The press corps at the Democratic State Convention looked very different than it did four years ago, mostly because of the addition of the “new media”:
CTNewsJunkie/New Haven Independent, 3 bloggers from MyLeft Nutmeg, Bob Adams of Connecticut Bob.com, Theresa Freeman of LocalOnlineNews.TV, Aldon Hynes’s Orient-Lodge.com..and we surely missed someone.
How frustrating…for many reporters that the wifi at the CT Expo Center worked on a sporadic basis at best. The Connecticut Post’s Ken Dixon kept a running tally next to his computer of how many times it shut off and late Saturday afternoon we saw there were 10 hash marks.
How great… that it’s a non-story that Kevin Lembo (pictured above), the endorsed Democrat for Comptroller, is the first openly-gay candidate nominated by a major party for a statewide office.
How dorky...but we love to note which songs the candidates pick for their floor demonstrations. A sampling from the Democrats (and we hope a commenter might have GOP info for us):
Blumenthal: “I Won’t Back Down” (Tom Petty)
Wyman: “I’m Every Woman” (Chaka Khan)
Merrill: The campaign chose “I Gotta Feeling” (Black Eyed Peas), but the sound system played something else….
Final endorsed Democratic slate victory song: “Get the Party Started” (Pink)
Across town at the Convention Center, where state Republicans met…many were happy to see former Connecticut media/political guy Dean Pagani back in town. He’s moved to D.C. but is helping Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley and came up for the weekend.
