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Two Guys and a Pint

Two Guys and a Pint

Democrat State Senate Candidate Rob Blanchard

Oct 12, 2026 · 43 min · 10 segments

Gavin and Brian sit down with Rob Blanchard, candidate for the 28th senate district, to get his views on what's important to Newtowners, his priorities and what he brings to the table…

Gavin and Brian sit down with Rob Blanchard, candidate for the 28th senate district, to get his views on what's important to Newtowners, his priorities and what he brings to the table. https://www.robblanchardct.com/ https://www.facebook.com/robblanchardct Recorded: September 23rd, 2026. Media by Carolyn Arneth Research by Denise Tramposch 2GAAP Logo Design: Erin Hartgraves Audio/Technical Consultant: Eric Jones Two Guys and a Pint is a production of Two Guys and a Pint LLC

Gavin and Brian sit down with Rob Blanchard, candidate for the 28th senate district, to get his views on what's important to Newtowners, his priorities and what he brings to the table…

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Speakers: Rob BlanchardGuestGavin ArnethHostBrian HargravesHost

Top entities: Newtown×39 Democratic Party×13 Connecticut×15 Connecticut State Senate×5 Hartford×8

Running and Getting Acquainted2:02 – 2:59

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:02

Last time I saw you, you were all sweaty and hot, remember? At the race.

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:04

Yeah, I was running the 5K there.

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:07

I'm glad

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:07

you clarified where he was hot and sweaty.

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:10

I feel bad somebody stopped me that day, and they said, did you run the 10K or the half marathon? And I said, well, neither.

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:17

I ran the 5K.

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:19

Yeah,

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:19

but that's awesome.

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:21

It was a great day.

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:22

And it was the first time they did that, and it was a really good turnout.

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:25

Yeah, they

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:25

actually ran past our house, and it was fun to see people come by.

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:28

Yeah, it was a great

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:28

turnout.

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:29

Yeah.

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:29

I

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:29

was the fastest in my age group, so I'll take that.

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:31

You were? Yeah, congrats.

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:33

Nice.

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:33

Well

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:33

done.

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:35

All right, so you like to run.

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:37

I do.

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:37

Run for office and races.

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:41

After our two-year-old.

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Running and Getting Acquainted2:02 – 2:59

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:02

Last time I saw you, you were all sweaty and hot, remember? At the race.

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:04

Yeah, I was running the 5K there.

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:07

I'm glad

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:07

you clarified where he was hot and sweaty.

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:10

I feel bad somebody stopped me that day, and they said, did you run the 10K or the half marathon? And I said, well, neither.

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:17

I ran the 5K.

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:19

Yeah,

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:19

but that's awesome.

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:21

It was a great day.

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:22

And it was the first time they did that, and it was a really good turnout.

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:25

Yeah, they

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:25

actually ran past our house, and it was fun to see people come by.

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:28

Yeah, it was a great

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:28

turnout.

G

Gavin ArnethHost

2:29

Yeah.

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:29

I

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:29

was the fastest in my age group, so I'll take that.

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:31

You were? Yeah, congrats.

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:33

Nice.

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:33

Well

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:33

done.

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:35

All right, so you like to run.

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:37

I do.

B

Brian HargravesHost

2:37

Run for office and races.

R

Rob BlanchardGuest

2:41

After our two-year-old.

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