The first battle is won--getting a truly progressive Democratic nominee to represent our party in Ned Lamont, but the war is not over--it will be decided in November. Joementum will remain a force and the reason is simple: There is a very weak GOP nominee who has a gambling problem who hasn't been polling in a three way race above 13%. Joe has been, for quite some time more popular with Republicans in CT than Democrats. He can still pull this off and we can't fool ourselves and insist otherwise. If he can hold a die-hard 20-25 percent of the Democratic vote add a sizable number of Republicans and Independents (remember in CT the biggest political group is not Democrats or Republicans--but Independents)he can prevail in November in a three man race.
Now the good news. Lamont ran a decent, issues oriented campaign and comes out of it as a dragon slayer. He will get a bump--no doubt about it, but he will also be scrutinized more, too. If he can put together a coalition of Democrats along with Independents who oppose the war (he is the only anti-war candidate in the race) he can win. But he will need our help now more than ever.
http://www.nedlamont.com
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