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Sun Aug 19, 2018, 11:55 PM Aug 2018

State Democrats rally for unified cause

HARTFORD — Days after a heated primary, Democratic nominees for state and federal offices gathered for a unity rally in Hartford on Saturday, eager to display an undivided party focused on winning in November.

Sprinkled throughout the crowd of about 250 in Minuteman Park, a handful of Democrats unsuccessful in their primary bids clapped in support of the ticket they had aspired to be part of.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim listened the speeches of the nominees, including one from Ned Lamont, who beat Ganim in the primary for governor by more than 130,000 votes, three rows back from the stage.

“It’s important that we have unity for the Democratic party to win in November,” Ganim said afterward.

Read more: https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/State-Democrats-rally-for-unified-cause-13165793.php

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