Lieberman is too well liked in CT by those "in charge" ...

[rpgamerd00d]

I tried to get my town DTC (Seymour Democratic Town Committee) to issue a rather stern censure statement to Lieberman expressing anger about his position on the Iraq war and his unconditional support for Bush and his policies.

I was basically voted down.

The reasons they gave were as follows:
- Lieberman has always fully supported the town DTC in its local campaign, coming amd making appearances, speaking, financial support, etc.
- Lieberman is liked by the committee members, personal friends with the "big wigs" (i.e. old people that have been around forever)
- They don't view his position on the war as "all that big of a deal."
- And the big one: speaking out against Lieberman would affect local politics, and would make it harder within the town for the party.

Note, that my town is one of the rare CT towns that is Republican-dominant, and that other than me (37) and two other people (40s), everyone on the DTC is over 55 years old, and 90% are over 65, with several in their 80s and 90s. We are not a college town, and have no clubs or other businesses that would attract young people. Its an "antique" town (lots of antique stores). We have virtually no hope of attracting young people to the DTC. We have no pool to recruit from.

I would have to say I expect many other towns to feel the same way. They don't "know" the real deal. They are mostly centrists or even conservatives that just don't like Republicans. CT is a very weird blue state. I am convinced its only blue because most of the people don't realize that they are at least 50% Republicans deep down inside.

Anyway, if Ned Lamont is going to have a snowballs chance in hell, he will need major support from outside CT. Because I doubt he'll get it from within.

'nuff said.

[connecticut yankee]

1. It's not that he's "well liked"

it's that he's got a lot of POWER!

He brings in lots of money to the State (and National) coffers.

I think they're just scared of him.

[Larkspur]

2. My DTC (Killingly) has a similar problem but there is a bit more support

for Lamont than at yours. I don't know the whole ratio since not everyone showed up at the last meeting.

Some of the Old Guard Dems were irate that I am setting up a Meet & Greet with Ned Lamont next Tuesday gave 2 excuses for opposing Lamont: 1) Lieberman helped save the sub base and 2) they claim that primaries lead to Republican victories in November. They fear losing the senate seat to an actual Repuke. Except for Rell, the Repuke Party in CT is very weak. They are in as bad a need for new leaders as Democrats are.

[Nutmegger]

3. It's really hard to say how things will turn out

I know Lamont would need the "support of 15 percent of the town committee members who are convention delegates".

With that said, Holy Joe is just entrenched in that seat and people (committees) fear change. Maybe the momentum will pick up now that two towns have actually come forward.

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