{"id":2355091,"date":"2024-10-15T09:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T13:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-connecticut-house-democrat-edging-out-gop-challenger-after-debate-poll-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T09:43:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T13:43:50","slug":"vulnerable-connecticut-house-democrat-edging-out-gop-challenger-after-debate-poll-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-connecticut-house-democrat-edging-out-gop-challenger-after-debate-poll-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulnerable Connecticut House Democrat edging out GOP challenger after debate: Poll &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvulnerable-connecticut-house-democrat-edging-out-gop-challenger-after-debate-poll-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2355091&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A \u2064recent poll indicates that Connecticut Democrat Rep. Jahana \u2064Hayes is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkey-paid-mcauliffes-firm-to-lobby-us-against-recognition-of-armenian-genocide\/\" title=\"Turkey Paid McAuliffe\u2019s Firm To Lobby US Against Recognition of Armenian Genocide\">narrowly leading<\/a> her Republican challenger George Logan by just 3 percentage points in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hampshire-ag-orders-democrats-to-stop-using-mailers-containing-misleading-info-about-voting-by-mail\/\" title=\"New Hampshire AG Orders Democrats to Stop Using Mailers Containing Misleading Info About Voting by Mail\">closely watched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">congressional race<\/a><\/a>. Logan aims to\u200b reclaim \u200dConnecticut&#8217;s 5th Congressional District after losing to Hayes by about 2,000 votes in the previous election. He expressed \u2063confidence that the race will be competitive and plans to continue engaging with voters on key issues. Tensions rose during a recent debate when Logan \u2063accused Hayes of making a racially\u2062 charged comment\u200d regarding his background, \u200dwhile Hayes\u200d later clarified her words, acknowledging they were poorly chosen.\u2064 The\u200d poll is the first since their debate, revealing that despite Trump\u2019s loss in the district in 2020, his influence\u2063 seems to be growing, with Vice President Kamala Harris leading him by only 1 point\u2063 according to new polling data.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vulnerable Connecticut House Democrat edging out GOP challenger after debate: Poll<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1765940\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A new poll indicates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/connecticut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Connecticut\">Connecticut<\/a> Republican George Logan is giving Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2444513\/rep-jahana-hayes-and-challenger-george-logan-in-tight-race-for-connecticut-house-seat-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jahana Hayes<\/a> (D-CT) another race for her career as she battles to keep her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> seat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Emerson College Polling\/WTNH\/WCTX\/The <em>Hill<\/em> released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtnh.com\/news\/elections\/exclusive-poll-jahana-hayes-narrowly-leads-george-logan-in-5th-congressional-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> Tuesday showing Logan trailing the incumbent Democrat by only 3 percentage points, with 5% of voters saying they remained undecided.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With Logan fighting to clinch Connecticut&rsquo;s purple 5th Congressional District seat after losing the congressional race to Hayes by roughly 2,000 votes in 2022, the two are in a hardball rematch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"this election cycle.&nbsp;\">this election cycle.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Logan responded to the polling Tuesday by saying that it &ldquo;shows this race is going to come down to the wire yet again.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to continue our work to knock on doors and meet with voters to talk about commonsense solutions to grow the economy, secure our border, and make our community and world safer,&rdquo; the congressional hopeful <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GSLoganCT\/status\/1846136199737413835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> on X. &ldquo;I am looking forward to the weeks ahead and finishing strong.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT, left) and GOP congressional candidate George Logan (right) are seen during their debate in the initial 2022 matchup. (AP Photo\/Jessica Hill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The poll is the first released since Hayes and Logan faced off for their first and only debate on Oct. 8.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Logan <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GSLoganCT\/status\/1844782192549130535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>accused<\/a> Hayes of making a bigoted slur against him during the event, saying her comment about &ldquo;send[ing] Mr. Logan back to wherever he came from&rdquo; amounted to &ldquo;disgusting, racist, anti-immigrant rhetoric.&rdquo; Logan&rsquo;s parents immigrated to the United States from Guatemala.<\/p>\n<p>Hayes has argued she meant sending Logan back &ldquo;to the district where he lives and his home of Ansonia&rdquo; while admitting &rdquo;this was a poor choice of words from me.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I should have just said go back to Ansonia and run in your own district,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=1081004133381359&amp;id=100044153483876&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in a Facebook apology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another matter of contention during the debate came when Hayes sharply criticized Logan for avoiding directly referring to former President Donald Trump by name. With Trump losing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-stop-critical-race-theory-in-your-local-schools-advice-from-a-school-board-member\/\" title=\"How To Stop Critical Race Theory In Your Local Schools: Advice From A School Board Member\">purple district<\/a> by more than 10 points during the 2020 presidential election, the GOP congressional hopeful has distanced himself from the former president throughout his campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the poll released Tuesday showed Trump has made significant inroads in the district since 2020. Vice President Kamala Harris is only leading Trump by 1 point this time around.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Taglia, who is the senior director at Emerson College Polling, called the news &ldquo;a little bit of a surprise,&rdquo; in comments to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtnh.com\/news\/elections\/exclusive-poll-jahana-hayes-narrowly-leads-george-logan-in-5th-congressional-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>News 8<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are seeing a trend across the country, though, in states that went for President Biden, the states that we consider blue, so to speak, we do see a narrowing in some of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-massive-blow-to-democrats-republicans-won-almost-every-house-race-thats-key-to-redistricting\/\" title=\"In Massive Blow To Democrats, Republicans Won Almost Every House Race That&#039;s Key To Redistricting\">congressional districts<\/a> where you might not otherwise expect that,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The news comes as the GOP looks to solidify its majority in the House. Republicans presently hold a 220-to-212 advantage over Democrats in the lower chamber as both parties vie to expand their congressional footprint.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Connecticut, Logan has tried to turn his fluent Spanish-language skills into an edge with the 5th District&rsquo;s Hispanic population.<\/p>\n<p>During his debate against Hayes, the Republican candidate directly addressed the Latino voting bloc, which comprises <a href=\"https:\/\/datausa.io\/profile\/geo\/congressional-district-5-ct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>21%<\/a> of his district&rsquo;s population, in Spanish. Videos <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GSLoganCT\/status\/1845849273759301896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>posted<\/a> to his X account also show him engaging with Hispanic voters in Spanish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1765940\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1765940\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poll: Hayes narrowly leads Logan in tight Connecticut race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2355092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Logan-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[43043,43045,43044,41105,37043],"class_list":["post-2355091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-connecticut-democrats","tag-election-poll","tag-gop-challenge","tag-house-race","tag-political-debate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Logan-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}