Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy, Republican challenger Tom Foley, and Independent candidate Joe Visconti met on Thursday for a gubernatorial debate at the Garde Arts Center in New London.
The event was moderated by WNPR's John Dankosky. The candidates answered questions from The Day's editorial page editor, Paul Choiniere, and WNPR's business desk reporter, Harriet Jones.
During the debate, questions about "corporate welfare," gun rights, climate change, and education policy arose. It was the first debate that included Visconti.
Watch the footage below, and see The Day's photos by Tim Cook here.
A few tweets show the pre-debate scene outside the Garde:
Foley supporters outside Garde center pic.twitter.com/6hrBo2P1nL
— Jenny Wilson (@jennydwilson) October 16, 2014
.@NancyWymanCT: "@DanMalloyCT fights for jobs. He fights for us. He's fighting for our future." pic.twitter.com/FzJ4n0htak
— Devon Puglia (@DevonPuglia) October 16, 2014
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Foley and Malloy supporters skirmish in front of the Garde Arts Center prior to the gubernatorial debate @thedayct pic.twitter.com/dWkY6GITsg
— Tim Cook (@timcookmedia) October 16, 2014
The Day of New London provided video coverage of activity outside the Garde just before the debate started. Watch below:
The latest Quinnipiac University poll showed Malloy and Foley in a 43 to 43 percent dead heat. Independent Joe Vicsonti garnered nine percent support by Connecticut’s likely voters.
Nearly 75 percent of those who named a candidate in the poll said at the time that their minds were made up. One quarter said they could still change their minds.
Catch up with some of the issues from the debate in the Storify below, assembled by WNPR's Tucker Ives.
