Quinnipiac releases it;s latest poll on the GOP candidates. Rudy Giuliani leads to poll with 40%. John McCain clocks in with a meager 18%. At one point McCain led strongly, even going as far as winning the Connecticut Republican presidential primary in 2000. These days, McCain seemingly has lost his straight talk express. Had he mentioned his maverick opposition to the Bush administration he’d probably be in better shape. Mavericks who change to conformists don’t fare all that well.

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Nathan Gonzales reports from the Rothenberg Political Report

Westport First Selectwoman Diane Farrell (D), who drew an impressive 48% against Rep. Christopher Shays in 2004, finished with 48% again last year, demonstrating the depth of Shays’s appeal and his improved campaign. Democrats apparently will need an even stronger challenger next year, and while there are plenty of Democratic officeholders in the area, defeating Shays won’t be easy.

Farrell apparently won’t try again, and unsuccessful Senate nominee Ned Lamont also isn’t interested. But a number of Democratic names are mentioned, including state Sen. Andrew McDonald, state Rep. Jim Shapiro and state Sen. Bob Duff.

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Once again the usual suspects are at longing for the prodigal return of Ned Lamont to carry the blog-brand of a progressive politics torch and lead the way. This time the focus is on the 4th CD congressional seat, currently held by Christopher Shays-R. This time the focus is at least on the right race, that is, one that would occur between a Republican and a Democrat, instead of internecine warfare. But addictions are so hard to break. So instead of bolstering support for a Lamont candidacy, the blogging bouillabaisse is concoting round 747 of attack the Connecticut Democratic party, because, well, they seem to only understand attack. So what do I mean, well here’s the headlines and links to the relevant blog posts:

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