Ned Lamont Brings Up Joe Lieberman In TV Ad For Connecticut Governor's Race (VIDEO)

Ned Lamont, Democratic candidate for Connecticut governor, launched a new TV ad Thursday night which promotes his failed 2006 campaign to unseat Independent Senator Joe Lieberman.

The ad touts how Lamont "took on Joe Lieberman and George Bush."

Recent polls show Lamont leading potential Democrats though a very large percentage of Connecticut voters are still undecided.

Watch the ad:

Comments

[Kimpeach]

06:13 PM on 04/10/2010

Today, Lieberman would not win his Senate seat and he knows this. This is why he's been so quiet recently. People are disgusted with him and have learned their lesson. He can't be trusted.

[Renifer]

07:55 PM on 04/14/2010

So true, being a Conn. resident, I can tell you, he's not getting re-elected. No way no how.

[higherstrategy]

11:59 AM on 04/10/2010

anything but the Issues just like in any Dictator controlled Nation

[Geoffreys]

07:24 AM on 04/11/2010

Yes. Only Democrats create political ads that don't talk about current issues. Good catch. Glad you caught that. We'd be lost without you.

[Ramirez]

10:14 AM on 04/10/2010

Lamont learned his lesson about being identified with Democrats. At no point in that one-minute ad does he mention his political party.

[filo]

11:05 AM on 04/10/2010

Oh Please !

It's the Rethugs who don't identify themselves. During the last election I played a game with political commercials. If they didn't identify their party I assumed the were GOP. I was right 95 % of the time because they were all running away from Dubaya.

[Renifer]

03:04 PM on 04/15/2010

So true Filo.
Scott Brown did an excellent job of hoodwinking Massachusetts residents by not identifying himself with the Republican party, and yet he took a LOT of money from the Republicans, all at the last minute, and flooded the airwaves with negative ads, never once identifying himself as a Repub. He learned by watching LIEberman apparently about hiding his true party affiliations.

[AZreb]

10:00 AM on 04/10/2010

Lieberman gives most "Independents" a bad name. He has been in the GOP back pocket for years. He wanted to be McCain's running mate in the last election, but McCain chose the Quitta from Wasilla over him. Must have stung big time. But he still hopes for the spotlight and thinks his catering to the GOP will get it for him.

[CabinGuy]

10:10 PM on 04/09/2010

Lamont has way too much money to waste. What a big fool if he runs again to be defeated.

[tbone99]

08:05 PM on 04/09/2010

Will Obama campaign against him to keep AIPAC again ?

[ErikW65]

08:55 PM on 04/09/2010

While Obama didn't support Lamont in the '06 Dem Primary vs. Lieberman, once Lamont won that contest, Obama supported Lamont over Lieberman, (who ran and won as an independent):

"Ned Lamont has waged an impressive grass-roots campaign to give the people of Connecticut a choice in the November Senate election," Obama wrote. "Please join me in supporting Ned Lamont with your hard work on-the-ground in these closing weeks of the campaign."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/26/AR2006102601187.html

[Justin Satzman]

04:34 PM on 04/09/2010

I wish him luck in the governor race and still sad that he is not known as Senator, thanks Joe.

[tekjensen]

05:31 PM on 04/09/2010

I can't believe Connecticut let Lieberman get away with loosing his parties primary and then letting him run under another party. What other proof do you need that he's more about himself then the people he's supposed to represent? It's this greed and need for power that fuels most of these politician's ambitions. It isn't about helping people as much as protecting their own self interests. It probably one of the reasons Palin is able to gain so much traction as a politician. People are tired of the constant flow of corrupt leaders and this allows Palin's narrative of being a folksy outsider to be successful. The reality is that power and greed are also some of Palin's motivation which makes her no different then any other politician. In fact, those looking to defeat incumbents under the guise of being something different will probably do little to change Washington.

