Greenberg trying to convince supporters to vote for Roraback

By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter

Former 5th District candidate Mark Greenberg said he’s been trying to convince his supporters to vote for Andrew Roraback, but it hasn’t been that easy in some cases.

Greenberg was widely considered the most conservative candidate in the primary, drawing his support largely from social conservatives.

Greenberg, who came in second behind Roraback in the Aug. 14 primary, losing by about 1,600 votes, had support from conservative pundit Dick Morris, Family Institute of Connecticut President Peter Wolfgang and from several local Tea Party representatives.

He noted a recent Roraback appearance on FoxCT’s “The Real Story” with hosts Al Terzi and Laurie Perez, during which Roraback was asked if he was “a Tea Partier,” to which Roraback replied, “I’m not a Tea Partier. I’m a reasonable Connecticut Republican.”

Roraback and Greenberg happened to have a conversation after that appearance.

“It’s been hard for me to convince some of these people to vote for Andrew Roraback,” Greenberg said. “I said to him, ‘Andrew, you gotta do better than that.’”

Greenberg is helping Roraback out, despite their ideological differences, which Greenberg acknowledges.

He hasn’t “yet” helped Roraback out with fundraising, but he has been engaging Connecticut’s more conservative Republicans on Roraback’s behalf, and will be making available “various fundraising lists” when the two former opponents have a meeting next week.

But Greenberg said his relationship with the Roraback campaign may be “a tightrope-walk.”

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has called Roraback a “Tea Party Republican” with “a conservative agenda.”

His Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Esty, has linked Roraback to vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan (on Friday, the Esty campaign issued a release to supporters claiming that “Paul Ryan will be making a second stop in Connecticut on September 30th and giving Senator Roraback another chance to stand with his ticket-mate”).

So, would an open connection to the race’s most conservative candidate aid or harm Roraback? Greenberg’s not sure, though he called the assertion that Roraback is a Tea Party Republican “ridiculous.”

“I don’t know if they’re looking at me as a liability,” he said.

The Roraback campaign said only that Roraback was glad for support from his former opponents. Both Lisa Wilson-Foley and Justin Bernier have endorsed his campaign.

“Andrew has already been endorsed and supported by all three of his former opponents, and he is gratified by that support,” campaign spokesman Chris Cooper said in an email.

As for what comes next for Greenberg, it may be public service, he said, though only if his talents can be useful. He insisted that he would only run if there was a way he could help the state by doing so. But he didn’t close the door.

“I am not done,” he said, indicating that he may set his sights on a position in the state legislature.

“If Andrew wins this race I’m obviously not running for the 5th District. If there’s a need for me, I will be there.”

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EarlyOut

This is straight out of Monty Python. The big question is whether Roraback is the candidate of the Silly Party, or the candidate of the Very Silly Party. That’s the conundrum confronting a lot of Republicans – do they stand for policies that are merely misguided, or are they throwing in their lot with the real wingnuts?

Nick099

As if all is going soooooo well in a state exclusively controlled by Dummycrats in the Legislature for the past 20 years. Yeah, a different approach would be such a bad idea right???? You must not pay taxes in this area.

EarlyOut

This is an election for the U.S. House of Representatives, not for any State office. It’s been in all the papers – you couldn’t have missed it.

Nick099

The biggest mistake anyone can make is to think that one of the Dummycrats running for office on a federal level is somehow different from all of the rest here. They are the same. They are not independent thinkers. They march lock step with marching orders from their central committee( that is the actual title). Listen carefully to our imbecile Governor and you will see in his agenda a carbon copy of Obama’s agenda…..with likewise results…a moribund economy and rising unemployment and local property taxes.

As an aside, does anyone seriously think Blumenthal is anything more than a rubber stamp for his party’s leaders???? As another example, those lousy ideas of carbon taxes and failed green energy had their genesis right here in the Northeast and specifically CT. Energy costs in CT are more than 90% higher per kilowatt hour than …let’s say Florida even though the actual cost per kilowatt is fractionally different. The rest is taxes.

