The Danbury News Times is reporting that Mayor Mark Boughton of Danbury is preparing to primary Republicans.
Boughton claims to have secured the votes of 15% of the nominating convention delegates, enough to force a primary. He discloses that his goal all along was to qualify for a gubernatorial primary.
The same paper reports that Dick Morris, once a pollster to President Bill Clinton and now a conservative columnist and author, finds nominating conventions abhorrent and needlessly expensive.
"Candidates spend a great deal of time and resources romancing party people who have no connection to the electorate," Morris said.
"It has nothing to do with your ability to win a primary or, for that matter, the general election. It diverts money needed to win an election, and that's a mistake."
Instead, Morris said, candidates should be able to pay a $5 fee to get on a primary ballot.
"Give anyone who wants to run access to the ballot and let them fight it out," he said.
Boughton claims to have secured the votes of 15% of the nominating convention delegates, enough to force a primary. He discloses that his goal all along was to qualify for a gubernatorial primary.
The same paper reports that Dick Morris, once a pollster to President Bill Clinton and now a conservative columnist and author, finds nominating conventions abhorrent and needlessly expensive.
"Candidates spend a great deal of time and resources romancing party people who have no connection to the electorate," Morris said.
"It has nothing to do with your ability to win a primary or, for that matter, the general election. It diverts money needed to win an election, and that's a mistake."
Instead, Morris said, candidates should be able to pay a $5 fee to get on a primary ballot.
"Give anyone who wants to run access to the ballot and let them fight it out," he said.
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