CT GOP Chief: Consider a Change

By Jason Dusett
|  Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009  |  Updated 12:30 AM EDT
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CT GOP Chief: Consider a Change

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State Republican Chairman Christopher Healy asked State Sen. Sam Caliguiri to reconsider a run for U.S. Senate in 2010.

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Connecticut's Republican chairman Christopher Healy made a plea to State Senator Sam Caligiuri: please run for the House instead of the Senate.

Caliguiri has expressed interest in challenging Sen. Christopher Dodd in the 2010 election.

Healy asked Caliguiri to instead consider a run for Congress against 5th district incumbent Democrat Chris Murphy.

A Quinnipiac University Poll released last Thursday showed Caligiuri in a tie with Dodd at 42% each, with former Rep. Rob Simmons, former ambassador Tom Foley and former WWE CEO Linda McMahon all defeating Dodd in a head-on matchup.

In the same poll, Caliguiri only earned 4 percent of the vote in a state Republican primary.

Caligiuri reportedly told Healy he would consider the advice.

Posted Nov 18, 2009
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