Comment on GOP, Democrats battle to a draw in Conn.

The Land of Steady Habits lived up to its nickname on Election Day, with the number of cities and towns under Republican and Democratic control in Connecticut virtually unchanged despite victory declarations by both parties. For those keeping score at home, the GOP's lead is now 94 municipalities to 69 for the Democrats, according to a Hearst Connecticut Newspapers analysis of election results from the Secretary of the State's Office and local town clerks. Connecticut was the only state whose gross domestic product shrank in 2012, a trend not lost on political handicappers at National Public Radio, which ranked Malloy as one the most vulnerable incumbents up for re-election next year.