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Home invasion survivor: I'm not running as a crime victim
PLAINVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Democrats are finding it tricky to run against Dr. William Petit.
Petit, a 60-year-old Republican, became a national figure after surviving a 2007 home invasion in Cheshire in which his wife, Jennifer, and two daughters, 17-year-old Hayley and 11-year-old Michaela, were murdered.
He's now running for Connecticut's state House from his hometown of Plainville, his first time seeking public office. He's a symbol for being tough on crime, is a respected family doctor in the community and is a sympathetic candidate because of the horror he lived through.
"He is a gift to Republicans and a nightmare for the opposition," said Scott McLean, a political science professor at Quinnipiac University. "It's hard to paint him as a villain. You can't go negative against a candidate like this."
Home invasion survivor: I'm not running as a crime victim
PLAINVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Democrats are finding it tricky to run against Dr. William Petit.
Petit, a 60-year-old Republican, became a national figure after surviving a 2007 home invasion in Cheshire in which his wife, Jennifer, and two daughters, 17-year-old Hayley and 11-year-old Michaela, were murdered.
He's now running for Connecticut's state House from his hometown of Plainville, his first time seeking public office. He's a symbol for being tough on crime, is a respected family doctor in the community and is a sympathetic candidate because of the horror he lived through.
"He is a gift to Republicans and a nightmare for the opposition," said Scott McLean, a political science professor at Quinnipiac University. "It's hard to paint him as a villain. You can't go negative against a candidate like this."
Home invasion survivor: I'm not running as a crime victim
