The Connecticut Working Families Party had been on the ballot for some district and local office ever since 2002, but until 2010 it had never been on the ballot for a statewide office. This year, for Governor, it appears to have polled 2.2%. It cross-endorsed the Democratic nominee, Dan Malloy. The race between Malloy and the Republican nominee, Tom Foley, is very close and still contested, although it seems Malloy is more likely to be declared the winner. The only other candidate in the race, Thomas Marsh, the Independent Party candidate, polled approximately 17,700 votes.
This election is most likely fraudulent. In Bridgeport they only had 21,000 ballots. In 2006 almost 24,000 votes were cast. This year they expected higher than normal turnout and had over 10,000 more registered voters than in 2006.
This is the same city that in a special election there were 105 more votes than people who voted. Also if you look at the number of registered Democrats it jump almost 25% in a year a couple years ago representing a substantial portion of the entire increase in registered voters in the state.
The Working Families “Party” is a PAC more than a minor party.. they have 130 members in the state.. cross endorse Democrats and say you are “wasting your vote by voter for other minor parties” and refuse to even talk to the other minor parties. They testified AGAINST reform for publica financing and said Greens and other should collect over a quarter million signatures to qualify for the same funding as D and R’s !!
They are part of the problem for third parties NOT a friendly ally!!
The WFP in CT also said that they would cross-endorse all the Dems for statewide office before they even knew who the candidates were going to be.