The Battle for New Britain is in full swing.

It's not Antietam or Gettysburg, but it's very important to Dannel Malloy and Mary Glassman.

Malloy and Glassman are one-time allies who are now running against each other for the Democratic nomination for governor. And part of the battle is being waged on Glassman's home turf of New Britain, where she grew up as Mary Messina.

The issue started when Malloy announced that he had captured the New Britain delegation after winning the support of town chairman John McNamara and a host of others. Those joining the list include state Sen. Donald DeFronzo, Rep. Timothy O'Brien, town council president Michael Trueworthy, city treasurer Teresa Sapieha Yanchak, and former treasurer Jason Jakubowski, among others.

Malloy's campaign touts the endorsements as a remarkable turnaround for a candidate who lost 27 to 4 among New Britain's 31 delegates in the 2006 race against New Haven Mayor John DeStefano. In the same year, the New Britain delegation voted 24 to 7 for the U.S. Senate candidacy of Ned Lamont, who is now running for governor....