“A little serendipity on a Sunday.” Visconti drops out of CT governor race, endorses Foley.

I had a rumor that this might happen today, but frankly I didn't believe it. It seems, however, that it is true. From the Hartford Courant:Visconti Drops Out Of Race For Governor

Independent candidate Joe Visconti abruptly dropped out of the race for Connecticut governor on Sunday and endorsed Republican challenger Tom Foley. The move could provide a boost to Foley in a race recent polls have put at a dead heat. Visconti made the announcement during a joint appearance with Foley in Brookfield. Visconti said he was dropping out because he doesn’t want to see Democratic incumbent Dan Malloy re-elected. “This is a dogfight, and I couldn’t let Gov. Malloy win,” Visconti said.

Visconti waited a heckuva long time to do so, and his name will still be on the ballot, but this just might serve to defeat Malloy. However, readers will recall from my post of yesterday, There Will Be Raids, that the Empire, in its dying gasp, may yet strike out in spite at the CT firearm owners who defeated it. My suggestion is for Foley, in his victory speech, to promise that he will issue orders holding in abeyance any enforcement of the Intolerable Act until the Supreme Court can rule on it AND he should put Malloy on the spot to avoid raids until that happens. IF, of course, he does win. That issue is still in doubt.

I'll be frank, I was asked by some in this fight in CT not to come before the election, so confident they were that they could beat Malloy and/or so fearful that my presence could be used by Malloy to get out his base. "Connecticut may need you more after the election, Mike," I was told, "than it does before the election." In any case, whether Malloy wins or loses, I will be up to Connecticut later in the month to continue to bring pressure on the adults in the statehouse and their subordinate agencies to refuse to carry out any unconstitutional orders. I will also continue to do my best to focus press attention on Red Mike "KGB" Lawlor. I'll see you Yankee Threepers then.