News analysis: In Ward 1, candidates play the name game
For this year’s Ward 1 aldermanic candidates, it’s not just what you know — it’s who you know.
During the first Ward 1 aldermanic debate, Mike Jones ’11 mentioned that he had eaten lunch with Chief Administrative Officer Rob Smuts ’01 the same day. Katie Harrison ’11 referred to a meeting she had with Community Services Administrator Kica Matos. And Minh Tran ’09 alluded to a conversation with Vice President for New Haven and State Affairs and Campus Development Bruce Alexander ’65.
While city officials, including Mayor John DeStefano Jr., and Yale political groups have...
When I interned for David Axelrod, the chief strategist of Barack Obama's campaign, he told me never to name-drop.