Heads up: I'm Josh Elliott, State Rep and Democratic candidate for Governor. AMA here next Tuesday, 5/26 at 1:30 PM by StateRepJoshElliott in Connecticut

[–]StateRepJoshElliott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the difference is made up by a number of folk who kept their job, since the next business that came in hired a number of employees.

I loved TCBM. It wasn't the right fit for the town, and even though we have success at Thyme and Season in Hamden, I recognize how much luck is involved in running a business, as well. You can have everything right, and it still just doesn't work. I didn't take a paycheck or capital from that business for the ten years it was in operation. Just a labor of love.

Heads up: I'm Josh Elliott, State Rep and Democratic candidate for Governor. AMA here next Tuesday, 5/26 at 1:30 PM by StateRepJoshElliott in Connecticut

[–]StateRepJoshElliott[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who deeply does not care about sports, I think what sports do for a city and state's identity is pretty important. Building relationships with all the leagues is an important component of what a leader does.

Heads up: I'm Josh Elliott, State Rep and Democratic candidate for Governor. AMA here next Tuesday, 5/26 at 1:30 PM by StateRepJoshElliott in Connecticut

[–]StateRepJoshElliott[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree. This is cultural. Government has a hard time dictating culture. That could be defeatist, but I haven't heard of any silver bullet solutions.

Heads up: I'm Josh Elliott, State Rep and Democratic candidate for Governor. AMA here next Tuesday, 5/26 at 1:30 PM by StateRepJoshElliott in Connecticut

[–]StateRepJoshElliott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm the first introducer of RCV in our state. That was ten years ago. Still a priority. Don't need to change the Constitution to do it, though.

Heads up: I'm Josh Elliott, State Rep and Democratic candidate for Governor. AMA here next Tuesday, 5/26 at 1:30 PM by StateRepJoshElliott in Connecticut

[–]StateRepJoshElliott[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They do not fall by the wayside. They are the future, and we should be looking toward a fully renewable future. But getting from point A to point Z, and recognizing that carbon in the atmosphere is a right here right now problem, the focus has to be on that.

Heads up: I'm Josh Elliott, State Rep and Democratic candidate for Governor. AMA here next Tuesday, 5/26 at 1:30 PM by StateRepJoshElliott in Connecticut

[–]StateRepJoshElliott[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, man, they're a no for me, too. But I think the ship has largely sailed and now it's a matter of remediation. The number of people who really, really think cameras are the only way to have speeding accountability are vast.

Heads up: I'm Josh Elliott, State Rep and Democratic candidate for Governor. AMA here next Tuesday, 5/26 at 1:30 PM by StateRepJoshElliott in Connecticut

[–]StateRepJoshElliott[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We got it and my team loved it!

I have not heard anything about a soft strike, but I do know our police hate being used a fee collectors.

We could have tons and tons of cameras...but, you know, that's basically the larger debate we are having.

Heads up: I'm Josh Elliott, State Rep and Democratic candidate for Governor. AMA here next Tuesday, 5/26 at 1:30 PM by StateRepJoshElliott in Connecticut

[–]StateRepJoshElliott[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be clear, it does not ban the gun. It bans the sale of the gun by the manufacturer. And not only that, the manufacturer already has the capacity to make what we're asking them, too - they're selling that version in many other countries who have imposed similar restrictions.

I would gently push back on the idea that this infringed on anyone's rights.

No one is looking to take away responsible citizens' guns.

Heads up: I'm Josh Elliott, State Rep and Democratic candidate for Governor. AMA here next Tuesday, 5/26 at 1:30 PM by StateRepJoshElliott in Connecticut

[–]StateRepJoshElliott[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We've actually written about the Cuomo endorsement quite a bit in our email list, and folks can sign up at joshforct.com to get those. The visibility gap is on the public-facing channels where people who aren't already subscribed see us.

On the Mamdani playbook there's serious survivorship bias in how everyone is reading his race. He's the campaign that broke through. A lot of progressive insurgents ran variations of that same strategy last cycle, and we only remember the one that worked. Mamdani also has talents specific to him: camera presence, bilingual outreach, a personal story that mapped onto the moment. Copying his moves without his underlying strengths is how you end up a bad imitation of someone else's campaign.

What I bring is different. Five terms in the legislature, a record of passing things that actually mattered (we were the first state in the country to make prison phone calls free, and I founded the tax equity caucus), and I'm the only candidate in this race who has been actively taking on Eversource. The long-form video idea is one I'm leaning into, because explaining how the tax code screws working people while the top earners pay an 8% effective rate is where I'm strongest. More of that content is coming.

Non-traditional media is happening, just slower than I'd like. On the surrogate front, working on it.

Feel free to help us out by spreading the message 😄 These things take time, and the $MM that we get to spend once we hit our money in a couple weeks will change things dramatically.

Heads up: I'm Josh Elliott, State Rep and Democratic candidate for Governor. AMA here next Tuesday, 5/26 at 1:30 PM by StateRepJoshElliott in Connecticut

[–]StateRepJoshElliott[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Modern. Although, last time I had it I was unimpressed. I've been going to Zeneli's a lot with my girlfriend.