Tag Archives: politics

Coming to Terms

John DeStefano Jr.

On New Year’s Day, 2014, Mayor John DeStefano Jr. will step down and Mayor-Elect Toni Harp will step up.

You might think that after serving a record-setting 10 two-year terms at the helm of a city…

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In Polls We Trust

Quinnipiac University Polling Institute

It’s late morning, and the rows and rows of tidy carrels on the first floor of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute are empty. The room is dim, and very quiet.

In fact, with the presidential election just around the corner, …

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The Other Super Tuesday

Christopher Arnott says, "Vote!"

You might think that the most embarrassing moment for me during my month-long run for co-chair of the Democratic Town Committee New Haven’s Ward 2 was being mistaken for a Republican.

On election day, several passers-by assumed that because Super …

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