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TexasTowelie

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Mon Feb 26, 2018, 05:02 AM Feb 2018

Democratic Candidates Talk About Hard Decisions at Forum

EAST HARTFORD, CT — More than 100 Democrats from the Greater Hartford area gathered at the Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy to hear from eight of their gubernatorial hopefuls.

It was one of several forums being organized by local Democratic Town Committees around the state, whereas the state Republican Party was hosting its third of five debates in West Haven Wednesday.

Democratic officials suggested their party’s decentralized approach to scheduling debates will be helpful to the candidates who know what happens in the next step.

East Hartford Town Committee Chairman Craig Stevenson said he thinks the local debate will increase voter participation in town and get people excited about the election.

Read more: http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/archives/entry/2018221_no_clear_front-runner_emerges_from_democratic_forum/

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