Put some color on a map of Connecticut to show which towns Democrat Dan Malloy won (blue) and which towns Republican Tom Foley won, and a few things stand out.

The vast majority of physical geography in Connecticut voted "Republican" in last week's gubernatorial election.

Foley won 126 of Connecticut's towns and cities, and Malloy won 43.

Exclude just three of those communities that Malloy won, and Tom Foley led by a 51 to 47 percent margin.

Those three communities, of course, were the much-talked-about Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven, where Dan Malloy beat Foley by a combined vote of 56,545 to 9,827.

The map exposes what has played out in the Legislature for years ... the agenda, priorities and needs of Connecticut's big cities are far different than its suburban and rural communities.

Malloy, the former mayor of Stamford, has some reassuring to do, perhaps, that he'll be a governor for the entire state, not just an advocate of the cities.

Hartford, CT (AP) - U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd is saying his goodbyes and thanks to the Connecticut AFL_CIO, the state labor umbrella group.

Dodd appeared Monday at the AFL-CIO's political convention in Hartford.

Heurged delegates and guests to support fellow Democrat Dan Malloy in the governor's race and reminded voters "of what the other crowd got us into," referring to national Republicans.

Malloy and his Republican opponent, Tom Foley, were also scheduled to speak at the convention on Monday. The AFL-CIO expects to endorse candidates on Tuesday.

Dodd is not seeking re-election to the Senate. During his 36 years in the Congress, he said he voted with organized labor 96 percent of the time.

One thing you won't get most candidates in Connecticut's Aug. 10 primary to talk about is whom they're supporting in races other than their own.

With the exception of the Ned Lamont-Mary Glassman vs. Dan Malloy-Nancy Wyman tickets in the Democratic primaries for governor and lieutenant governor, there are few public alliances between candidates across contested primary races.

In the Republican race for governor, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton dropped out (like Glassman on the Democratic side) to run for lieutenant governor as Michael Fedele's informal running mate. But the other two candidates, Tom Foley and Oz Griebel, chose not to run "with" a lieutenant governor nominee.

And when we asked our readers what slate of candidates they were supporting, it was all over the place. Even some who are supporting Fedele prefer his opponent in the lieutenant governor race, Lisa Wilson-Foley, and many supporting Boughton prefer Griebel or Foley over Fedele.

We looked for patterns of support between the U.S. Senate and 5th District Congress races, but honestly found none.

Support for Justin Bernier, or Sam Caligiuri, or even Mark Greenberg (who has endorsed Peter Schiff in the Senate race and vice versa) does not, apparently, tie to support to any one candidate for governor or Senate.

Chris Cooper, Communications Director for Fedele 2010, issued the following statement Tuesday after the CT Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Hartford Superior Court on all counts of the law. The decision, the fourth such legal ruling in days, affirmed that Fedele 2010 may move forward with the disbursement of up to $2.5 million in Clean Election Program Funds:

"For the fourth time in a week, Tom Foley has seen his frivolous lawsuits fail in court. This time, the state's highest court entered a judgment sending a clear message rejecting Tom Foley's attempts to buy or win the election in a courtroom," said Cooper. "Mike Fedele will continue to move forward with his campaign to bring structural reform to state government, cut spending, and veto new taxes."

A Register Citizen editorial this morning wonders if Connecticut is about to make a big mistake via inattention to the most important race on the Aug. 10 primary and November general election ballots.

It's non-scientific, of course, but a RegisterCitizen.Com poll so far this morning finds, so far, that only 25 percent of readers can name all five major party candidates for governor.

Add the name of former Congressman Chris Shays to the list of 13 potential candidates for governor we mentioned yesterday.

If Shays jumps into the race, he could be seen as an immediate front-runner for the Republican nomination, could make it a two-man race with former Ambassador Tom Foley, and push Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele to the sidelines.

The moderate Shays could also be Republicans' best opportunity to continue in the mold of the middle-of-the road M. Jodi Rell and hold on to the seat despite Democrats' decided advantage in party enrollment in Connecticut.

Who, besides Susan Bysiewicz and Jodi Rell, isn't running for governor?

That might be the question to ask after the flurry of news over the past few days about more candidates jumping into the race.

On the Democratic side, potential candidates now include:

- Ned Lamont, the millionaire failed 2006 U.S. Senate candidate.

- Dan Malloy, former mayor of Stamford and failed 2006 Democratic primary candidate.

- Mary Glassman, first selectman of Simsbury and failed 2006 lieutenant governor candidate.

- Michael Jarjura, mayor of Waterbury.

- Jim Amann, former Connecticut speaker of the House.

- Gary LeBeau, state senator from East Hartford.

- Rudy Marconi, first selectman of Ridgefield.

- Juan Figuerora, health care activist.

And on the Republican side:

- Tom Foley, millionaire former ambassador to Ireland who was a candidate for U.S. Senate before switching to the governor's race after Rell dropped out.

- Michael Fedele, our sitting lieutenant governor.

- Lawrence DeNardis, former U.S. Congressman from Hamden.

- Nelson "Oz" Griebel, a Simsbury businessman.

- Mark Boughton, mayor of Danbury.

Also mentioned as potential candidates on the Republican side are state Senate Minority Leader John McKinney and former U.S. Congressman Chris Shays.

On the heels of state Sen. Sam Caligiuri's switch from the U.S. Senate race to the race for the Republican nomination for the 5th District U.S. House seat currently held by Democratic Congressman Chris Murphy, the Hartford Courant reports today that former U.S. Ambassador Tom Foley is also considering dropping out of the Senate race.

After Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell's surprise announcement that she won't seek re-election, Foley is considering moving over to the race for governor.

The Courant describes him as an immediate frontrunner, in part due to the tremendous personal fortune and fundraising prowess he could bring to the race. Other Republicans who've expressed an interest in running for governor include House Minority Leader Larry Cafero, state Sen. John McKinney and Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele.