Tough fight over chief judge pick sets tone for election year

HARTFORD — The vote came in the dead of night. During most of the 15 hours preceding it, Republican members of the Judiciary Committee seemed objective. They spent hours peppering Supreme Court Justice Andrew J. McDonald on legislative and judicial issues, including his support for repealing the death penalty, as well as his frayed relationship with a former Senate colleague. McDonald was cool, patient and occasionally witty during a long day of interrogation. In the end, the entire united Republican front on the committee voted against his nomination to become chief justice, resulting in a tie and setting the tone for an election year.

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