Next-Gen DeNardis Challenges DeLauro

Has the Republican Party settled on a strategy of destroying New Haven?

What have the democrats done to improve new haven?
Speed bumps?
soft on crime?
Kids dropping out of high school at alarming rates?
Our just year after year of raising taxes?
But at least we will have a climate dept of wasteful spending!

"Support parents’ rights to have a say in their children’s education" is code for keeping the honest teaching of American history OUT of the schools.

JT: If memory serves, most towns & cities in CT have Boards of Education elected by the citizens of the municipality; except Bridgeport & HVN.

Inasmuch as BoE's control >50% of city & town budgets, it makes sense to have these powerful positions elected.

In HVN, a majority of BoE members are appointed by the Mayor, are of the Democrat persuasion, and are either current, or former members of the teacher union(s), or Yale unions; all of which lean 'progressive'.

One might understand how parents, with no equivalent 'union' or $$, might want a seat at the table when the plans that affect the means & methods of education of their children in the childrens' formative years are being formulated.

With significantly less than optimum progress, as demonstrated by the low level of 'college or career readiness' of CT high school seniors (over several decades), in wealthy, middle, or poor cities/towns,well published in the literature, one wonders why the clarion call of parents for more transparency has taken so long to present.

Vote 2022 will likely be an historical event in CT.

Is ROsa the congresswoman from the Ukraine? We need representation here. WHat has Rosa done for us>? The Notch Babies? The WEP? She is all talk and she has been in too long. It is time for a new person. Demcrats are destroying our country. Wiser heads need to take office.
The knee jerk reaction of the usual Dem commenters tells a lot about their lack of knowledge and surely their wish to destroy what is left of our district and state/ This irrational prejudice against anyone who is not a dem or socialist or communist is very sad. How close minded they are, though they think they are not. They are open to no ideas except what they are told to like.
Please consider leaving NH and moving to your ideal society---- Cuba...

BevHills730. The Republican party does not have, and does not need, a strategy for destroying New Haven. The Democrats can be left alone to do it all by themselves, and after so many years in power they are very good at it. It pains me to have to say that, but as a moderate democrat and occasional floating voter, democracy does not work in one party cities. A flip flop every few years between the parties is necessary. Power corrupts, but total power corrupts absolutely.

BevHills730. What exactly is the poverty line? It's an arbitrary level at which people get access to state aid. Nearly everyone in so called poverty has a TV, internet access, a smart phone, and access to at least one car. In virtually every other country in the world they'd be classified as the aristocracy. I do acknowledge that food insecurity exists, primarily because many of today's parents didn't bother to pay attention in their domestic science classes twenty years ago, as it was easier to buy fast food from the local convenience store. I also acknowledge that health care for the poor is not what it should be, but you can blame this on the democrats for totally failing to bring in an effective single payer health care system. You know, the same democrats that have run New Haven for the last fifty or so years. Being an American means being self sufficient, working hard, and supporting one's family. Unfortunately you epitomize the attitudes of many in New Haven these days. You expect handouts on everything as of right.

What is her position on the seditious conspiracy of her party to overthrow our democracy? What books does she plan on banning? Inquiring minds want to know!

“ most of all, restore freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution“
Of all her coded phrases, this one says it all. She’s scary. I hope she gets crushed.

Rosa's challenger seems short on compassion and/or self reflection, but very skilled at finger pointing with no concrete solutions offered for the perceived shortcomings of a public servant who has worked hard and served this country well.

While we all want to shake up the Democratic establishment and see some positive progress in our town, electing an anti-immigrant, anti-public-education, anti-policing-reform person would be pretty much the worst way to go about it.

And finally, there ain’t no way I am ever voting for any Republican who doesn’t explicitly condemn the attempted coup that occurred on January 6, 2021.

Bev. Why would any of the two political parties develop or discuss strategies to destroy New Haven? That doesn’t make sense. Both parties have their own ideas to what strategies would be better. The democrats have been in control of New Haven for over a half century now, so if you are unhappy with the direction of New Haven you only have that party to blame. Since this is a congressional seat, you may be talking about the national level and I really don’t need to “pile on” the catastrophe currently in leadership. BTW, Rosa is the best!

City Yankee and all the other embittered Republican attackers…you are clearly demonstrating patriarchal denouncements of “democracy”. To say DeLauro is washed up is to say women of a certain age have no value anymore. Rosa DeLauro has done more for this country supporting policy’s that protect our personal freedoms, women’s rights and standing up for those less privileged than any of the CT Republicans have done serving in Congress. Her efforts have trickled down not only to every city and town throughout the nation but to New Haven as well. You have a choice- you can live in a red state. New Haven with all its problems is still a good example of Democratic virtues. DeNardis served 1 term for a reason! Is his daughter Leslie a progressive? or is she a regressive candidate? She is crying old party values which red alert most of us wanting a future that is forward thinking.