Posted by David Lightman of the Hartford Courant at 9:01 am CDT
Joe Lieberman's campaign is swinging back at Ned Lamont's boffo appearance in Washington by pointing out that it was, after all, in Washington.
Lamont spoke at the Take Back America conference Wednesday, his first appearance on a national stage, and wowed the crowd of 350 progressive activists.
They gave him three standing ovations during his nine-minute speech, and afterwards, several hung around to have their picture taken with the Greenwich, Ct. businessman. Lamont is challenging Lieberman for the Democratic Senate nomination in the state's August 8 primary.
Lieberman campaign manager Sean Smith noted that most people in the audience were not from Connecticut, and state residents could resent out of staters pouring into Connecticut, urging a vote against a three-term senator who's been a fixture in local politics for 36 years.
"I'm not sure people in Connecticut will appreciate a lot of out of town activists trying to decide their election," Smith said.
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