Candidates for Connecticut Governor Agree It's the Economy, Stupid

GROTON, Conn. — In the race for governor of Connecticut, there is one thing every candidate seems to agree on: The state’s economy is in serious disrepair.

“Most folks on both sides don’t think Connecticut is working,” said Ned Lamont, who has the Democratic endorsement for governor. The Republican designee, Mark D. Boughton, echoed that assessment: “It’s puzzling as to how and why and where we lost our way, but we lost our way.”

For a state that is still viewed — in the popular imagination, anyway — as a prosperous bedroom community, Connecticut has its share of serious problems. There’s negative economic growth, urban poverty, multibillion-dollar budget deficits and the flight of corporations to other states.

Which party, and which candidate, will be chosen by voters to try to solve those problems will not be known until November, when the midterm elections are expected to see a “blue wave” of Democrats eager to register their anger at President Trump. The potentially high turnout — coupled with the fact that registered Democrats in Connecticut outnumber Republicans 5 to 3 — could catapult a Democrat into the governor’s office.

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