FROM THE NEWSROOM: HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticuts race for lieutenant governor is heating up, stoked by claims of racism and personal attacks in the three-way Republican primary. Typically in statewide elections, the races for governor and U.S. Senate are where the most political punches are thrown. But with the availability of public campaign financing, more candidates are choosing to run for lieutenant governor, raising the stakes for the states No. 2 job. The candidates in this years GOP primary include the party-endorsed candidate, Penny Bacchiochi (BAH-kee-ah-kee), former Groton Town Mayor Heather Somers and former U.S. Comptroller David Walker. Somers has been running radio ads targeting Bacchiochi, criticizing her support of medical marijuana and Bacchiochis earlier accusations of a whisper campaign about her being married to a black man. Somers says its part of vetting a candidate.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 18:28:11 +0000
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