The point I am making is it does not matter which office these Dummycrat imbeciles are running for, the end is the same and it spells nothing but misery for the rest of us.

http://profiles.google.com/davej728 Dave Johnson

Oh, so now it’s the Democrats responsible for the cost of energy.

Tell us all, oh addicted Faux News watcher, how your party will lower energy costs. Being boot lickers to pure unbridled capitalism and all that.

It’s just like your religious hypocrisy. Nothing but thinly veiled lies to make angry white men feel that life and opportunity haven’t passed them by.

Too late for you, Bunkie.
Nick099

Ahhh…so now the insults from the primitive mob. Ok Skippy…maybe you do not understand basic cause and effect…no drilling (down on Federal Lands 39%) oil prices rise. Strangling and idiotic EPA regulations cause coal plants to close—175 of them are slated to close in total…..energy rises….as total energy producers have dropped 10%. In fact the auctions for electricity in 2015 have just been competed ( you know what this is do you not genius?). Those auction indicate a rise of 800% in the cost of electricity.

TAXES cause the total price of anything to cost more…..and they are astronomically higher in the Dummycrat bastions…like the Northeast. See how that works???? As far as religion….leave God out of it…he gets blamed for enough. By the way the only religion standing in the way of sanity here is your own twisted sense of blind devotion to the sad cult of Progressive Liberalism….and that fool Oblozo. It would be funny if you toads were not affecting the rest of us…..and not in a good way.Twisted Dummycrat Progressive Liberal fools from Malloy, to Looney, to Murphy, to DeLauro are all responsible- through their machinations, lies, and legislation for the current economic conditions we have today. Only simpletons cannot see what is so obvious. Incidentally tighten that tin foil hat and take your meds…freakin imbecile.

CHRISDAVE

The only REAL conservative in this race is Candidate John Pistone. He will not compromise his conservative principles as other Candidates have choosen!
http://profile.yahoo.com/RUPJ33DM5QHPL5PRXPVLRTHIKY Kevin

Roraback is a fiscally conservative, socially liberal Republican. This is what most people in CT consider themselves and just what we need more of to run this country. I’m tired of choosing between someone who wants more spending, welfare, entitlements, and taxes like Obama and some religious zealot that lives in the 19th century on social issues like Romney.

Hatgrease

You are so right, Roraback is the only candidate that I am excited about, he is exactly what the state, country, and Republican party need. Too bad I live in the 2nd.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1173327475 Palin Smith

Wayne Winsley is the only conservative Republican with full Tea Party backing. There is absolutely no question about Winsley’s credentials or about his talent, ethics or values. Conservatives from all over Connecticut continue to join his campaign.

You can “adopt a precinct” and make phone calls for Winsley from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about Wayne Winsley google
“Who is Wayne Winsley” and view these videos:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL03A361C89374E9F6&feature=view_all

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1342249996 Christopher Schaefer

Nick099 says: “Twisted Dummycrat Progressive Liberal fools
from Malloy, to Looney, to Murphy, to DeLauro are all responsible- through
their machinations, lies, and legislation for the current economic conditions
we have today.” Well, speaking of DeLauro-alternatives, just Google “Who is
Wayne Winsley?” And you think you already know who Rosa DeLauro is? Think
again: http://easthaven.patch.com/blog_posts/the-delauro-factor

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1173327475 Palin Smith

” I’m tired of choosing between someone who wants more spending, welfare, entitlements, and taxes like Obama and some religious zealot that lives in the 19th century on social issues like Romney.”

You must think we are stupid.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=730550700 James Pavlick

If you are a conservative you need to suck it up and support Esty. The GOP needs to know that it can not nominate liberals and expect conservatives to fall in line simply because someone has an R after their name. If Roraback wins he waters down the GOP’s brand of being a conserrvative party. It is not worth one seat out of 435 if we need to compromise our brand and principles in the process. I have never voted for a Democrat in my life, but I will be supporting Esty (even though I disagree with her on every issue). Hopefully if Roraback loses because conservatives don’t support him the GOP will think twice about nominating the most “electable” candidate.
CHRISDAVE

Roraback pro-choice stance not in tune with national Republican …

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