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2014 Connecticut Gubernatorial debates and race coverage


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    from 2014 Connecticut Governor's race (number of quotes indicated):
  • Dan Malloy (7) Connecticut Democratic Governor
  • Ned Lamont (2) Connecticut Democratic Candidate for governor
  • Peter Lumaj (1) Connecticut Republican candidate for Connecticut Governor
  • Tom Foley (34) Connecticut Republican challenger
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    Connecticut Gubernatorial race:
  • New York Times, "For Malloy and Foley, a Familiar Nasty Tone in Connecticut Governor's Debate", held at Garde Arts Center in New London; sponsored by WNPR, Connecticut Public TV and New London's The Day, 10/17/2014
  • Wall Street Journal, "Foley, McKinney Trade Sharp Exchanges in Debate," by Joseph De Avila, Aug. 10, 2014
  • Huffington Post, "Tom Foley Really Doesn't Want To Discuss Gun Control," by Sabrina Siddiqui, Aug. 7, 2014
  • Connecticut Mirror, "Foley-McKinney debate echoes their TV ads", by Mark Pazniokas, July 17, 2014
  • New Haven Register, "Foley digs deep on budget fixes", by Mary E. O�Leary, 6/29/14
  • New Haven Register, "Foley makes pitch to Connecticut AFL-CIO", by Mary E. O�Leary, 6/16/14
  • The Hartford Courant coverage of gubernatorial races, by Daniela Altimari, March 16, 2014
  • Connecticut Mirror, "Foley declines pre-convention GOP debates," by Mark Pazniokas, March 13, 2014
  • Journal Inquirer editorial, "Foley should put 'climate' complaints in deep freeze", March 5, 2014
  • Politico.com, "Malloy and Jindal at White House", by Jennifer Epstein, 2/24/14
  • The Hartford Courant, "Looking Ahead: 2014" on Dan Malloy, January 5, 2014
  • Connecticut Post coverage of Tom Foley, January 2, 2014
  • Hartford Courant, Jon Lender, "Foley Seeks Legislative Probe of DECD", January 2, 2014
  • The Connecticut Mirror coverage, 12/16, 12/18, 12/30, and 12/31/2013;
  • The Connecticut Mirror AdWatch 11/11/2013
  • Daily Kos coverage, 4/15/2013, and AdWatch, 11/11/2013
  • Norwich Bulletin coverage, 9/20/2010

 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Abortion
    Tom Foley: Pro-choice.
Budget & Economy
    Tom Foley: Tax credits are spending; oppose $400M job expansion credits.
    Tom Foley: AdWatch: Malloy's policies drive jobs out of state.
Civil Rights
    Tom Foley: Maintain gay marriage law, although personally against it.
Corporations
    Dan Malloy: Invest state funds in businesses that preserve in-state jobs.
    Tom Foley: We pay huge sums in corporate welfare to keep jobs in CT.
    Tom Foley: Investigate Economic and Community Development loan fraud.
    Dan Malloy: Businesses should suggest which state regulations to abandon.
    Dan Malloy: Small Business Express Program: grants for 944 companies.
    Tom Foley: Small Business Express Program is too generous with aid.
    Tom Foley: Criticized for bankruptcy of a Georgia textile mill.
Crime
    Tom Foley: Veto efforts to repeal the death penalty.
    Tom Foley: Arrested twice for motor vehicle incidents.
Drugs
    Tom Foley: Recreational marijuana use is a gateway drug.
Education
    Tom Foley: In-district public school choice, money follows the child.
    Tom Foley: Charters are part of the solution, but not whole solution.
    Tom Foley: Local control instead of Common Core mandates.
Energy & Oil
    Tom Foley: No gas tax increase to pay for rail transport.
    Dan Malloy: Moving Canadian oil thru the US is not best for the economy.
Families & Children
    Dan Malloy: 21-year-old son arrested in robbery, suffering depression.
Free Trade
    Dan Malloy: Trade trips to China to promote aerospace & bioscience.
Government Reform
    Peter Lumaj: Peter's Plan: require voter ID; end same-day registration.
    Tom Foley: AdWatch: Complains about ethics, but was fined for PAC.
    Tom Foley: 2010: criticized public campaign financing; 2014: accepts it.
Gun Control
    Ned Lamont: We learn first hand the cost of unregulated gun ownership.
    Ned Lamont: Ban bump stocks, and other common sense restrictions.
    Tom Foley: Newtown law added inconveniences on law-abiding citizens.
    Tom Foley: Let stand current gun laws, but no specific proposals.
    Tom Foley: Enough on gun control; focus on preventing another Newtown.
    Tom Foley: Supports 2nd amendment but require reporting stolen firearms.
Health Care
    Tom Foley: Post costs for treatments to give consumers options.
Homeland Security
    Tom Foley: Appoint veteran-friendly Commissioner of Veterans Affairs.
Immigration
    Tom Foley: House child refugee immigrants at Southbury Training School.
    Tom Foley: We need a federal comprehensive immigration policy.
Jobs
    Tom Foley: OpEd: His company moved 3,000 jobs to Mexico.
    Tom Foley: Raise minimum wage nationally, but focus on jobs in CT.
    Tom Foley: Pledge not to change public employee collective bargaining.
Principles & Values
    Tom Foley: 1981: Arrested for 1st-degree attempted assault in car crash.
    Tom Foley: Will not participate in primary debates.
    Tom Foley: AdWatch: NYC residents should move to CT under new governor.
    Tom Foley: Partial facial paralysis means he smiles on only left side.
Technology
    Tom Foley: No comment on reducing mass transit funding.
    Dan Malloy: Invest in Jackson Labs & Bioscience Connecticut.
Welfare & Poverty
    Tom Foley: New urban enterprise zones and urban renewal initiatives.


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