Longshot U.S. Senate candidate Merrick Alpert came out swinging Monday and at least appeared to have had frontrunner Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on the ropes during their first televised debate.
From healthcare to the war in Afghanistan, Alpert presented himself as a change agent and painted Blumenthal as an “incrementalist” who has contributed the state’s anti-business reputation with his lawsuits.
“For me, incrementalism is not necessarily a dirty word,” Blumenthal countered. And filing those lawsuits helps level the playing field for businesses in the state, he added.
“I think incrementalism is a dirty word … incrementalism is the darling of career politicians,” Alpert said.
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