Why were there UnContested Races in CT in 2016?

I originally wrote this post in 2016 have you noticed any changes to speak of in CT Politics?

Have the RTCs dedicated themselves towards actually doing some things differently? 

Maybe even starting with the leadership of those RTCs due to needing to update the local party with new ideas?

Have the campaigns started working TOGETHER instead of only working with "the sure winner" as an attempt to grow the party in CT like is being done in other parts of the country?

Below is a copy and paste of what I originally wrote in 2016...

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It is true there are too many UnContested Races in CT's General Assembly this year & in years past & if things do not change this will be the future as well...

The July 21st article in the Hartford Courant  http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-ed-too-many-ct-seats-uncontested-0721-20160720-story.html

points out that "due to apathy" & "lack of leadership" seats are going uncontested during a year when there should be not only full ballots but also high voter turnout since it is a presidential election year

Copied & pasted from the article 
"What a shame, then, that more than 25 percent of the House seats will go unchallenged by a major-party candidate, along with four seats in the Senate."

& also this from the article
" 16 Democrats will run unopposed by a Republican, nearly all of them incumbents, according to preliminary information from the secretary of the state's office. "

Shame on the local party leadership for not running full tickets; 
but also shame on the cities & towns people that have not stepped up to run for office.

"We the People" means that each citizen has a responsibility to take some small part in running the country;
That means not just showing up once every couple of years to vote a party line without knowing what the issues are but attending town & even state level meetings at the town halls & state capitol.

What are You going to do to change the "defeatist" attitude that is running rampant in our state?

What are You going to do to help #FlipTheGeneralAssembly ?

Why were there UnContested Races in CT in 2016?

I originally wrote this post in 2016 but have you noticed any changes to speak of in CT Politics?

Have the RTCs dedicated themselves towards actually doing some things differently? 

Maybe even starting with the leadership of those RTCs; is there stagnation or a general malaise due to needing to update the local party with new ideas?

Have the campaigns started working TOGETHER instead of only working with "the sure winner" as an attempt to grow the party in CT like is being done in other parts of the country?

Below is what I originally wrote in 2016... are things improving as we look ahead to next week and next year?

*^*^*^*^*^* Below from 2016 *^*^*^*^*^*^

It is true there are too many UnContested Races in CT's General Assembly this year & in years past & if things do not change this will be the future as well...

The July 21st article in the Hartford Courant  http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-ed-too-many-ct-seats-uncontested-0721-20160720-story.html

points out that "due to apathy" & "lack of leadership" seats are going uncontested during a year when there should be not only full ballots but also high voter turnout since it is a presidential election year

Copied & pasted from the article 
"What a shame, then, that more than 25 percent of the House seats will go unchallenged by a major-party candidate, along with four seats in the Senate."

& also this from the article
" 16 Democrats will run unopposed by a Republican, nearly all of them incumbents, according to preliminary information from the secretary of the state's office. "

Shame on the local party leadership for not running full tickets; 
but also shame on the cities & towns people that have not stepped up to run for office.

"We the People" means that each citizen has a responsibility to take some small part in running the country;
That means not just showing up once every couple of years to vote a party line without knowing what the issues are but attending town & even state level meetings at the town halls & state capitol.

What are You going to do to change the "defeatist" attitude that is running rampant in our state?

What are You going to do to help #FlipTheGeneralAssembly ?

Fwd: Malloy Budget Mess

URGENT ALERT!

I'm forwarding this press release from the 

CT GOP Chairman JR Romano 

because it's Very Important - URGENT

that you know what is coming in #MalloysMess

I've highlighted in Bold & Yellow the outrageous cuts that Malloy has in store for our families.

Urgent Action on your part is required: You need to Call the office of the governor and tell him that what he is planning is not acceptable and tell him to #StopHurtingFamilies

Once again this is an attack on our poor working families in CT! While the budget protects the cronies who got him elected; our families, our veterans, our seniors, our children are all under attack in this plan! Our most vulnerable who can't afford to send lots of money to the democrat election coffers are being attacked by these DANGEROUS Cuts.! 

Malloy is STEALING Our Taxes to pay off his Special Interest Groups and keep the special projects that benefit his crony friends! Malloy is clearly showing that he

  Does NOT CARE ABOUT OUR FAMILIES!! 

Another example of just how devoid of empathy and out of touch these democrats are in CT and across the land.

