By GottaLaff
Ned Lamont, who took on U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman three years ago, has formed an “exploratory committee” to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. M. Jodi Rell in 2010. [...]
He’d be seeking the Democratic nomination for governor. [...]
He plans to talk not about controversial top Rell aide Lisa Moody, but about a new report about state finances from Moody’s Investor Services.
The strategy, and the issues focus, promise to differ markedly from Lamont’s Senate campaign in 2006.[...]
That year, Lamont ran as the “true” Democrat against conservative Democratic incumbent Joe Lieberman. Lamont was championed by anti-Iraq war, pro-public financing and pro-universal health care Democrats who have a disproportionate influence in primaries. [...]
This time, in the 2010 governor’s race, Lamont joins five other Democrats already “exploring” or actively mounting races.[...]
Lamont said he plans again to refuse donations in this race from government contractors and political action committees, or PACs, if he runs. [...]
He’s positioning himself as the one successful businessman in the race, “the one guy who has started a business and met a payroll,” in a state that hasn’t created jobs since 1990. The state ranks last (below Michigan) in job creation.
Much more here.
H/t: Chris
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