Lamont Writes $500,000 Check for His Run

[NVMojo]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Democrat Ned Lamont, seeking to erase Sen. Joe Lieberman's double-digit lead, is turning to his campaign's biggest financial backer for another infusion of cash: himself.

The multimillionaire businessman, who trailed by 10 percentage points in a recent poll, wrote a $500,000 check to his campaign this week, an aide said Tuesday. Just last week, Lamont had tapped his personal wealth for $750,000 to help fund the race. He has spent $6,751,500 of his own money to unseat the 18-year incumbent.

The Lamont camp said it needs the money to blunt Lieberman's aggressive television ad campaign; both sides are spending heavily on commercials. Lieberman has run ads recently suggesting that political newcomer Lamont lacks the experience to be an effective senator.

"Ned is not going to let Senator Lieberman's negative allegations go unanswered," said Lamont spokeswoman Liz Dupont-Diehl. "We've said all along we're not going to take this lying down."

The Lieberman campaign scoffed at Lamont's move to bolster his campaign.

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[xxqqqzme]

1. lieberman's vote for torture & concentration camps

didn't affect the campaign?

[GiveUsHope]

6. The media doesn't care

Maybe if Lieberman had a sex scandal. Now THAT'S newsworthy.

[trogdor]

10. go figure.

The man is Teflon personified as far as the GOPers are concerned.

[AzDar]

2. How, how, HOW can Ned be trailing by 10 points?? Joe-hole

just voted for the 'Torture Bill'; I hope Ned begins to thrash him soundly with it....

[Freddie Stubbs]

8. Do most CT voters beleive that it is a 'torture bill?'

Don't assume that the average voter knows and beleives what you know and beleive.

[merwin]

16. Joe gets votes from Republicans and some Dems.

Lamont only has the Dems.

[bluestateguy]

3. If he has to buy the Senate seat for the people of Connecticut, so be it

eom

[Cha]

12. lieberman is trying to buy

it with repuke money.

[Stand and Fight]

4. 10 points?!?

What the hell happened?!? I'm donating to Lamont this Friday. :wtf: Screw this. I don't care if it's Connecticut.

[patricia92243]

5. Joe was unexperienced at one time. If that is the only answer he has, it

is silly. I hope Lamont will point that out to everybody.

[UTUSN]

7. Dem leaders----------are you LISTENING???? n/t

[w4rma]

9. Good. LIEberman has a *massive* pool of money, atm.

And Sore Loserman (along with the specific Senators who have been supporting him) voted FOR torturing and detaining Americans and non-Americans without a right-to-trial.

[Cha]

11. Too bad lieman the scuzz is

so popular as to have a double digit lead in Connecticut but I'm not surprised that Lamont is fighting to the last day and putting in his own money to try and help with our country's fight to rid itself of the cancerous neocons.

[AX10]

13. I am voting for Ned Lamont. Should Lieberman win...

I will not consider him my Senator! Joe Lieberman does NOT represent me!

[Frances]

14. How reliable is the poll that gives Lieberman

a double digit lead? I thought I saw a reliable poll a few days ago that had them very close. I don't think LaMont would put in $500,000 if he didn't think he had a good chance of winning.

[Blasphemer]

15. There have been 3 polls where they are close...

and 2 or 3 where Lieberman leads by double digits. I don't know why there is such a wide variation. I wish I knew which poll proved to be the most reliable during the primary.