#DemocratsHurtingFamilies

#DemocratsKillingJobs

#DemocratsRaisingTaxesAgain

Call the Governor Today

Contact or Visit Governor Malloy

Office of the Governor

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From: Connecticut Republican Party <info@ct.gop>
Date: Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 11:48 AM
Subject: Malloy Budget Mess
To: 

​Taxpayers of CT​

This is an announcement from the Connecticut Republican Party. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                CONTACT: J.R. Romano (info@ct.gop) DATE:  June 27, 2017                                                                                                   Dan Malloy's "Mini-Budget" Is A Slap in The Face For the People of Connecticut HARTFORD –  After failing to build a consensus for a bipartisan budget deal to address the massive deficit caused by his disastrous tax-and-spend policies, Democrat governor Dan Malloy is putting forth<http://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/Press-Room/Press-Releases/2017/06-2017/Gov-Malloy-Releases-Detailed-July-1-Spending-Plan-Alongside-Proposed-Mini-Budget-Alternative> a "Resource Allocation Plan" to put in place with the expectation that he will not be able to pass a budget. But while Malloy's plan protects his big union allies, it leaves the rest of Connecticut out to dry, making massive cuts to education funding, law enforcement, much needed aid for cities and towns across the state, and even ethics funding despite having himself been the subject of an investigation. Here are just some of the main items for the most recent item of Dan Malloy's catastrophic agenda for Connecticut: >   $7.4 million in cuts to Care4Kids TANF/CCDF >   $14,804,521 in cuts to Temporary Family Assistance >   $175,523 in cuts to the Election Enforcement Commission >   $15,698 in cuts to the Office of State Ethics (B-9) >   Eliminates property tax relief for veterans >   $3,324,998 in cuts to the Division of Criminal Justice >   Eliminates funding for Connecticut's Youth Employment Program and Opportunities for Long Term Unemployed >   Eliminates funding for the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities >   Eliminates Department of Social Services funding for Protective Services for the Elderly >   Cuts $515,833,717 in Department of Education funding for Education Equalization Grants >   Cuts $1,212,066 in Department of Education funding for the American School for the Deaf >   Cuts $42,337,171 in Department of Education funding for priority school districts >   Cuts $28,701,582 in funding for the University of Connecticut >   Cuts $14,774,971 in funding for the University of Connecticut Health Center >   Adds $278,267,000 in retirement contributions for the Teacher's Retirement Board >   Increases spending on debt service by $304,937,812 >   Keeps $293,577,508 in reserve for salary adjustments (Source: "Executive Order: Resource Allocation Plan Fiscal Year 2018," State of Connecticut, June 26, 2017)   ### Facebook Twitter Website Paid for by the Connecticut Republican Party. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee. Connecticut Republican Party 176 Laning Street Southington, CT 06489 www.ct.gop

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Rep. Christopher Davis speaks against the finalized FY 2016-2017 budget

It's almost 2 years later in the CT General Assembly... what has changed?

Not much the State of CT is STILL OverSpending and the budget troubles are STILL Going On 

and of course 

there are Many New Taxes 

that are still being tossed around 

by the out of touch #DemcratsRaisingTaxesAgain

Call the Capitol in Hartford

better yet go in person if you can

Tell the General Assembly members

#NoNewCTTaxes

How the Minimum Wage Creates Unemployment - #FridayFinances

A short little video which explains how the minimum wage forced upon employers by government officials actually hurts both businesses & people looking for work. 

The government really has no business meddling between the contract made between the employer & the worker... 



https://youtu.be/AbuJYhX3prc

Why are there UnContested Races in CT?

It is true there are too many UnContested Races in CT's General Assembly this year & in years past & if things do not change this will be the future as well...

The July 21st article in the Hartford Courant  http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-ed-too-many-ct-seats-uncontested-0721-20160720-story.html

points out that "due to apathy" & "lack of leadership" seats are going uncontested during a year when there should be not only full ballots but also high voter turnout since it is a presidential election year

Copied & pasted from the article 
"What a shame, then, that more than 25 percent of the House seats will go unchallenged by a major-party candidate, along with four seats in the Senate."

& also this from the article
" 16 Democrats will run unopposed by a Republican, nearly all of them incumbents, according to preliminary information from the secretary of the state's office. "

Shame on the local party leadership for not running full tickets; 
but also shame on the cities & towns people that have not stepped up to run for office.

"We the People" means that each citizen has a responsibility to take some small part in running the country;
That means not just showing up once every couple of years to vote a party line without knowing what the issues are but attending town & even state level meetings at the town halls & state capitol.

What are You going to do to change the "defeatist" attitude that is running rampant in our state?

What are You going to do to help #FlipTheGeneralAssembly ?

James Milgram PhD Common Core Serious Problems 6th-College in Math

Dr James Milgram explains the failures of the math portion of common core in the lower grades sets up failure for the students & will prevent them from being able to attend colleges & career paths in the STEM fields...

Common core is designed to make money for the men who designed it with the testing companies while we pay increasing taxes for the miseducation of our children

#BeYourChildrensVoice call capitol hill & the school board & demand that we #StopCommonCoreInCT 

DON’T WATCH THE NEXT CNN DEBATE WITHOUT KNOWING THIS FIRST

Democrat Debates are few & far between 
The Leadership of the democrats are desperate to keep them that way to limit the choices of the voters.

Most of the democrats haven't got the slightest idea about what their candidates stand for at this point in time & the few that are semi-educated about what they have been told what the "issues" are really haven't looked into the actual issues.

When asked most democrat registered voters haven't bothered to ask the important questions about the programs proposed are supposed to work since these programs do have to be paid for in some manner...

