Lamont Mulls Run for Connecticut Governor

[DonViejo]

November 28, 2017 at 4:02 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

Ned Lamont (D) is gauging interest in a comeback bid for Connecticut governor, the Greenwich Time reports.

“The Democratic insurgent who toppled Joe Lieberman in a Senate primary a decade ago but was ultimately thwarted by the incumbent in the general election is expected to hire a pollster to determine his gubernatorial prospects… Lamont, 63, said he plans to make a decison on whether to enter the wide open race by year’s end.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/11/28/lamont-mulls-run-connecticut-governor/

[brooklynite]

1. Does he have relevant experience in executive leadership?

[shanny]

4. As a governor? No. As a business exec, sure.

[MANative]

2. I'd happily support Ned, as I did when he ran against Lieberman. Nt

[Nanjeanne]

3. I was a supporter of Lamont when he ran for the Senate but I must admit

I’m very intrigued by Dan Drew, the current mayor of Middletown. Have been donating to his campaign. Will be interesting to see the full field.

[Demsrule86]

5. please no...that was a disaster...

Not that guy again...he never wins.

[Nanjeanne]

6. Actually he won the Dem primary against LIEberman for Senate. He lost to LIEberman when Joe

ran as an Independent and Republicans voted for him rather than their weak R candidate. That plus middle of the road right leaning Dems gave us the embarrassment of LIEberman as Senator. He ran and won and served as Selectman and on finance board in Greenwich for a number of years. Not sure what he never wins means since he hasn’t really run other elections other than the primary against Malloy.

[Demsrule86]

7. Big deal. We still got stuck with Lieberman...an angry Lieberman who helped fuck up the ACA.

I hope he doesn't run...don't live in Connecticut anymore so I can vote but sure there are better candidates.

[Nanjeanne]

9. Its neither a big deal or a little deal. Just a response to your comment about him losing so

Many times. And we got stuck with LIEberman because of Rs and some conservative Dems. Lamont was a good candidate and if Joe had listened to Gore and not made his selfish bid for Senate, we might have had the progressive lowering of Medicare age as part of the ACA. So that to me was a big deal. But as I said before, there are many good candidates interested so far and I look forward to hearing all their positions. That’s what’s great about having primaries and letting candidates work to win peoples votes.

[Demsrule86]

10. Look... I just don't think a guy who lost to Lieberman in the General is a good pick.

And primarying Lieberman hurt us in the long run. I don't live in Connecticut...so I can only comment..I used to.

[Nanjeanne]

11. So using your logic, he shouldnt primary Joe. So Joe would have won. But you are mad because Ned

primaried Joe and Ned won and then lost because Joe ran as an Independent and campaigned for R votes and with the help of right leaning Ds won. With that logic it’s no wonder Democrats keep losing elections. But interesting to hear your reasoning.

[Dreamer Tatum]

8. I'd prefer Rollo nt