Sound Off Connecticut

One week til the primary, Steve Obsitnik-- GOP Candidate for Governor-- shares his thoughts going into the last stretch. Christine Stuart of CTNewsjunkie.com looks at the candidates in their final debates... what the biggest takeaway from the debates and what should we pay attention to in the last week going into Tuesday the 14th. Plus, Ed Morrisey, editor of HotAir.com, asks is free speech still free?

Steve Bucci, Visiting Fellow, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign and National Security Policy at The Heritage Foundation, talks Russian collusion with Trump and the drone attack on Maduro. Jeff Miron, director of economic studies at the Cato Institute and the director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University, discusses Democratic Socialism. Plus, Mark Greenberg, Republican candidate for State Comptroller, and John Fund, National Review Columnist, who says Columbus, Ohio is America’s test market.

Tyler Flanigan discusses his candidacy for Sen. Paul Doyle’s seat in the 9th district. Tyler is currently a Political Science student at the University of Connecticut, with intentions of completing the accelerated law program, while minoring in Public Policy. While only 19 years old, Flanigan is already a political veteran. And Dave Collins, Reporter with The Day, wants to know if Herbst and Linares are helping Russians sow divisiveness?

John Hinderaker, President of Center of the American Experiment, looks at the sharply rising employee compensation. What happens when the economy grows and companies need more workers? Wages rise, especially when the flow of legal and illegal immigrants competing for low- and middle-wage jobs declines. Not surprisingly, that is what we are currently seeing. Then Joe Concha, Media reporter/columnist for The Hill, looks at the media attacks on each other and President Trump.

Ron Winter, writer and Marine Vietnam vet, is author of Masters of The Art, A Fighting Marine's Memoir of Vietnam. He shares his thoughts on people kneeling for the flag or the National Anthem. Don Pesci, Red Notes from a Blue State, talks Malloy, The Nullifiers, And The Runaway Elephant-- why Connecticut’s left of center media will endorse Ned Lamont. Then, Stephanie Conway, client strategist at Beast Digital and escapee from Connecticut discusses the 43% of Millennials who plan to quit their job in the next two years.

Mark Pazniokas, Capitol Bureau Chief at CTMirror.org, shares a comparison of the candidates. And Bob MacGuffie of Right Principals has a Tea Party view on the candidates.  Plus, Jazz Shaw, Hot Air Weekend editor.

We are joined by Steve Bucci, Visiting Fellow, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign and National Security Policy at The Heritage Foundation, and Themis Klaridess, Republican Minority Leader in the Connecticut House of Representatives.

Dominic Rapini, running against Chris Murphy, joins us, as well as Adam Shapiro, television reporter and investigative journalist at FOX Business Network, and John Hinderaker, President of the Center of the American Experiment.

Rob Simmons, American politician and retired U.S. Army Colonel, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007, representing Connecticut's second congressional district as a Republican. Simmons discusses Security Clearance guidelines.  Patrick Eddington, policy analyst in homeland security and civil liberties at the Cato Institute, asks whether FISA Court should be eliminated. And Ed Morrissey, Senior editor at Hot Air.com says Come On, You Can’t Impeach Rosenstein.

Joe Markley, running for Lt Governor, talks the State Bond Commission meeting this morning where the expectation is that a $10 million bond will be authorized to study tolls (again!), for the fifth time in four years!

Don Pesci joins us to discuss news of the day.

Today, we're joined by Steve Bucci, visiting fellow who focuses on cybersecurity, military special operations, and defense support to civil authorities for The Heritage Foundation; Jack Fowler, vice president of National Review; John Hayward, Writer for Breitbart News and conservative author and commentator.

Andy McCarthy, Bestselling author. Contributing Editor at National Review & Fellow at NR Inst. Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney; Christine Stuart, CTNews Junkie talks the Feds releaing separated parents.

We're joined by Steven Moore, Distinguished Visiting Fellow for Project for Economic Growth at The Heritage Foundation; A.B. Stoddard, Associate Editor & Columnist RealClearPolitics; David Stemerman, Republican Candidate for Governor of Connecticut.

Ret. Col. Ralph Peters; Mark Pazniokas,

Don Pesci, Red Notes From a Blue State; Sen Toni Boucher, Chief Deputy Senate Republican Majority Leader; Barbara Vicevich, 

Mark Pazniokas, Ctmirror.org Capital Bureau Chief.

David Stemerman, Republian Candidate for Governor. 

Don Pesci, Red Notes From a Blue State; Dan Kochis, Policy Analyst in European Affairs in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation, looks at Trump opening the NATO summit with blistering criticism of Germany, labels allies 'delinquent'; Joe Brennan, CBIA President and CEO talks the New Ranking for “Top States for Business 2018” … CT Does Not Do Well. CNBC released its annual ranking of the “Top States for Business,” and Connecticut does poorly again, coming in at #37 out of 50 states.