UConn-78 Old Dominion-63

Huskies Advance To Play

Rival Rutgers In Elite Eight

The UConn women beat Old Dominion yesterday by a final score of 78-63. The Huskies looked very good and ready to play tomorrow night.

UConn will be playing Rutgers, their Big East rival, tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. Rutgers is the only team to beat UConn this year doing so back in February 73-71. However, the Huskies were able to easily defeat them later in the season.

It should be a very good game, and remember if UConn wins, they are headed to the Final Four somewhere they haven't been since 2004. Just three more wins, and the championship comes back to Connecticut.

Democrats Beat McCain In CT

Quinnipiac has come out with new presidential polls in our state. Here were the results:

Barack Obama: 52%
John McCain: 35%

Hillary Clinton: 45%
John McCain: 42%

About two weeks ago I reported on polls done by Rasmussen Reports. They had Obama up by 12% and Clinton up by 3%, very similar to these results.

What is becoming clear in Connecticut is that Obama should not have much of a problem beating McCain, but if Clinton is the nominee, then our state will probably be competitive.

UConn-89 Texas-55

Huskies Advance

To Sweet Sixteen

Tuesday, the UConn women's basketball team came one step closer to going back to the Final Four. The Huskies beat Texas 89-55. They looked brilliant and were always on top.

Their next game will be on Sunday at 12 noon against Old Dominion. If they win that game, UConn will advance to the elite eight. Many are hoping that they will play Rutgers, who will also have to win this weekend, because the two teams are Big East rivals.

UConn has to win four more games and they will be national champions, however the games will only get harder.

UConn-89 Cornell-47

Huskies Advance

To Second Round

With the UConn men losing on Friday, all Connecticut fans turned to the women to give them a game that ended with a win. Well, they didn't disappoint.

Yesterday, UConn beat Cornell 89-47. The Huskies are ranked number one and Cornell was a sixteenth seed. They will now play Texas tomorrow nightat 9:00 p.m.

After a stellar first round game, UConn will now hope to continue to shine. Just five more wins, and the championship will come back to Connecticut!

Happy Easter!

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter. Enjoy the day!

State Representative Candidate

According to the State Elections and Enforcement Commission website, William Melillo, has created a campaign committee for State Representative in the 138th district.

Melillo ran unsuccessfully for the Common Council at Large last November. He would face incumbent Republican Jan Giegler, who has served the district since being elected in 2002.

Giegler had a tough fight to win the seat winning by only 16 votes. However, she won nearly 60% of the vote in 2006. Despite a landslide year for Democrats, Giegler was able to earn 55% of the vote to win a third term in 2006.

The Journey Begins

I did this last year so I though I'd do it again. It is once again March Madness. Here in Connecticut we are one of the biggest basketball fans because of our spectacular UConn teams. However, I believe that here in our state the interest is so high because of the UConn women. So just like last year I am going to track the games and hopefully it will end with another national championship for the UConn women.

The last time they won it all was in 2004 after winning their third in a row. They have not made it to the final four since. This year they are the overall number one seed in the Greensboro Region. They will play their first game on Sunday against number sixteen Cornell. The time is yet to be determined.

They are the clear front runner to win the national championship. Hopefully this is the year to bring the title back to Connecticut. Just six more wins and they will!

Connecticut Presidential Polls

Rasmussen Reports has polled Connecticut voters on how they would vote this November. Personally, this is in my opinion one of the best polling sources, they were dead on in 2004. Barack Obama has a nice lead over John McCain, but Hillary Clinton and McCain are in a dead heat. Here were the results:

John McCain: 38%
Barack Obama: 50%

John McCain: 44%
Hillary Clinton: 47%

What's interesting is that McCain does so well against Hillary despite her being the Senator from New York. Obama does have a twelve point lead, but that could decrease if McCain does what he says, and competes in northeast.

This should be interesting. I've always thought that if McCain or Rudy Giuliani were the GOP nominee that our state would get competitive. I think Connecticut will get some more attention this year, something we haven't seen in a long time.

Rell Shows Support For Cappiello

Yesterday, Governor Jodi Rell was the featured speaker at a campaign fundraiser for State Senator David Cappiello's congressional campaign. You can read the story here.

The Governor told the crowd, which included many high ranking Republican officials in our area, to get out the word and vote. She also said Cappiello is one of the hardest working people she knows.

Tony Nania, a former State Representative, has formed an exploratory committee to run against Cappiello for the Republican nomination to face freshman Democratic Congressman Chris Murphy. However, Cappiello has gained the support of many Republicans in the fifth district and now has the Governor's backing. Should be interesting to see what happens.

Can Connecticut Turn Red?

With John McCain locking up the Republican nomination, many are speculating to what type of a strategy his campaign will put together in order to win this November.

Most people are talking about possible VP picks, and boy can that be tough. There are so many options McCain could go with.

However, McCain's campaign has been discussing how they will compete in every part of the country and have a 50 state strategy. McCain himself has said that he wants to compete in California, the largest Democratic state in the country. With this news, you could guess that McCain will also campaign in Connecticut.

Our state has not gone to the GOP since George Bush won it in 1988. More recently, Gore won big over Bush in 2000, and Kerry beat Bush by about ten points in 2004. McCain, who is viewed as a maverick, attracts well to independents. He is the type of Republican that could win our state.

Personally, I feel McCain can make New Jersey very competitive and also Pennsylvania. New Hampshire could also go for him if he works hard. Winning just one of these states, and holding almost every state Bush held in 2004, McCain could be in good shape. However, Democrats have been excellent at getting the vote out, and not all the states Bush won in 2004 are safe.

So, could Connecticut go red this year. If the election was today, it wouldn't, but November is a very long time away.

McLachlan Kicks Off Senate Bid

Michael McLachlan announced yesterday that he is running for the State Senate. You can read the article here.

McLachlan is currently Mayor Boughton's chief of staff. He has gained the support of just about every Republican official in our area.

The seat is currently held by David Cappiello, who is running for Congress this year. He has served the 24th senatorial district for the past ten years.

As of now, McLachlan is the only candidate in the race. He appears to clearly become the official Republican nominee. Also, no Democrats have publicly come out to show interest in the seat. This is the first time in over a decade that the Democrats could have a decent shot at winning the seat.

McLachlan also has put up a website. You can view it here.

Super Tuesday II Results

Clinton Makes Comeback

McCain Clinches Nomination

Yesterday was a big day for Hillary Clinton. She won Rhode Island, and the very critical states of Ohio and Texas. Barack Obama won Vermont, which he was expected to carry. Here are the Democratic results:

Ohio

Clinton: 54%

Obama: 44%

Texas

Clinton: 51%

Obama: 48%

Rhode Island

Clinton: 58%

Obama: 40%

Vermont

Obama: 59%

Clinton: 39%

On the Republican side John McCain clinched the nomination by gaining the 1,191 delegates needed to be the nominee. He won 60% of the vote in Ohio, 51% in Texas, 65% in Rhode Island, and 72% in Vermont. Mike Huckabee officially withdrew and threw his support behind McCain.

McCain is waiting to see who his opponent will be. Obama still leads Clinton by over 100 delegates. However, momentum is on her side. The next very big contest isn't until April 22nd in Pennsylvania, about seven weeks away. This is going to be intense and very fun to watch.