Fear Lost | New Haven Independent


The strategy missed the mark,” observed New Haven State Sen. Gary Winfield, who represents and lives in Newhallville. “A lot of people thought [the drone flyer] was a cynical move.”
Winfield endorsed Harp’s 2013 mayoral bid; this year he stayed neutral.
“I think New Haven is a city made up of a lot of different types of people, racially, ethnically. When you’re running for a citywide position, your strategy should be to appeal to them all,” Winfield argued.

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(News analysis) Toni Harp tried to save her mayoralty by scaring black voters into thinking her opponent planned to fly police drones into their bedroom windows. It didn’t work.

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