Core of the Problem: The Real Agenda Behind Common Core

This video is a compilation video which explains problems with Common Core & some of the people & agendas behind those who are promoting the program

The children in the urban areas where there is already an "Education Gap" are targeted for the lesser quality education with this program the gap is WIDENED.

The shysters while lying to the parents with their wording clearly designed to confuse what it actually happening with the test results & downplay the fact the there are parents who have figured out there is a serious problem & are fighting back.

These parents are fighting to both keep their children out of the data collection testing. These parents are fighting to get common core removed from the school systems in CT.

The worst fear for the proponents of these tests & program is that enough parents will wake up & say NO! Why you ask; because that will remove the money train for those who are paying the shills which are promoting the testing & the common core program... 

These corporate guys are getting paid millions so their paying 6 figures to the men & women to do their experiments on our children for them is a very worthy investment. 
What is a few thousand dollars over the course of the year to pay for some low level sales people to promote common core to the uneducated parents? 
There are among us teachers, administrators, school board members who have gotten "special training" on how to sell common core to the parents & get paid each time they go out to a group to promote common core. Be warned they will not tell you that they are being paid to promote common core... 

But these same people will refuse to show up to public forums where there are questions from the public or educated people that know the full story of common core on the panel. In fact in each of the forums where the shysters were invited to speak they have always been a no show because they know they can not defend what they are doing to our children.

The Case Against Common Core

As we head into the new school year isn't it time that as parents & grandparents we do some research into what is going on in our schools?
The lessons being taught are not what we had when we were children in school & the changes are not good if we want our children to have better lives than we do now.

#BeYourChildrensVoice & tell our school board & elected officials at the state to get our children out of this program that is designed to fail our students by giving them a substandard education while stealing our taxes to enrich the people who are pushing these tests

#TestingIsNotTeaching
#StopCommonCore

Cutting honor guards?

The mere fact that it came out of their mouths & made it to paper is proof that these career democrat politicians which enjoy their wealth because veterans have fought & died (& still do) to protect our country & state have no respect or regard for our CT Veterans.

On this Memorial Day remember while you watch these democrats walking & waving in parades all smiles that they would deny our Veterans the Last Show of Honor & Respect that is due to them & Turn Your Back or Thumbs Down them.

#DemocratsDisrespectVeterans #DannelDisrespectsVeterans

Ask Questions Then Ponder the Answers Windsor Voters

I was watching the people who came in & went into the polling station in Windsor on Tuesday May 12th

& it was interesting to see just how many people who showed up to vote actually didn't even know why they were there & what the answers would mean if they made one of 2 choices

A YES vote = Higher Taxes due to the Board of Ed's Outrageous Spending

A No Vote = There has to be a new look at the budget by the Town Council & Board of Ed

Have you taken the time to look at the budget & question the items which the Board of Ed has  demanded for us to pay & asked "WHY"?

Do you know what our Board of Ed is spending the money on? Take a minute to consider what Jonathan Pelto (a democrat) has to say about what is happening across the state in regards to the expensive, abusive, experimental program called Common Core...

"So Connecticut parents and taxpayers;
When you are being abused or hearing about children and parents being abused and harassed for opting out of the unfair and discriminatory Common Core SBAC test or when you are paying more in taxes and watching important school programs and services cut, now that thanks to our elected and appointed  officials we are pissing away $100,000,000.00 a year forcing children to take a test that will tell us that students from rich families tend to do better and student from poor families tend to do worse on standardized tests."

http://jonathanpelto.com/2015/05/14/rich-do-better-poor-do-worse-step-right-up-and-try-your-luck-at-the-sbac-test/

Can you afford an out of control Board of Ed that spends money without consideration of the costs for both our taxpaying families now but also in the future 3, 5 even 10 years down the road?

Can you afford to allow an out of control Board of Ed to experiment with your children's education with implementing programs that do not work & are profiting big corporations but giving our children a substandard education as is being proven time & again with the common core nt only here in Windsor but across the nation?

Can you afford to not start asking questions about why the Board of Ed so divided & why the democrats are refusing to answer the questions that the republican BoE members are asking?

Can you afford to keep granting more & more money to the Board of Ed when they are mismanaging the money they already been given over the years?

If you are tired of paying more & more in taxes while not seeing results in education & reductions in town services then it is time for you to call the town hall & tell them to #StopTheOutOfControlBoardOfEd & make cuts to the budget on the Board of Ed side of the budget & Vote NO until we have a Zero Based Budget that clearly states where the money is being spent & explains exactly where the money is going

Senator Markley Budget Update 5 6 15

Tell the Democrats to stop hurting our families!
Vote NO on Tuesday Budget at the town halls 
Tell the Democrats #NoNewCTTaxes

Monday Attend the Hearing on the Budget 
Tell them at the state capitol that our families Need a Tax Break 
Stop wasting our family's taxes on foolish projects!

CT Republican 2015 Budget Presentation, Blueprint for Prosperity

There is a better way than the Democrats hurting our families with their ever increasing taxes!
Tell the Democrats NO New CT Taxes!
#VoteNO to new taxes!
#MakeCapitolHillListen
Tell the Democrats to #StopHurtingOurFamilies