Tong Staffers Leave Campaign. End Approaches for Stamford Democrat’s Senate Bid.

It won’t be long. State Representative William Tong’s longshot bid for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate has shed 4 staffers, Daily Ructions can report. The Stamford Democrat will have to recapture the American dream without the support of his deputy campaign manager, Max Gigle. With five days to go in the 2nd quarter finance period, Tong’s lost campaign fundraising assistant Julia Weyland. His deputy campaign manager resigned today. Tong’s driver has also departed the campaign as the party nominating convention approaches.

The three term legislator and corporate lawyer’s campaign has failed to take flight among party activists, delegates or general membership. Only 4% of Democrats supported Tong in the latest Quinnipiac survey of the contest, far behind frontrunner U.S. Representative Christopher Murphy and former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz.