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2010 Connecticut Senate Race

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: January 19, 2007

Chris Dodd will not run for re-election in 2010, giving Republicans a golden opportunity to win this seat were Governor Jodi Rell to run for the open seat. Democrats would probably have a crowded field.... [Full Story]

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I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a big check

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 11, 2006 · Comments (4)

In his never-ending quest to buy a seat in the United States Senate, Ned Lamont, darling of the moonbat left, once again is finding himself short of support and money. Not much he can do about the lack of support - like the old advertising story about a new dog... [Full Story]

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Lieberman Pulls Way Ahead

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: October 8, 2006 · Comments (1)

Joe Lieberman is pulling farther ahead and Ned Lamont is opening his checkbook in an effort to catch up. LInk via Instapundit.... [Full Story]

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Poll Shows Lieberman Up By Ten

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: September 28, 2006 · Comments (4)

Via AP:Sen. Joe Lieberman has a 10-point advantage over Democrat Ned Lamont among likely Connecticut voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. Lieberman, a three-term Democrat running as an independent after losing the party nomination in a primary, is favored by 49 percent to 39 percent over Lamont... [Full Story]

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Connecticut Senate - Lamont criticism of Lieberman backfires

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 10, 2006 · Comments (3)

On Thursday, Democratic challenger Ned Lamont criticized incumbent now-Independent Sen Joe Lieberman for his 1998 speech chastising President Clinton's behavior - as Jennifer Medina of The New York Times reported: Ned Lamont, Connecticut's Democratic Senate candidate, has sharply criticized Senator Joseph I. Lieberman's public rebuke of former President Bill Clinton... [Full Story]

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Connecticut Senate - "The Lieberman Conundrum"

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 26, 2006 · Comments (3)

It's hard to find better writing - or reasoning - on the left than in The American Prospect. One of the questions Democrats have been openly discussing is, "What if Lieberman wins?" It might be far more than a need for "healing" within the party, argues Terence Samuel: With a... [Full Story]

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CT senate - Poll: Lieberman ahead, high favorability

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 18, 2006 · Comments (2)

Alexander McClure reported on the latest Quinnipiac poll showing Lieberman with a strong lead in his independent bid for reelection to the US Senate yesterday. Now Associated Press political writer Susan Haigh looks at the same poll: • In early June, Lieberman was at 56 percent, Lamont at 18 percent... [Full Story]

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Connecticut Senate - Kerry helps lamont

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 17, 2006 · Comments (3)

Democratic Senator and losing 2004 Presidential candidate John Kerry is pulling out his full list to raise money to help Ned Lamont, the Democratic Senate nominee in Connecticut who has a personal net worth of near a quarter of a BILLION dollars. Hey, mega-rich guys stick together. Andrew Miga of... [Full Story]

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For GOP, Bad Gets Worse in Northeast

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 14, 2006 · Comments (3)

Excellent analysis in the Washington Post by Jim VandeHei: When it comes to President Bush and the Republican Congress, Rep. Jim Gerlach says voters in his suburban Philadelphia district are in a "sour mood." That's why when it comes to his reelection, the two-term incumbent says "the name of the... [Full Story]

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CT Senate - Consolidation of base crucial for Lieberman

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 14, 2006 · Comments (2)

Charles Hurt of the Washington Times opines on Lieberman's strategy: Even with an early lead, Mr. Lieberman will need plenty of money, which is far more difficult for him to raise without party backing. Further complicating that effort is that Mr. Lamont has shown a willingness to fund his anti-war... [Full Story]

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CT Senate: Lamont aide apologizes

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 12, 2006

Yahoo! reports that Lamont's campaign manager, Ted Swan, is apologizing to the city of Waterbury: WATERBURY, Conn. - Democrat Ned Lamont's campaign manager said he would apologize to the mayor of Waterbury for describing the city that backed his opponent, Sen. Joe Lieberman, as a place "where the forces of... [Full Story]

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Lieberman ahead in early poll: Redstate

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 11, 2006 · Comments (5)

From Leon H. Wolf at Redstate: Just released by Rasmussen (behind the subscription wall), in a three way race, Lieberman (I) leads Lamont (D) 46-41. Schlesinger has 6. Source at Redstate. It's not as big of a lead as some polls gave Lieberman's indie bid before the primary, but it... [Full Story]

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The Lieberman Effect: helping GOP House chances?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 10, 2006

At the liberal site Taegan Goddard's Political Wire, they suspect RNC Chairman Mehlman's refusal to endorse the Republican Senate nominee, good ol' whatisname, is designed to help hold the House: The Hartford Courant: "Suddenly the Democrats' nightmare scenario becomes plausible: They are a seat or two from gaining a House... [Full Story]

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Enter the Drag - on Lamont

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 10, 2006

From WNBC-4 in NYC: The Green Party of Connecticut submitted 13,000 signatures Wednesday on behalf of Ralph Ferrucci, the party's candidate for the U.S. Senate. Their full report is HERE. The signatures submitted were nearly double the required 7500. I wonder whose potential voters Ralph will siphon away, hmmmm? Big... [Full Story]

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Lieberman - Lamont Crunch Time

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: August 7, 2006 · Comments (1)

This is going to be interesting. Update: This Boston Globe story, Lieberman Strikes Back, describes Lieberman's last minute push accusing Lamont of spreading lies and seeking to distance himself from President Bush.... [Full Story]

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NYT Endorses Lamont

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: July 29, 2006 · Comments (2)

The New York Times is endorsing Ned Lamont in his primary race against Joe Lieberman.Earlier this year, Senator Joseph Lieberman's seat seemed so secure that -- legend has it -- some people at the Republican nominating convention in Connecticut started making bleating noises when the party picked a presumed sacrificial... [Full Story]

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Commentary On Lieberman's Potential Independent Bid

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: July 4, 2006 · Comments (5)

Ed Morrisey comments on the story about Joe Lieberman's potential indepedent bid, linked below, and to Lamont's reaction to it.Lieberman remains a Democrat, even with the independent bid, especially since he's committed to caucusing with the Democrats if elected. While one can understand why the Lamont campaign would want to... [Full Story]

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2006 Connecticut Senate race

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: June 8, 2006 · Comments (2)

According to a new Quinnipiac Poll, Ned Lamont, the ultra-liberal challenger to Joe Lieberman, trails the incumbent 55%-40%.... [Full Story]

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