Ex-con former Bridgeport mayor reaches brink of comeback

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Five years after his release from prison, former Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim has ridden an unlikely comeback bid to the brink of winning back his old job in Connecticut's biggest city. Ganim, who spent seven years behind bars for corruption, enters Tuesday's election as the endorsed candidate of the hard-luck city's most powerful party after defeating two-term incumbent Mayor Bill Finch in the Democratic primary.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Five years after his release from prison, former Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim has ridden an unlikely comeback bid to the brink of winning back his old job in Connecticut's biggest city. Ganim, who spent seven years behind bars for corruption, enters Tuesday's election as the endorsed candidate of the hard-luck city's most powerful party after defeating two-term incumbent Mayor Bill Finch in the Democratic primary.…