Ned Lamont to announce on Tuesday

"The political upstart"? (0.00 / 0)

Which AP hack wrote that?  Was it "Steno Sue" Haigh?  Sounds like her.

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by: thomashooker @ Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 20:28:20 PM UTC

It is "Steno Sue"!! (0.00 / 0)

I didn't read the intro, just guessed.  Some people don't change.  It was Susan Haigh who acquired her "Steno Sue" nickname from the way she just regurgitated every single attack line, regardless of how false they were, from the Lieberman campaign during 2006.

Apparently she's ready to spew out the same hit-jobs as last time.  

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by: thomashooker @ Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 20:30:44 PM UTC

upstart? parvenu? (0.00 / 0)

LOL

Ned don't blow it this time

I'm rooting for you

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by: nolopro @ Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 21:21:23 PM UTC

Meanwhile, Figueroa blows Lamont away in a new "Organizing for Connecticut" online poll (0.00 / 2)

Figueroa shows his grass-roots strength in this new on-line poll, at:
http://iblogwesthartford.blogs...

Figueroa: 71%
Lamont: 14%
Malloy: 12$

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by: James D @ Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 21:23:55 PM UTC

How utterly scientific.... (0.00 / 0)

Not.

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by: Scarce @ Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 22:09:10 PM UTC

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uh... who? (0.00 / 0)

never heard of him  

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by: nolopro @ Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 22:27:52 PM UTC

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Ned...progressive (0.00 / 0)

CTNJ stabs at part of the myth that Ned will be progressive. He won't be.

His failure to support the Working Families Party meat and potatoes issue of paid sick days will be just the first of many issues that progressives will see Ned backtrack on.

Many of the hard core progs who supported Ned in 2006, gathering signatures in the early days, are on board with Figueroa.    

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by: ken_krayeske @ Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 22:59:12 PM UTC

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Ned...progressive (0.00 / 0)

CTNJ stabs at part of the myth that Ned will be progressive. He won't be.

His failure to support the Working Families Party meat and potatoes issue of paid sick days will be just the first of many issues that progressives will see Ned backtrack on.

Many of the hard core progs who supported Ned in 2006, gathering signatures in the early days, are on board with Figueroa.    

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by: ken_krayeske @ Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 22:59:13 PM UTC

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FYI - He's the guy who made Rell/Moody/CBIA look the fools they are (0.00 / 0)

by spearheading the healthcare4every1 Campaign, getting SustiNet passed, THEN drop-kicking the governor's veto into outer Mongolia....

And apparently - He's also the of candidate who scares you enough to make you believe that feigning ignorance of his strength is....  "funny".....

Sweet dreams, friend!  

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by: James D @ Sat Feb 13, 2010 at 03:22:52 AM UTC

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Malloy got twelve dollars? (0.00 / 0)

That doesn't even make cents!  

Connecticut Bob

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by: Bob Adams @ Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 22:55:10 PM UTC

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OMG that's so punny (0.00 / 0)

LOL

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by: nolopro @ Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 23:00:35 PM UTC

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Still more money than Jimmy Amann (0.00 / 0)

http://www.instantrimshot.com/

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by: Scarce @ Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 23:36:20 PM UTC

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that's not even worth... (0.00 / 0)

... one bit!

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by: joesaho @ Sat Feb 13, 2010 at 19:06:27 PM UTC

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MLN Straw Poll (0.00 / 0)

Someone should post an MLN straw poll that includes all of the candidates for Governor, just to see where the MLN community stands.

As for the "Organizing for Connecticut" online poll, only two conclusions can be drawn (assuming that the poll only allowed one vote per person):

1. 71% of the people voting in the poll (not 71% of Democrats, not 71% of Connecticut voters) prefer Juan Figueroa.
2. Actually, that's it.  Drawing any other conclusions would make me look like an idiot.

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by: spazeboy @ Sat Feb 13, 2010 at 13:30:33 PM UTC

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responding to Spazeboy (0.00 / 0)

Of course online polls aren't scientific.  

But here are more conclusions from the Organizing for Connecticut poll:

1) Figueroa has lots of active supporters who, with limited campaign financial resources right now, are smart and committed enough to use opportunities like this.

2) The other candidates could not get their acts together enough to turn out votes - OR they don't HAVE enough supporters who give a crap - for a simple, public online poll run by the Obama organization in CT.

3) Note: Obviously, Lamont and Malloy supporters KNEW about the poll - or they would have gotten NO votes at all...  What, no Facebook friends??

4) If Lamont and Malloy want to claim that polls like this don't matter at all -- well, just look at all the public (and FUN!) discussion we're having right now  (and on other blogs...)

5) The Organizing for CT poll obviously worries SOME people enough that they are trying a "do-over" -- a second on-line poll to give their favorites a chance to redeem themselves (nothwithstanding excuses like: "Because Amann -- polled at 0% -- is out of the race, we HAVE to do that darn poll over again!" LOL!)

6) You would never look like an idiot.

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by: James D @ Sat Feb 13, 2010 at 15:40:09 PM UTC

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The poll (0.00 / 0)

 Mr James D...If I may ask...how many folks  actually voted in that poll?

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by: BruceRubenstein2 @ Sat Feb 13, 2010 at 15:59:10 PM UTC

Do your homework, Bruce, and let us know the answer! (0.00 / 2)

Bruce,

Here's the contact info at Organizing for Connecticut:

S. Valeria (Val) McCall
State Director
mccall.val@gmail.com
860-995-3364

Stephen Wilmarth
Site Creator
Technology Issues
stephen.wilmarth@gmail.com

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Holly Soutter, hhsoutter@gmail.com
Diane Peterson, peterson6@optonline.net

We're anxious to hear what you find out!

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by: James D @ Sat Feb 13, 2010 at 16:55:19 PM UTC

Mr James D (0.00 / 0)

Thank you for the fast reply.I was  pleased  to have Juan Figueroa run his first race  for state representative out of my law office and I can attest to his progressive credentials.Certainly Lamont and Malloy would also be considered progtressive by the general public.For me, it matters not what a progressive poll says about another progressive as a poll would say how progressives do in a poll among the largest base of voters here in Connecticut,independant voters.I am fairly sure that you will recognize,as I recognize,that we progressives have a large and important "say" in any statewide primary within our own party but our influence wanes within a larger general election.Hence I am not so concerned about which candidate is the most progressive as I am  in which candidate within our party has the best chance of winning a general election.

I will "do my homework" and check that poll but no matter what the number of voters might be, it wont be dispositive  to me.Once again thank you for the quick reply.

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by: BruceRubenstein2 @ Sat Feb 13, 2010 at 17:41:18 PM UTC