MD has them all over. Speed trap cameras. Went there once almost a decade ago. Got two tickets for 15$ each. And yep. Pretty much impossible to fight since you'd have to drive back down to MD to do so. And they make them cheap enough that I bet most people don't because they don't want to bother to take the time. I bet they make bank on this. It's ridiculous. What's worse. The area I got them in was a backroad and there were literally no other cars around. I assure you. No one was being made safer by these cameras.

Yeah, this is a pass for me. Was hoping we might miraculously have a winter without any notable storms. Not looking forward to shoveling what will likely be very wet heavy snow.

He'll still probably get like 42-45% of the votes. Because some people actually like him (mostly the maga crowd). And republicans will vote for him because of the big R next to his name. And some independents that claim to be independent but always vote R will vote for him. But that's about it I figure. If stefanowski couldn't win in a year where he was seen as a referendum candidate against Malloy/bad dem leadership. And now is facing a far more popular Lamont. I feel like he has zero shot. I know a lot of people that begrudgingly voted for Lamont last time. This time most of those same people actually were satisfied with him and what he did. (I'd also argue he's the best governor we've had in about 30 years. Which may or may not be saying much depending on how you look at it.) I think it won't be particularly close. But it will be closer than it probably should be. Certain people just vote party line no matter what.

And again. I think he will capture some gullible voters that just see "lower taxes" and don't realize that he really doesn't have a logical gameplan to do that.

THIS IS THE ANSWER. A. The CT Republican party just doesn't have a lot of great candidates. And B. When you just have to win by a plurality... If you can get all the MAGA voters on your side. Even if that's 35% of voters... You'll win in the primaries. That's basically how it's gone twice now. This time I think it's basically that the just had no real alternatives that had a shot. Which says a lot about the party in CT

This has actually been an issue nationwide. That mediocre candidates are winning primaries because the maga crowd can give them a plurality in the primaries. There is a style of republican that can win in CT - a MAGA republican is not it. Yet they keep winning primaries because of pluralities. And then losing in the general.

Wait wait wait. You mean to tell me that lowering taxes and not actually having a realistic plan to do it other than to put us into the same spot we were years go. (see... Screwed) - by exploiting gullible people that only see the slogan "lower taxes!" isn't a good game plan? I'm shocked!

I never understood why early voting wasn't a thing. You would think you'd want to encourage as many people to vote as possible if you wanted a truly democratic process. (And I totally get some absolutely do not want that and their odds of winning decrease if more people vote.) I can't think of a single thing in government where they say you HAVE to do it this day and you can ONLY do it this day. Imagine if they said all taxes could only be paid on ONE day and if you don't you're in trouble. It's crazy. In big elections, lines to vote can get pretty lengthy in some towns and cities as well. If you had say a couple weeks (or more) to vote including weekends. There really wouldn't be nearly as much of an excuse. I feel like wanting to discourage early voting is a tactic to just... Discourage voting in general. Tuesday is just an annoying day to vote on for me. I have to go late and then it cuts into time I'd rather be doing other things (that said, I personally vote every year. ) Now. If I could vote on a weekend. Or a friday. That would be far nicer.