabbing delegates in lower Fairfield County, the mayor's eventual entry into the governor's race could be less about winning the nomination but rather raising his state profile for future races and/or placing himself in position to make a deal at this year's GOP convention.
HatCityBLOG LIVE EXCLUSIVE: Ad hoc committee: Government entities review
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Time: 6:59 PM
Time: 6:59 PM
Tonight at City Hall, I will be doing a live videostream of the City Council's ad=hoc committee on the government entities review.
This will basically be a more extensive test of the new UStream broadcaster app for the iPhone. The LIVE video stream starts at 7:30 TONIGHT.
Now remember, this is JUST A TEST to see if it works. I"m not looking to videotape the meeting with a tripod or anything as I'm more interested in testing the stream as opposed to making sure the video is stable (not shaky). I'll have my regular camcorder there to record the meeting and I'll put up that video footage later.
UPDATE 7:50 PM The meeting will be starting shortly...
UPDATE 2: Well, it worked! Here's the UStream re-broadcast...
This will basically be a more extensive test of the new UStream broadcaster app for the iPhone. The LIVE video stream starts at 7:30 TONIGHT.
Now remember, this is JUST A TEST to see if it works. I"m not looking to videotape the meeting with a tripod or anything as I'm more interested in testing the stream as opposed to making sure the video is stable (not shaky). I'll have my regular camcorder there to record the meeting and I'll put up that video footage later.
UPDATE 7:50 PM The meeting will be starting shortly...
UPDATE 2: Well, it worked! Here's the UStream re-broadcast...
LOCAL ACCESS VIDEO: Danbury Live 01.16.10 broadcast
Time: 4:02 PM
State Rep Jason Bartlett weighs in on Harry Reid comment on President Obama
Time: 10:30 AM
He [Sen. Harry Reid] was wowed by Obama's oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama -- a "light-skinned" African American "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one," as he said privately.Page 37 of John Heilemann and Mark Halperin's novel Game Change
Majority Leader Harry Reid's comments regarding President Barack Obama was created a firestorm of criticism towards the senator from Nevada.
State Rep Jason Bartlett made an appearance on the FOX61's Stan Simpson show to offer his opinion on Reid's remark.
Boughton trails all Republicans in latest gubernatorial poll
Monday, January 18, 2010
Time: 7:17 PM
Time: 7:17 PM
For the first time, the last honest man in Danbury was mentioned in a gubernatorial poll.
On Monday, DailyKos conducted a poll (via Research 2000) that shows Mark Boughton coming in last among the current crop of Republican gubernatorial candidates in head to head match ups against Democrats Susan Bysiewicz, Ned Lamont, and Dan Malloy.
Daily Kos/Research 2000 Connecticut Poll
Research 2000, MoE 4%, Jan 11, 2010 - Jan 13, 2010
QUESTION: If the 2010 election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Susan Bysiewicz, the Democrat, and Michael Fedele, the Republican?
SUSAN BYSIEWICZ MICHAEL FEDELE UNDECIDED ALL 52 33 15 MEN 49 38 13 WOMEN 55 28 17 DEMOCRATS 85 8 7 REPUBLICANS 9 79 12 INDEPENDENTS 44 32 24 18-29 57 26 17 30-44 56 32 12 45-59 48 36 16 60+ 46 37 17 DISTRICT 1 58 26 16 DISTRICT 2 46 41 13 DISTRICT 3 57 29 14 DISTRICT 4 54 30 16 DISTRICT 5 45 38 17 QUESTION: If the 2010 election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Susan Bysiewicz, the Democrat, and Tom Foley, the Republican?
SUSAN BYSIEWICZ TOM FOLEY UNDECIDED ALL 51 35 14 MEN 47 40 13 WOMEN 55 30 15 DEMOCRATS 84 9 7 REPUBLICANS 8 82 10 INDEPENDENTS 43 34 23 18-29 56 27 17 30-44 55 34 11 45-59 47 38 15 60+ 45 40 15 DISTRICT 1 57 27 16 DISTRICT 2 45 44 11 DISTRICT 3 56 31 13 DISTRICT 4 53 31 16 DISTRICT 5 44 41 15 QUESTION: If the 2010 election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Susan Bysiewicz, the Democrat, and Mark Boughton, the Republican?
SUSAN BYSIEWICZ MARK BOUGHTON UNDECIDED ALL 52 32 16 MEN 48 37 15 WOMEN 56 27 17 DEMOCRATS 85 8 7 REPUBLICANS 9 77 14 INDEPENDENTS 44 31 25 18-29 58 25 17 30-44 56 31 13 45-59 48 35 17 60+ 45 36 19 DISTRICT 1 59 23 18 DISTRICT 2 46 42 12 DISTRICT 3 57 28 15 DISTRICT 4 54 28 18 DISTRICT 5 44 38 18 QUESTION: If the 2010 election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Ned Lamont, the Democrat, and Michael Fedele, the Republican?
