Ben Proto
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Nov 11, 2026
ReeseHOST
What I mean that is like we don't have someone that says this is who we are as a Republican Party and this is the direction that we're going in.
ReeseHOST
Because I feel, and the reason why I brought it up, it was tongue-in-cheek, but the reason why I brought it up is because everyone wanted to go after Ben Proto.
ReeseHOST
Okay.
ReeseHOST
I don't know if Ben Proto was appropriate in the sense of whether or not he was ever going to embolden you, inspire you, lead you.
ReeseHOST
I think you guys gave up on him.
ReeseHOST
I don't think that Ben Proto being ahead of the Connecticut GOP was ever going to get you to follow him, especially if you didn't like him.
ReeseHOST
Especially if you didn't think that he was worthy of you following him.
ReeseHOST
So no matter what he did, you were more than apprehensive.
Gary ByronHOST
Our first guest into the Daily Connerton Memorial Company interview chair is the vice chair of the Connecticut Republican Party, who joins us every other Tuesday.
Gary ByronHOST
She leapfrogs with the chair of the Connecticut Republican Party, Ben Proto, who is with us on opposite Tuesdays.
Gary ByronHOST
In fact, I think he was with us twice last Tuesday.
Gary ByronHOST
In the morning, he was live in studio taking phone calls, and for our nighttime live coverage that we did, he phoned in.
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MaryAnn TurnerGUEST
I forgot the date.
MaryAnn TurnerGUEST
But...
MaryAnn TurnerGUEST
This one here is we'll sit down, and I got to tell you, for all you people who think this, Ben Proto's going nowhere, okay? He will leave when it's time.
MaryAnn TurnerGUEST
That's June,
LoriAUDIENCE
So everything's fine.
LoriAUDIENCE
But, you know, as far as the GOP is concerned, we need – why is Scott Pressler – or even Spencer Pratt, why are they not running the GOP on a national level? And why can't we get a Scott Pressler type to run the Connecticut GOP? And why isn't Ben Proto recognizing that maybe he screwed up a little bit? I will submit all of those questions to you.
ReeseHOST
I will go.
ReeseHOST
The Ben Proto thing is an interesting thing going on with Ben Proto.
ReeseHOST
But I will tell you, I think there's a strategy there that a lot of people are not seeing.
ReeseHOST
If I was a betting man, I do not think that Ben Proto is going to go for another bet.
ReeseHOST
another election.
ReeseHOST
I don't think he's going to run for re-election.
Brian ShactmanHOST
Well, the question is, and I mean, I've heard this in other places and Suruli wrote it this morning.
Brian ShactmanHOST
If Ben Proto does not run for another term, would you be interested in running the state party?
Stephen HardingGUEST
Yeah, I mean, if he does not run for another term, certainly.
Stephen HardingGUEST
I mean, rebuilding the party is a necessity right now in our state.
ReeseHOST
And this is an open letter written by Chris Lancia.
ReeseHOST
And this open letter is to Ben Proto.
ReeseHOST
He begins.
ReeseHOST
Ben Proto had the balls to text me this morning and asked me to call him after doing nothing for my campaign.
ReeseHOST
This is the response that I gave him.
ReeseHOST
Ben.
ReeseHOST
Chris Lancia.
ReeseHOST
I know that there was another report out of the Connecticut Sentinel from Leora Levy.
speaker_9GUEST
nation.
speaker_9GUEST
Thus lamented Connecticut's Republican Party chairperson, Ben Proto,
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the other morning on the AM
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radio station.
speaker_9GUEST
Well, that's the bad, and now let me give you the worst
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news.
speaker_9GUEST
If there's one thing in the world that Ben Proto does really, really, really well, it's lose.
speaker_9GUEST
But wait, it gets worse again.
Gary ByronHOST
Steve Harding didn't do anything wrong other than he had an R in front of his name to that point.
Gary ByronHOST
Why should Ben Proto then be held accountable? Anyone could be at the helm of the Connecticut Republican Party.
Gary ByronHOST
And that was going to happen regardless.
Matt CaronGUEST
Honestly, you know, this is this is too big and important of a day that we're living in right now to even talk about Ben Proto.
Matt CaronGUEST
You know, people can there's going to be time to talk about where the party leadership on the state level wants to go.
Matt CaronGUEST
I'm on the record saying Ben doesn't have a lot of wins under his belts.
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So the
Lisa WexlerHOST
Republicans are a vanishing breed, and Ben Proto is the leader of the Republican Party, and we will see what happens with the Republican Party in Connecticut.
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We
Lisa WexlerHOST
will see.
Frankie GrazianoHOST
Join us this morning.
Frankie GrazianoHOST
I talked to CTGOP Chair Ben Proto around 10 last night.
Frankie GrazianoHOST
Shortly after the Republican candidate for governor, Ryan Fazio, conceded to Ned Lamont, Asked him about Republicans potentially losing seats in Connecticut.
Frankie GrazianoHOST
He said this.