[Doyaun De Valda-Martinez]

08:52 PM on 04/09/2010

As a native of CT it is one thing to vote for Ned as Senator it is another to vote for him as an executive. Dan Malloy for Governor. Best bet you could have. He is balanced on business vs Social. He is Balanced on growth versus leaving people behind. He spreads the taxes not focuses to the peril of other things. And he is honest in his dealings. He has created many Jobs while mayor and has dealt with power brokers of all stripes.

Ned needs to run for Senator again.

[latia65]

10:51 PM on 04/09/2010

So are you saying republicans are better able to run states (executive experience)?

And democrats are better at running the whole government (legislative experience)?

[scvmws]

12:38 AM on 04/10/2010

"He is Balanced on growth versus leaving people behind."

Heaven forbid we have a Governor who doesn't leave enough people behind.

"And he is honest in his dealings. He has created many Jobs while mayor and has dealt with power brokers of all stripes."

No, he gave away no-bid city contracts to the people that built his house and donated to his campaigns. He outbid neighboring towns for a couple of big companies, using state tax giveaways that make everyone pay more to keep his wealthy city in the black -- and despite the free cash, allowed the bond rating to collapse and the major redevelopment project to flounder before he scurried out of office.

[PublicusOrator]

03:54 PM on 04/09/2010

Ned Lamont...what a Pip. Liebermann in the general election cleaned Lamont's clock. The last thing that he should do is to bring up 2006.

[BVictor1]

04:02 PM on 04/09/2010

Actually, Lamont beat Lieberman in the primary, that's when Lieberman switched parties and ran as an (I)

[progressivegreg]

04:04 PM on 04/09/2010

and backed by the republicans (which he Really is)

[GeoLee]

04:22 PM on 04/09/2010

You know the repubs...say a lie often enough and it becomes truth in their minds. The person whose clock he cleaned was the real republican who ran in the race. The older dems who thought "Ol' Joe will be okay are not quite disillusioned with with what they thrust on our nation after they voted for the familiar.

[Mister Wu]

01:38 AM on 04/11/2010

And Lieberman had the incumbent advantage here.

[Hank10303]

03:25 PM on 04/09/2010

I don't blame LaMont, I'd spend my time reminding voters of what a fool Liberman made of them every chance i could get.

[TOPCAT711]

03:18 PM on 04/09/2010

Where HAS Joe been hiding these days, anyway ?

[filo]

11:01 AM on 04/10/2010

An "undisclosed location" ?

[bbbbmer]

02:58 PM on 04/09/2010

My contribution to his campaign will be sent TODAY!!!

[Doyaun De Valda-Martinez]

08:55 PM on 04/09/2010

There are other candidates for Governor...look at all of them before sending the cash.

[LiberalBuzz]

02:56 PM on 04/09/2010

Don't know who will run against Tail Gunner Joe in a few years but I certainly hope he gets his rear whacked and whacked hard and sent to retirement.

Has anyone done a poll to see if CT is happy they sent Tail Gunner Joe back to D.C.?

Too bad they don't have recalls for turncoats like him.

[Renifer]

03:00 PM on 04/15/2010

Here is one Connecticut voter who won't be sending Joe anywhere but to retirement.
Republicans like Joe have been a disaster for us in Connecticut.

[Omentum]

02:51 PM on 04/09/2010

I don't think you will have a problem this time Ned...... Welcome to the Senate

[LiberalBuzz]

02:53 PM on 04/09/2010

Uh Governor.

[Omentum]

03:17 PM on 04/09/2010

wuups ... lost all my cool points ..... thanks for whacking me on the head.

[the964kid]

02:41 PM on 04/09/2010

I hope voters in CT learned their lesson - we'll see...

[GeoLee]

04:25 PM on 04/09/2010

Well at least 2008 voter who thought ol' Joe would be fine died last year so she definitely won't be voting for the wrong person again.

[the964kid]

04:55 PM on 04/09/2010

Good point. Time is on the side of progressives...

[Ryan Magdangal]

02:38 PM on 04/09/2010

you have my support Ned! $->