New York Times article about Ned Lamont

[connecticut yankee]

Apparently the "Powers that Be" are sitting up and taking notice.

A Senate Challenger Works to Shorten His Long Odds

By WILLIAM YARDLEY
Published: May 30, 2006

HARTFORD, May 29 — Ned Lamont has already shown that his candidacy should be taken seriously. On May 19, a third of the delegates to the Democratic state convention voted to endorse him instead of Senator Joseph I. Lieberman.

Now, with just over two months until he faces the senator in the Aug. 8 primary, Mr. Lamont hopes to defy polls, political experts and the calendar and win the nomination. To do so, he must greatly expand on the support he has won for voicing opposition to Senator Lieberman's support for President Bush on key aspects of the war in Iraq.

Mr. Lamont's skills as a campaigner, some political observers say, are critical to accomplishing his goal. They cite his high energy, his sharp wit and his knowledge of issues, and his ability to convince voters that he is a legitimate challenger. His great wealth and his willingness to use it also cannot hurt.

"Once you scratch and sniff, you realize he would be a very credible senator, and that makes him a very credible candidate," said George Jepsen, the immediate past chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee. "If he was a nut, Joe wouldn't have a problem. But he's intelligent. He's accomplished. There are no personal warts. He teaches in the Bridgeport public schools. How many people of his pedigree and background go do that?"


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/30/nyregion/30lamont.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

[CTyankee]

1. I missed that today

What a great article. It's wonderful that it is in the Times. That means a lot of Dems on CT will read it and hopefully go to the polls in August and vote for Ned.

I remain optimistic, while understanding what an uphill battle we have!

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2. Thanks for the article, it shows Ned is a credible candidate who listens &

learns from his constituents. Compare that to Lieberbush, whose allegiance to the party and willingness to get out among the people is very questionable. I've lived in CT since 1986 and have never seen him at forums or events in my part of the state.