The theme of the night was party solidarity at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee’s post-primary celebrations Tuesday night at a bar in Byram.
With four Greenwich districts reporting shortly after 9 p.m., several Democratic-endorsed candidates for state office appeared to be squarely ahead of their primary opponents with town voters — including comptroller Nancy Wyman, who was running for lieutenant governor against Simsbury First Selectman Mary Glassman; and health care advocate Kevin Lembo, running for comptroller against Waterbury Mayor Michael Jarjura.
Former Stamford mayor Dan Malloy, a publicly-financed gubernatorial candidate who was endorsed by the statewide Democratic party in May, was just starting to edge out his opponent, Greenwich cable-TV entrepreneur Ned Lamont.
“No matter what the outcome, we here to support the next governor, who is going to be a Democrat!” Greenwich Democratic Selectman Drew Marzullo declared to the dozens of party faithful who gathered to drink beer and watch as the final, state wide results were announced live on TV.
Added Frank Farricker, the town’s DTC chairman: “I am extremely proud of everybody in this room for their civility. We worked together for our candidates, and even if we didn’t agree on them, we worked together. We smiled, we helped each other, and we did what we needed to do to be where we are right now, with a cross section of supporters. Today, were are here to be Democrats, and Democrats first.”
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http://blog.ctnews.com/election2010/2010/08/10/greenwich-dems-tout-party-unity-at-post-primary-fest/
