Bridgeport Democratic Party Thanks Its State Rep By Not Endorsing Her

It is a pretty clear sign of the dysfunction within the Bridgeport Democratic Party establishment that, two days before our state delegation is praised for their efforts to mitigate the damage for the city within the state budget cuts, the Party refused to endorse two members of that very same, successful delegation. And one of those state reps the local party did not endorse was Marilyn Moore who has done a pretty good job in her first term in Hartford.  Moore is also the only African American female in the State Senate and the local party’s endorsement of Tom McCarthy over Moore send a pretty pathetic statement to out citizens about the being an inclusive party. And it also speaks to the lack of minority representation in Connecticut as a whole. It seems as though this endorsement of McCarthy was the price to be paid to get him off the Bridgeport City Council.  But this seems typical of party leaders – always shooting themselves in the foot when it comes to dealing with the state.