To Hell with Blumenthal: One week to get a new Progressive Democrat for Dodd's seat.

[Liberation Angel]

I know that this is a sensitive subject but I need to state my reasons quickly: time is short.

There is only ONE week to get another Democrat to enter into a primary against Blumenthal. Blumenthal has royally screwed himself with outrageous conduct offensive to veterans and to the people of his state. Plus, on many issues he sucks.

In brief:

1. He is basically very much like Joe Leiberman. Very conservative on many issues while superficially seeming progressive (a DINO)

2. He worked for Richard Nixon in Nixon's oh so corrupt White House.

3. He is primarily known by many in the progressive Native American community in his turf as "the last of the great white Indian fighters: he almost singlehandedly committed genocide against 3 tribes in the NY/Conn/RI/Massachusetts area by colluding with the Bush White House and crooks associated with Mitt Romney's lobbyist for Indian Casinos and nefarious deeds Ron Kaufman (of the RNC) to "terminate" these tribes and other smaller groups by legal fiat. There was a collective effort to terminate poor indigenous folks' sovereign rights and even their existence as Native peoples which was spearheaded by Blumenthal. It helped Bush, Romney, corrupt gaming operatives, money launderers and hurt the citizens of his state and neighboring states.

4. There are MUCH better and more progressive candidates who will NOT lose this seat: BUT they will be afraid to get into the primary unless there is a HUGE outpouring of support for Blumenthal to bow out (I mean the guy lied through his teeth, frankly - and as an attorney general he knew EXACTLY what he was saying when he said it - the record ois clear- it is his modus operandi and he is a shmuck - and he WILL lose this seat after this. NOBODY, especially in this day and age of veterans dying daily for whatever reason will support him now. People will simply not vote.

5.

PLEASE take a little time to reflect on this thought and consider calling anyone or supporting one of the other potential candidates in Connecticut's congressional delegation and supporting a backlash and a NEW candidacy and a withdrawal from this race.

In short:

Blumenthal's BS will hand this to the republicans

plus

he really really sucks.

And this latest stuff proves it beyond any doubt.

I WANT a truly progressive Dem in that seat. NOT this idiot. NOT any of his republican opponents.

ONE week.

This is a call to action folks. We NEED Chris Dodd's seat and we NEED a real progressive Dem in that seat.

[CTyankee]

1. Where are you located, Angel?

[Liberation Angel]

4. I live in the NYC area

I really do not want to be any more specific than that.

But I have spent a lot of time in Ct. and have worked with all of the "terminated" tribes.

In fact I worked with Bill Kunstler. I work in NYC (freelance) when i can find work.

(I am a Connecticut native however)

[brooklynite]

2. What's the opinion on Merrick Alpert?

Merrick Alpert (D) - Software Executve, Ex-Aide to Vice President Gore, Attorney & USAF Veteran

http://merrickforachange.com/

[Jennicut]

5. Not a lot of name recognition.

He worked in the Clinton administration. He is not bad on policies, but he is not known that well.

[Liberation Angel]

8. I like him a lot but do not know too much.

I had pretty much felt that Blumenthal was unbeatable.

Not anymore so I am looking.

But from what I have seen I am looking again hard.

I may even go to work for his campaign if I can afford the time.

This is big.

and Blumenthal is an a-hole.

So for now I LIKE Merrick a lot but need to do some more research.

[Jennicut]

3. I am not sure we have someone else right now.

And CT is a moderate state. To win, you appeal to the moderates.

[Liberation Angel]

10. I think that people are way fed up with the status quo. BUT there are GREAT aklternatives

Connecticut has some great progressive dems in Congress.

So i think you just aren't looking hard enough

[Jennicut]

14. We have some great progressives but to win statewide you need a well

known name. McMahon has a lot of money and you need a well known person to overcome that. Some people are thinking about Chris Muprhy, the Rep here in District 5. But I would not say he is more then a moderate Dem. He is very popular around here but then there is the issue of who will run in his place for the district.
CT is blue but do we elect really progressive people? Maybe Rosa DeLauro. The rest of our reps and even Dodd are not more then moderates.

[Liberation Angel]

18. I Like Murphy. Courtney ran as an antiwar candidate and beat the right winger Simmons

But he is not quite as charismatic as a candidate needs to be (same with De Lauro who is too dedicated to party to buck against Blumenthal anyway)

Murphy may not be too far left (although i heard him speak with Obama during the campaign and thought he was brilliant) but I do not think we can do much farther lkeft in Conecticut than candidates like him.

I am really needing to take a close look at Blumenthal's primary opponent.

From what I have seen he may be the one.

But he needs a huge flow of support from all of us to win the primary.

Otherwise dems in general will just sit it out and only the diehard dem faithful (moderate status quo wall street lifer folks)

Something needs to motivate folks.

