This week's episode of NBC Connecticut's "Decision 2014" provides a recap of one of the most animated political debates and forums of the campaign season.
Republican candidate Tom Foley did not accept NBC Connecticut's invitation to appear in a gubernatorial candidate forum Thursday night and his chair was removed from the studio minutes before the contest went to air.
- WATCH: Even though his Republican rival wasn't on stage, Gov. Dan Malloy still found ways to attack his GOP counterpart. Petitioning candidate Joe Visconti said the race is about the issues, not Tom Foley.
NBC Connecticut anchor Gerry Brooks led the first part of a discussion with moderators Susan Haigh, political reporter for the Associated Press, and NBC Connecticut political reporter Max Reiss.
- WATCH: The moderators discuss Foley's absense and how it changed the tenor of discussions between Visconti and Malloy. How did Visconti fill the void of a Republican as he went toe-to-toe with Malloy?
The second time of the roundtable analyzing the forum focuses on Malloy and Visconti's heated discussions around education and gun control.
- WATCH: Brooks, Haigh and Reiss break down the candidates' stances on gun legislation and the Common Core. Visconti accused the governor of politicizing the tragedy at Sandy Hook, while Malloy defended the state's toughest-in-the-nation gun laws.
The talk of the week in Connecticut politics is the release of the latest Quinnipiac University poll, which shows Malloy with a one-point advantage over Foley, 43-42 percent, and Visconti pulling 9 percent of the vote.
- WATCH: NBC Connecticut anchor Todd Piro breaks down some of the numbers. Key figures in the poll include the gender gap and how it weighs into support for the candidates.
