A National Research (R) poll; conducted 8/17-18 for state Sen. Dan Debicella (R); surveyed 300 LVs; margin of error +/- 5.7% (release, 9/1). Tested: Debicella and Rep. Jim Himes (D). General Election Matchups J. Himes 42% D. Debic ...

... be at a DNC fundraiser next month in CT that Obama will be attending. A Himes spokesperson said Congress "may be voting the day of the fundraiser" ( Vigdor , Bridgeport Connecticut Post , 8/27). ...

... , to work through injuries and not be passed over for a chance to be in the spotlight." "McNaught said his son had been injured on the job, requiring surgery on a shoulder last year and receiving a prescription for a knee injury" in '04 ...

An Ayers, McHenry & Assoc. (R) poll; conducted 7/28-8/1 for the American Action Forum (R); surveyed 400 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.9% (release, 8/16). Party ID breakdown (with leaners): 42%R, 41%D, 14%I. Tested: Rep. Jim Himes (D) and state Sen. D ...

... health care coverage. But in Hartford, Dan Debicella votes to let insurance companies deny coverage for prosthetics, bone marrow tests to help cancer patients, and even hearing aides for children. Dan Debicella. Reckless, radical and wrong for Connecticut." ...

The pro-Israeli "Emergency Committee for Israel" will begin airing a new TV ad against Rep. Jim Himes (D). The ads will be "modest" but will be on cable news and broadcast ( Smith , Politico , 8/10). Full script: ANNCR: "Most Members of C ...

... DIANA DEGETTE CO-02 Stephen Bailey JARED POLIS CO-03 Scott Tipton JOHN SALAZAR CO-04 ...

... (R). He'll take on Rep. Jim Himes (R) in the fall. Results, with 100% of precincts reporting (AP, 8/11). CT-04 ...

... 20,000 Republican voters during his tenure as state senator." Debicella said he "actually" has a record of fiscal conservatism. Debicella: "I have been in the trenches drafting and proposing budgets in Connecticut ...

... than a week out from the GOP primary, the DNC "is pushing a strategy to connect the GOP candidates to the tea party movement." DNC spokesperson Michael Czin : "The residents of Connecticut ...