Campaign Notebook: Murphy Says McMahon Will Outspend Him

U.S. Senate

Leading Democratic candidate Chris Murphy told the News Times editorial board that if he faces Linda McMahon in the general election he’s certain he’ll be outspent.

"She's already spent more on TV ads this year than I spent in my entire campaign in 2010," Murphy told the newspaper.

Fourth District

Jim Himes (D): Last week Congress voted to prevent student loan rates from doubling. The decision was praised by Himes.

“I’m pleased we have come to an agreement that will both allow smart transportation planning while creating or saving millions of construction jobs and prevent student loan rates from doubling, but these both should have been no-brainers from the beginning,” he said in a statement.

Steve Obsitnik (R): Politics is often likened to a competitive game, and that was especially true in Wilton. The Wilton Republican Town Committee and Democratic Town Committee faced off in a softball game, with Obsitnik participating. According to his Facebook page the Republicans won.

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ELSEWHERE IN CONNECTICUT:

Third District

Rosa DeLauro (D): A regular issue brought up by DeLauro is a defense of food stamps, and on Friday she took to Twitter to say:

Wrong 2 cut food stamps for Americans under econ pressure while Congress continues tax breaks 4 oil companies, billionaires

Wayne Winsley (R): The candidate has been campaigning around New Haven County. This past week he’s been to New Haven and Naugatuck, according to his Facebook page.

Fifth District

Chris Donovan (D): The big news out of the Fifth District race is the report that says Chris Donovan is not involved in his campaign manager’s alleged corruption. Still, the candidate is not speaking about the federal investigation, according to the Register Citizen.

Andrew Roraback (R): The most recent quarter for filing political donations has come to a close, and Roraback says he raised $100,000 in May and June, according to the Register Citizen.