FRANKSMITHSAYSNB EDITORIAL:
In a story printed today, the Herald would have its readers believe that Dan Malloy owes his victory in the recent election for Governor entirely to the efforts of the radical Working Families Party.
The truth be told, if it were not for Chester First Selectman Thomas E. Marsh, we would be celebrating the election of Governor Tom Foley. Chester might be a tiny little hamlet very few have ever even heard of, but the impact their First Selectman had on Connecticut may very well be something the people of Connecticut will be regretting for years to come. Mr. Marsh garnered a total of 17,629 votes. Although Mr. Marsh ran as an Independent, he is a very conservative Republican, perhaps one of the most conservative candidates ever to seek the office of Governor in Connecticut.
It would be hard to imagine that anyone who voted for a conservative like Mr. Marsh, would ever even consider voting for an ultra-liberal like Malloy, however, anyone who would vote for a candidate on the radical Working Families Party line would just as easily vote for the same radical liberal on the Democratic line, would they not? For argument's sake, if you add Mr. Marsh's votes to Tom Foley's vote total, Tom Foley would have won the race by 11,225 votes!
Tom Marsh clearly served as a spoiler in this election in so far as he allowed the Democrats to win the Governor's office for the first time in over 20 years--and especially since he enabled the most liberal person to ever hold that office to be elected Governor.
Clearly, the Working Families Party had absolutely nothing to do with the outcome of the race when compared to the enormous part played by Tom Marsh.
Perhaps The Herald will consider telling the entire story to its readers?