Lamont Takes Steps Toward Running (against Lieberman)

[papau]

Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont moved closer to becoming a candidate on Monday by creating a candidate committee, naming a campaign manager, and beginning to search for a campaign headquarters

http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctlamont0207.artfeb07,0,6984894.story?coll=hc-headlines-local

Lamont Takes Steps Toward Running



By MARK PAZNIOKAS
Courant Staff Writer

February 7 2006

Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont moved closer Monday toward a challenge of U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman as he created a candidate committee, named a campaign manager and began searching for a headquarters.

"It is a significant step forward," said Tom Swan, who is managing what he says is still an exploratory campaign. "I am happy that Ned asked me to play a role within this campaign."

Lamont, 52, the president and founder of a cable television company, Lamont Digital Systems, stepped forward last month as the possible champion for Democrats disaffected with Lieberman's support for President Bush and the war in Iraq.

In the past weeks, Lamont has created a website and embarked on an informal speaking tour to gauge support for a challenge of Lieberman, a three-term senator who was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000.<snip>

[LSparkle]

1. What about Lowell Weicker?

He was going to run as an Independent against Joementum, too....

[Greeby]

3. He supports Lamont

Weicker orgiinally said he'd run in the primary if noone else stepped forward. Now he's sort of a backup if Lamont doesn't make it. He understands the goal is to get Joe-mentum out of office, no matter who it is

[davidinalameda]

2. this is a primary challenge