Politics & Government

Older Voters Key to Senate Race

News and updates on Connecticut's Senate and Third District races.

Senate

The latest issue being batted between the Linda McMahon (R) and Chris Murphy (D) campaigns involve Connecticut's most reliable voters: seniors.

The Associated Press looks at claims for Murphy's campaign that McMahon wants to end Social Security (the McMahon campaign denies this).

Among the state's 2 million voters, 32.1 percent are 60 years old or older, reports the AP. Voter turnout in the 2008 election for people older than 50 was 71 percent.

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3rd District

Rosa DeLauro (D), Wayne Winsley (R) and other candidates in Connecticut are planning to speak at a forum on Oct. 28 at Hamden’s Congregation Mishkan Israel. A conspicuous no show, according to the New Haven Register, is Linda McMahon.


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