Hartford, CT – The CT Republican gubernatorial candidates are preparing to face off in another debate tomorrow, but the question is…where do they stand on basic issues? Well, we don’t know. We know they stand with Trump–that’s clear. But how do they feel about critical questions facing voters?

Trump Job Performance

• Mark Boughton: “A”
• Tim Herbst: “A”
• Steve Obsitnik: “A”
• David Stemerman: “A”
• Bob Stefanowski: “A”

Health Care

• Mark Boughton: silence
• Tim Herbst: silence
• Steve Obsitnik: silence
• David Stemerman: silence
• Bob Stefanowski: silence

The Environment

• Mark Boughton: didn’t attend last week’s environment forum
• Tim Herbst: didn’t attend last week’s environment forum
• Steve Obsitnik: didn’t attend last week’s environment forum
• David Stemerman: didn’t attend last week’s environment forum
• Bob Stefanowski: didn’t attend last week’s environment forum

Women’s Health

• Mark Boughton: silence, but managed to call the issue a Democratic tactic.
• Tim Herbst: silence
• Steve Obsitnik: silence
• David Stemerman: called the issue “a distraction”
• Bob Stefanowski: silence

Russia

• Mark Boughton: “I support the president.”
• Tim Herbst: blames the media
• Steve Obsitnik: silence
• David Stemerman: “Maybe (Trump) was over excited by his time with Vladimir Putin.” His spokesperson clarified: “David supports the president.”
• Bob Stefanowski: silence

“Let’s be very clear about the stakes in November,” said Connecticut Democratic Party spokesperson Christina Polizzi. “While Connecticut Republicans are bending over backward to defend Trump’s disastrous press conference last week, they’ve remained silent on the issues that matter. If elected, know that Republican gubernatorial candidates will slash health care, they will embrace a pro-pollution agenda environment, they will roll back women’s reproductive health, and they will embrace Trump’s Washington agenda here at home. ”