Holder-Winfield Reassesses Campaign

Well said, Gary. In the meantime, let me help you get this knife out of your back.

Might be a good thing for H-W although bad, in my opinion, for the rest of us.

New Haven is seriously messed up and the entrenched powers must like it that way.

Gary is a light shining into the abyss filled with many denizens of the "I ain't giving my job for nuttin'" kind.

Choose well, Gary.

He is dropping out, the minute I saw she was running I knew he would be dropping out.

HhE
I am not so sure. I for some reason have the scenario stuck in my head..*wavy line wavy line

Gary was not getting the support he thought he was going to get, he head political saw this, talked Harp into running...and BAM Gary will drop out and run for her seat in the senate. But the drama definitely had for some good press.

Not Gary supporters have to decide will they go with Winfield revamped into harp or go with another.

And I her being in the race totally eliminated Henry as well. Matt will get 100 to 200 votes so it may not effect him.

Elicker is like the stealth flyer...:) think it is between him and Harp

Disappointing for Holder-Winfield. I have admired him for quite some time and really admired his stance and leadership in the death penalty repeal last year. I hope he continues to run but understand if it looks like he's not going to win. He probably isn't the 'sexiest' candidate, but a very straightforward and honest one. Either way I look forward to voting for him in the future regardless of what position he's running for.

posted by: HhE on April 23, 2013 8:13am
Well said, Gary. In the meantime, let me help you get this knife out of your back

You better start with the white Liberals who put the knife in his back first.

In this deceitful American game of power politics, the Negroes (i.e., the race problem, the integration and civil rights issues) are nothing but tools, used by one group of whites called Liberals against another group of whites called Conservatives, either to get into power or to remain in power. Among whites here in America, the political teams are no longer divided into Democrats and Republicans. The whites who are now struggling for control of the American political throne are divided into "liberal" and "conservative" camps. The white liberals from both parties cross party lines to work together toward the same goal, and white conservatives from both parties do likewise.
Malcom X

Well said, Brutus2011, well said.

I rather like your take, cedarhillresident!. Let us hope you are right.

Let's not hope it comes down to a 1 vote tiebreaker, because my one vote would not go to Toni Harp! If she wanted to run she should not have endorsed Gary and then run the next day.They say "keep your friends close, and your enemies closer." I agree with Hhe and Brutus2011 on this one, Gary is looking better by the day. By the way, what happened to Kermit Carolina's race?

Justin and Gary are my faves in this race, I really hope that Gary does not drop out.

Folks- there was intense pressure over the weekend for Harp to get in the race. That's why she is posed w Gary Friday and got in on Monday. I posted what happened and why under the NHI story about her.
MamaBear, Carolina is in the final exploratory stage. A decision should come soon. I hope he gets in- He's the only one who has stood up to DeStefano and cant be influenced by the powers that "wanna" be....

Those are big bus tracks on Gary's back. Isn't it nice to know your fellow New Haven pol, Martin Looney threw you under the bus and Toni Harp drove it? And she's going for it in violation of one of your key points: Clean elections and supported by Looney, a one time clean elections guy too. Talk about lack of convictions. Ouch.

So all the pretenders to the throne are now in a guessing game now that Sen. Harp is going to run... Well, those who think they have a chance will stay in the race and those who never entered should get the message to stay out. Because, I am sure they hear the music of the Harp warming up to sing that swan song.... Although, I like the reference to the knife, HhE!

Simply put, Gary's campaign hasn't been getting the traction many people had hoped. He is a skilled legislator, however many people believe he hasn't put in enough constituent service in New Haven to establish a base. I don't fault Sen. Harp for running, and I don't think Gary does either. If he did, he would stay in the race and let his platform ideas compete like all the others. He simply isn't as strong a candidate as she is. And if you want change from the DeStefano / Fernandez regime, then Toni Harp is the best you can get. Besides, Toni didn't stab Gary in the back, I think that job was done by all the "supporters" who told him they like him, but like Justin better.

Razzie, you may be talking about me. After all, I gave the maximum amount to both Justin and Gary, and I prefer Justin, but think very highly of Gary. Mind you, I did tell each of them I was also supporting the other. I have voted for Gary each election, and I defend him in the NHI fur-ball. So I'm thinking I'm not even on the bus (I don't know how to ride CT Transit.), but if Gary tells me otherwise, I will listen. He is after all a very eloquent speaker.

3/5ths, I may find white liberals a bit much at times, conservatives too. I'll let in on the real secret of WASP power: value education. It is not much of a conspiracy I know, but it works. Also, small families; it concentrates the wealth.