Will a second spot on the November 6 ballot be the difference maker for either <a href="http://www.courant.com/politics/elections/hc-pol-republicans-connecticut-top-pickup-20180827-story.html" target="_blank">Ned Lamont or Bob Stefanowski</a> in their bid to be Connecticut's next governor?Stefanowski, already the GOP nominee, <a href="http://www.wfsb.com/story/38970743/stefanowski-cross-endorsed-by-independent-party" target="_blank">secured the Independent Party's cross-endorsement</a> on Sunday. <a href="https://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/archives/entry/20180826_stefanowski_clinches_second_ballot_line/" target="_blank">Just 64 members</a> of Connecticut's third-largest political party turned out for its caucus. A majority of them picked Stefanowski over petitioning candidate Oz Griebel and others to appear on the Independent Party ballot line.<a href="http://wnpr.org/donate" rel="payment">Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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