Simmons is a killer.

The other repub is wannabe wrestling entrepreneur (really?).

The Dems can take this.

Blumenthal, though, he needs to be handed his walking papers BY the Dems who care.

[Jennicut]

20. McMahon is beating Simmons in the polling, she will win the primary I think.

Alpert is not know enough to pull tons of votes in. He would need an awful lot of money. Maybe Chris Murphy. But only if we really really had to. He wanted to maybe run in 2012 and there would be a good Dem in place to run for the seat in District 5.

[Liberation Angel]

23. Alpert is great though, from what I have seen, and the Dems are screwing him in CT

http://merrickforachange.com/bio

[orwell]

6. The question is...

...who is electable? This is the same state that returned Joe Lieberman to office over Ned Lamont, who was more progressive.

[CTyankee]

9. Some good people got taken in by Lieberman and that was 2006 not now.

Joe has been a big disappointment to many of those who voted for him in 06...I know a few...

[Liberation Angel]

12. I think some of the Congressional delegation are certainly electable

I think Lamont should get in too, perhaps.

But I tend to like the guy who beat Chris Shays (but frankly I do not even know his name)

Lieberman had a lot of connections and a LOT of financial support (especially from the AIPAC folks and the prowar DINOs and Wall Street)

Lots of Connecticut folks are not too bright, frankly: they often vote what their Yankee intuition tells them is best for their wallets, not what is actually best for them or their neighbors.

And the Dem party system here is very heavily stacked against newcomers. LOTSA money for the status quo candidates.

[orwell]

19. Thanks...n/t

[greencharlie]

7. k&r my friend... nt

[Liberation Angel]

16. Thanks - this is REALLY important and IF enough folks work for it - we can do better

than Blumenthal.

MUCH better.

[Liberation Angel]

11. Rob Simmons,a Rethug candidate, was a CIA asset (Phoenix program assassination/terror unit) he's

And he is know crowing all over the nets about his Vietnam "service" (yeah 0 a paid killer and torturer, just what we need more of).

He might take the seat even though he LOST to progressive antiwar candidate Democrat Joe Courtney last time around in the second district.

This is serious business folks.

Blumenthal needs to go.

For now I am saying we ALL need to get behind his primary challenger unless someone else jumps in and beat the drum for Blumenthal to take a powder.

[sharp_stick]

13. Tempest in a Teapot

This will be gone from the news in a week. Hell Shrubbo was AWOL for most of the damned war and that didn't hurt him at all.

[Liberation Angel]

15. Not in Connecticut and not in the election.

The folks who did not care about Bush were rethugs. They VOTE for liars and squirrely imbeciles who let them rob the rest of us blind.

But Dems do NOT like (especially veterans and pro-military (lots of defense workers in CT) sorts, unions etc) people who lie about stuff like this.

This is a drum the republicans will keep beating until they get Dodd's seat.

And THAT is a tragedy.

[OHdem10]

17. Blumenthal will weather this tempest and will go to convention.

[Liberation Angel]

21. Not if I can help it (and I plan to try)

Blumenthal helped destroy some Native people I know and love dearly.

He ruined their lives.

He destroyed their futures.

Plus he is a liar's liar and uses veterans and honorable loyal and brave women and men who have sacrificed their whole lives as his excuse to lie to feather his own vile nest of political greed.

It is detestable all the way around.

To dishonour and degrade Native peoples and veterans and soldiers who have risked their all is beneath contempt.

Blumenbthal needs to bow out if he has an ounce of integrity anywhere in his body.

But I seriously doubt that.

I imagine he has been a mole in the dem party since his Nixon days anyway. That is how he acts.

That is why I hope he does NOT weather this storm.

[Liberation Angel]

22. Merrick Alpert: His protest against the Afghan War (I like this guy & he needs DU love

"In November I walked 117 miles across Connecticut to protest the Afghan War. I started the walk because the Afghan War does not meet the test for our military involvement. By the time I finished, and saw the closed factories and run-down schools on the way, I realized that the Afghan War's $8 billion a month cost used money far better spent to rebuild Connecticut."

I am just looking at his website now.

I like him a LOT better than Blumenthal (to say the least)

He is getting royally screwed by the Dem party in Connecticut

check out the website and show some DU love

http://merrickforachange.com/bio

[Liberation Angel]

24. I spoke with his office today and there are THREE days to the covention SO..

If Dems want to have a prayer of holding this seat...

15% of the delegates must vote for a candidate other than Blumenthal to force a primary.

On election day if Blumenthal gets in unopposed and the dems here at DU failed to try to correct this situation.

It will be our fault for giving the rethugs this seat because WE played it safe.

PLEASE if you are willing to help on this let me know and call the campaign.

[Liberation Angel]

25. kick THREE DAYS LEFT!

Please help.

(anyone who wants to help can IM me)