 Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, a Democrat, said political violence and gun violence have no place in our society. Connecticut's Democratic state leaders, Senators Martin Looney and Bob Duff, said there was no place for political violence in the U.S. New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul said political disagreements must be expressed peacefully, civilly, and respectfully. And Suffolk County Executive Ed Romain, a Republican, said hatred and acts of violence toward an elected official or candidate