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Welcome to the newsletter of the Sherman Democratic Town Committee. Our goal is to share with local Democrats news and resources to help us stay involved for positive change on a state and local level. We are committed to working for and with the citizens of Sherman to promote issues, initiatives, and candidates that will make Sherman a better place to live and work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThese Mid-Terms Will Be Impactful<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

This newsletter will focus on the races that will be on the ballot in Sherman on Tuesday, November 6th.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Blow Off The Mid-Terms!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This election will determine the next Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Attorney General and Representative in the U.S. Congress. You will also be voting for our next Senator and Representative in Hartford.<\/p>\n

Remember:<\/p>\n

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  1. CT’s Governor\u2019s race could shift the Governors\u2019 balance country wide<\/li>\n
  2. The CT Governor\u2019s race is close, considered a toss-up by 2 predictors<\/li>\n
  3. This election we have an amazing\u00a0slate combining experience, diversity & talent<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    What’s the Issue Driving Mid-Terms?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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    Nationally and even in Connecticut,\u00a0the<\/em>\u00a0underlying issue that is driving the midterm elections is\u2026transmuting!<\/p>\n

    Broadly speaking, we\u2019ve moved from \u201cIt\u2019s the Economy, Pal\u201d to \u201cIt\u2019s The Women, Pal\u201d to \u201cIt\u2019s The Turnout,Pal\u201d in just a few weeks. So here\u2019s a recap of that transmutation.<\/p>\n

    In these last weeks and days before the election, making ends meet in Hartford may matter less to many people than the far more emotional issue: the reprise of white male establishment entitlement vs. women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n

    \u201cIt\u2019s The Women, Pal.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This issue is looking like a trend that is just going to intensify in CT and across the country. A\u00a0Vox article<\/a>\u00a0posted on October 8th<\/sup>\u00a0cites a new poll (conducted by the Washington Post and Schar School of Policy and Government) indicating Democrats have a narrow advantage in 69 competitive House races with seats mostly held by Republicans. And, the article points out, \u201cThe new results are being propelled by women voters tending to prefer Democrats, the common theme of 2018. Fifty-four percent of women voters in these districts said they preferred Democratic candidates, and 40 percent preferred Republicans. Men, on the other hand, favored Republicans by 51 percent, compared to 46 percent favoring Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The Kavanaugh hearing and appointment threw gasoline on the already burning fires of the #MeToo movement and seemed to give new energy to Democrat candidates here and across the country. However, Republicans were then able to \u201cclose the enthusiasm gap\u201d by stoking voters\u2019 rage about how \u201cthe Democrats\u201d perpetrated a \u201choax\u201d of which, apparently, Dr. Christine Ford was an unwitting pawn. The discussion of white male entitlement vs. women\u2019s rights was quickly absorbed into a partisan political strategy in which Republicans are successfully leveraging rage, first by using it as the energy that will turn out their base, and second by turning it against Democrats, whose anger is now being characterized as turning them into a fearsome “mob.”<\/p>\n

    These national tides of voter emotion will likely determine the results of the midterm elections, across the country and here in Connecticut as well. Any discussion of real issues has been eclipsed by an all-encompassing focus on voter turnout.<\/p>\n

    “It\u2019s the Turnout, Pal\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Whatever twists and turns occur between now and November 6th<\/sup>, \u201cIt\u2019s the Turnout, Pal\u201d\u2014getting voters registered and committed to showing up at the polls\u2014is the name of the game<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
    \u00a0The Governor\u2019s Race: Talking to the Undecided’s and Politically Apathetic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    The CT Governor\u2019s race began and continues to be a fairly subdued affair, due to the candidates\u2019 personalities which range from bland to blander. Both Lamont\u2019s and Stefanowski\u2019s inclinations are to stick to issues rather than flame-throwing. Connecticut\u2019s fiscal crisis (“It’s the Economy, Pal”) remains the focus of their debate and the candidates\u2019 solutions continue to embody familiar party lines.<\/p>\n

    Ned Lamont wants to\u00a0boost workers, students, and families. He is particularly focusing on\u00a0those who spend 6.5% beyond 12% of their income on property taxes for home and car. Lamont wants to reduce those taxes\u00a0 in the form of a state credit. He also wants new funding to cover 25,000 senior renters.<\/p>\n

    To raise the funds for those ambitions, Lamont wants to :<\/p>\n