- The race for President. The Iowa Caucus is set for January 3rd and the New Hampshire Primary is set for the 8th. From there on, we will regularly be watching different states who hold primaries, until February 5th when Connecticut along with many other states hold their primary. We will probably know by mid-February who the two candidates will be.
- The race for Congress. We should have a fairly competitive race here in the fifth district, as our State Senator is challenging our incumbent Congressman. Chris Murphy and David Cappiello are very strong candidates who will hopefully bring a lot to the public. The two do feel about the same way on Iraq, so it should be interesting how it all carries out.
- The race for State Senate. Since David Cappiello is running for Congress, he is not running for his State Senate seat. It should be very interesting who runs for this, for both the Republicans and Democrats. Republicans have held the seat for over a decade, and it has always been a strong hold for them. However, Democrats can see this as an opportunity to pick up a seat they haven't had a real shot at for many years. This race could get very interesting.
- The races for State Representatives. There are four state house seats in Danbury, and some could get fun to watch, while others could get dull. Democrats hold three district seats (2nd, 109th, and 110th). Republicans hold the other district seat (138th). The 109th was expected to be close last time, but Joe Taborsak easily won. Bob Godfrey also cruised to re-election in the 110th district. The 138th has been considered the most Republican district of the four, as Jan Giegler has managed to win impressive victories since barely winning her first term in 2002. The most interesting race could be for the 2nd district seat, which Republicans did hold until 2006.
Those are the races that we will talk about a lot within the coming months. It should be a very interesting, but fun ride until November 2008.
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