The Fifth District Race

The News-Times had an article yesterday about State Senator David Cappiello's campaign for Congress. You can read it here.

The article points out that our fifth district race could gain national attention, and be very competitive. Cappiello will be facing incumbent Democratic Congressman Chris Murphy.

Murphy has raised a lot of money in his quest for a second term. He has raised about one million dollars for the race. Cappiello is down in the fundraising, as he has raised about 270 thousand. However, Cappiello did not raise money during the first quarter since he wasn't an announced candidate, and his third quarter numbers were low because he didn't focus on fundraising with the birth of his second child.

The article was mainly centered around Cappiello's campaign, saying he is upset with the Washington relationship to the American people. Also, he touts his record in Hartford as being an independent voice, and going against his Republican Party when he believes it is necessary to do so. He was the first Republican to ask former Governor John Rowland and Senator Lou DeLuca to resign, who were both Republicans.

The article did mention that Murphy is well known and liked. He has been very active in the district, as he has held many town hall meetings, and started a "Congress on Your Corner" tour. People like to see their elected officials out in the public so that they can have the chance to talk directly to them.

This should be a very interesting race to watch, as both Murphy and Cappiello are very good campaigners.