Ann Brickley tells Battle ‘10 that she’s getting positive feedback so far. “Turnout in my hometown of Wethersfield has been looking very good. We spent a good part of the day in Southington. . . . The response we’re getting is tremendous.”

Brickley also hears turnout in East Hartford is high — not necessarily a good sign for her. “I have a group of veterans out there that I just got off the phone with,” she says. “Normally, I would not be happy about that, however, they are adamant that they’ve got the town pretty well covered and they seem to think we have a good percentage of the vote.”

In these last few moments of the campaign, Brickley makes her closing argument: “I just still see a lot of people frustrated by the direction of the country. . . . We need to change that course.” As for the results, she concludes, “We’re going to find out for sure in a few hours.”