NED LAMONT MICHAEL FEDELE UNDECIDED ALL 46 36 18 MEN 43 40 17 WOMEN 49 32 19 DEMOCRATS 81 9 10 REPUBLICANS 5 82 13 INDEPENDENTS 35 38 27 18-29 52 28 20 30-44 50 34 16 45-59 42 39 19 60+ 40 41 19 DISTRICT 1 52 27 21 DISTRICT 2 40 44 16 DISTRICT 3 51 32 17 DISTRICT 4 48 33 19 DISTRICT 5 39 45 16 QUESTION: If the 2010 election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Ned Lamont, the Democrat, and Tom Foley, the Republican?
NED LAMONT TOM FOLEY UNDECIDED ALL 46 37 17 MEN 42 42 16 WOMEN 50 32 18 DEMOCRATS 81 9 10 REPUBLICANS 5 83 12 INDEPENDENTS 35 40 25 18-29 53 28 19 30-44 50 35 15 45-59 42 40 18 60+ 39 43 18 DISTRICT 1 53 27 20 DISTRICT 2 40 46 14 DISTRICT 3 50 33 17 DISTRICT 4 48 33 19 DISTRICT 5 39 47 14 QUESTION: If the 2010 election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Ned Lamont, the Democrat, and Mark Boughton, the Republican?
NED LAMONT MARK BOUGHTON UNDECIDED ALL 46 34 20 MEN 43 39 18 WOMEN 49 29 22 DEMOCRATS 81 8 11 REPUBLICANS 5 78 17 INDEPENDENTS 35 36 29 18-29 53 26 21 30-44 50 32 18 45-59 42 37 21 60+ 39 39 22 DISTRICT 1 52 23 25 DISTRICT 2 40 42 18 DISTRICT 3 51 29 20 DISTRICT 4 48 30 22 DISTRICT 5 39 45 16 QUESTION: If the 2010 election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Dan Malloy, the Democrat, and Michael Fedele, the Republican?
DAN MALLOY MICHAEL FEDELE UNDECIDED ALL 44 35 21 MEN 41 39 20 WOMEN 47 31 22 DEMOCRATS 77 8 15 REPUBLICANS 5 81 14 INDEPENDENTS 34 36 30 18-29 51 27 22 30-44 48 33 19 45-59 39 38 23 60+ 39 40 21 DISTRICT 1 51 24 25 DISTRICT 2 37 44 19 DISTRICT 3 49 30 21 DISTRICT 4 47 31 22 DISTRICT 5 36 46 18 QUESTION: If the 2010 election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Dan Malloy, the Democrat, and Tom Foley, the Republican?
DAN MALLOY TOM FOLEY UNDECIDED ALL 43 37 20 MEN 40 42 18 WOMEN 46 32 22 DEMOCRATS 75 9 16 REPUBLICANS 5 83 12 INDEPENDENTS 33 40 27 18-29 51 28 21 30-44 47 35 18 45-59 38 40 22 60+ 37 43 20 DISTRICT 1 51 24 25 DISTRICT 2 35 47 18 DISTRICT 3 48 32 20 DISTRICT 4 46 33 21 DISTRICT 5 34 49 17 QUESTION: If the 2010 election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Dan Malloy, the Democrat, and Mark Boughton, the Republican?
DAN MALLOY MARK BOUGHTON UNDECIDED ALL 44 34 22 MEN 41 38 21 WOMEN 47 30 23 DEMOCRATS 77 8 15 REPUBLICANS 5 79 16 INDEPENDENTS 34 35 31 18-29 52 26 22 30-44 48 32 20 45-59 39 37 24 60+ 38 39 23 DISTRICT 1 51 22 27 DISTRICT 2 37 44 19 DISTRICT 3 49 29 22 DISTRICT 4 47 30 23 DISTRICT 5 36 45 19 Demographics
MEN 282 48% WOMEN 318 52% DEMOCRATS 229 30% REPUBLICANS 127 38% INDEPENDENTS/OTHER 244 32% 18-29 96 17% 30-44 198 33% 45-59 205 35% 60+ 101 15% DISTRICT 1 119 19% DISTRICT 2 121 20% DISTRICT 3 120 20% DISTRICT 4 121 20% DISTRICT 5 119 19% Methodology
CONNECTICUT POLL RESULTS – JANUARY 2010
The Research 2000 Connecticut Poll was conducted from January 11 through January 13, 2010. A total of 600 likely voters who vote regularly in state elections were interviewed statewide by telephone.
Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect the voter registration of distribution by county.
The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4% percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the “true” figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as for gender or party affiliation.
LOCAL ACCESS VIDEO: Spotlight On Jan. 12 2010 broadcast
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Time: 11:46 AM
Time: 11:46 AM
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