We're nothing if not "Fair" here at C-dems! Obama, Feingold, Kerry lend a hand to the Ned Lamont campaign v "sell 'em down the river" Joe Lieberman.
According to Bob Geiger's Political Grab-bag (at HuffingtonPost.com), Senators Obama, Feingold, Kerry FINALLY lend a hand to the Ned Lamont campaign. Finally!
On the other hand, here is the context of the Senate Democrats' tepid support for Ned Lamont, and of how the CONTINUED SUPPORT for Lieberman by other Democratic Senators is just another of a symptom of the Democratic Party REFUSING to represent the rank-and-file "Democratic wing of the Democratic Party" voters...
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Regardless of Who Wins, Dems in for a Wild Ride after Election '06
By David Sirota
30 Oct. 2006
http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2846/
Nowhere was this changing dynamic more on display than in Connecticut's recent Democratic senatorial primary and its aftermath. Businessman Ned Lamont--a first-time statewide candidate--toppled 18-year incumbent Sen. Joe Lieberman after running a campaign against Lieberman's support for the Iraq War, Social Security privatization and lobbyist-written trade deals that have decimated the Nutmeg State's manufacturing economy. Lamont was grossly outspent thanks to Lieberman's corporate-funded war chest, but he built a grassroots campaign by tapping into his party's newly energized voters.
In response, a frightened Democratic Party in Washington tried to pretend nothing happened. Like frustrated children covering their ears and yelling "I can't hear you!," Democratic senators welcomed Lieberman back to their caucus after the summer recess--even though Lieberman announced he was abandoning his party to run in the general election against the Democratic nominee. Though many Democratic lawmakers officially endorsed Lamont, many also suggested to reporters they were still hoping for a Lieberman victory in the general election. That Lieberman ran to the media to berate his
party, likened his opponent to a terrorist sympathizer and declared his refusal to endorse down-ballot Democrats in other races seemed of little interest to Democrats comfortably insulated in the Senate club.
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by Bob Geiger, HuffingtonPost.com
28 October 2006
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-geiger/the-friday-political-grab_b_32633.html
Nedheads Unite - Unlike some other national Democrats, Barack Obama (D-IL) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) have stepped up to the plate to give Democratic Senatorial Nominee Ned Lamont a boost in Connecticut this week.
"Ned Lamont and I share a commitment to bringing our troops home safely from Iraq, to achieving energy independence, to helping all our citizens realize the American dream, and to empowering the American people to reclaim their government," wrote Obama in an e-mail to Connecticut voters. "Ned Lamont's campaign is about delivering on these goals in Washington. The November 7th election is right around the corner. Please join me in supporting Ned Lamont with your hard work on-the-ground in these closing weeks of the campaign."
The text of Feingold's e-mail was not available as of this writing but should be on the Ned Lamont blog today.
Also pitching in was Senator John Kerry (D-MA), who campaigned with Ned on Wednesday, appearing at a Veterans event with Lamont and praising his stance on the war in Iraq.
"The war in Iraq is hurting America's security. It is setting us back in the war on terror ... Ned Lamont understands that," said the Massachusetts senator. "He understands that we can fight a more effective war on terror, that we can be smarter in the way we conduct that war."
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Quotes and Quips - Republican Alan Schlesinger got off a good line in the Connecticut Senate Debate this week when Lamont was hammering on Joe Lieberman for going back on his 1988 promise to limit himself to three Senate terms.
"Now, now, Ned," Schlesinger said. "The senator just simply meant he wanted three terms as a Democrat and three terms as an independent."
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Kerry Caring - Kudos to both Kerry and Ted Kennedy (D-MA) who each kicked in $500,000 from their campaign war chests to help boost Democratic hopes nationwide. The two Bay State Democrats donated the money equally between the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
On the other hand, here is the context of the Senate Democrats' tepid support for Ned Lamont, and of how the CONTINUED SUPPORT for Lieberman by other Democratic Senators is just another of a symptom of the Democratic Party REFUSING to represent the rank-and-file "Democratic wing of the Democratic Party" voters...
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Regardless of Who Wins, Dems in for a Wild Ride after Election '06
By David Sirota
30 Oct. 2006
http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2846/
Nowhere was this changing dynamic more on display than in Connecticut's recent Democratic senatorial primary and its aftermath. Businessman Ned Lamont--a first-time statewide candidate--toppled 18-year incumbent Sen. Joe Lieberman after running a campaign against Lieberman's support for the Iraq War, Social Security privatization and lobbyist-written trade deals that have decimated the Nutmeg State's manufacturing economy. Lamont was grossly outspent thanks to Lieberman's corporate-funded war chest, but he built a grassroots campaign by tapping into his party's newly energized voters.
In response, a frightened Democratic Party in Washington tried to pretend nothing happened. Like frustrated children covering their ears and yelling "I can't hear you!," Democratic senators welcomed Lieberman back to their caucus after the summer recess--even though Lieberman announced he was abandoning his party to run in the general election against the Democratic nominee. Though many Democratic lawmakers officially endorsed Lamont, many also suggested to reporters they were still hoping for a Lieberman victory in the general election. That Lieberman ran to the media to berate his
party, likened his opponent to a terrorist sympathizer and declared his refusal to endorse down-ballot Democrats in other races seemed of little interest to Democrats comfortably insulated in the Senate club.
===================================
by Bob Geiger, HuffingtonPost.com
28 October 2006
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-geiger/the-friday-political-grab_b_32633.html
Nedheads Unite - Unlike some other national Democrats, Barack Obama (D-IL) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) have stepped up to the plate to give Democratic Senatorial Nominee Ned Lamont a boost in Connecticut this week.
"Ned Lamont and I share a commitment to bringing our troops home safely from Iraq, to achieving energy independence, to helping all our citizens realize the American dream, and to empowering the American people to reclaim their government," wrote Obama in an e-mail to Connecticut voters. "Ned Lamont's campaign is about delivering on these goals in Washington. The November 7th election is right around the corner. Please join me in supporting Ned Lamont with your hard work on-the-ground in these closing weeks of the campaign."
The text of Feingold's e-mail was not available as of this writing but should be on the Ned Lamont blog today.
Also pitching in was Senator John Kerry (D-MA), who campaigned with Ned on Wednesday, appearing at a Veterans event with Lamont and praising his stance on the war in Iraq.
"The war in Iraq is hurting America's security. It is setting us back in the war on terror ... Ned Lamont understands that," said the Massachusetts senator. "He understands that we can fight a more effective war on terror, that we can be smarter in the way we conduct that war."
* * * * *
Quotes and Quips - Republican Alan Schlesinger got off a good line in the Connecticut Senate Debate this week when Lamont was hammering on Joe Lieberman for going back on his 1988 promise to limit himself to three Senate terms.
"Now, now, Ned," Schlesinger said. "The senator just simply meant he wanted three terms as a Democrat and three terms as an independent."
* * * * *
Kerry Caring - Kudos to both Kerry and Ted Kennedy (D-MA) who each kicked in $500,000 from their campaign war chests to help boost Democratic hopes nationwide. The two Bay State Democrats donated the money equally between the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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