On the final full day of campaigning, all three of the men vying to be Connecticut’s next governor were on the campaign trail in a last push to win voter support.
Recent polling shows a two-way race between Democrat Ned Lamont and Republican Bob Stefanowski is still too close to call.
Lamont’s campaign ended Monday with several get out the vote rallies. At the event in West Hartford, Lamont was joined by both Connecticut senators as several other Democrats on the ballot Tuesday. Lamont made a last appeal to voters while drawing a final, significant contrast between himself and Stefanowski.
“The difference between me and Bob is night and day. I can’t figure out how anybody could be undecided at this point. He wants to give an enormous tax giveaway to some of our wealthiest folks. It’s pretty tough to be undecided in this race. I need you to turn out and vote and vote your heart,” said Lamont.
For Stefanowski, he spent the day meeting supporters in events around the state, including a stop in Old Saybrook.
NBC Connecticut caught up with Stefanowski on his way back to his campaign headquarters, where he says his team is focusing on their election day ground game. The candidate says momentum gained from new support in recent days will be what pushes him to victory tomorrow.
“We think people are going to go for change. They know that Ned Lamont is higher taxes, bigger
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government. People don’t want that. They’re tired of it,” said Stefanowski.
The latest polls show a potential win for either Stefanowski or Lamont falling within the margin of error. Polling also shows unaffiliated candidate Oz Griebel as a long shot to win, but campaigning down to the wire, Griebel says he sees different numbers, that he thinks could make him Connecticut’s next governor.
“We’ve always believed, as the momentum crests these last 24 hours, that the cream will rise to the top. The cream that Monte and I represent in terms of a campaign, in terms of our experience, our candor, our integrity will prevail tomorrow when the polls close at 8 o clock” said Griebel.
