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karen allen @ 31

I just called Senator Russ Feingold’s office. His assistant says he doesn’t recall the Senator ever saying he will show up any time for Russ.

My call seemed to be the first and only one.

Phone calls seem like a good idea.

Which implies that the Lamont campaign hasn’t been asking for his help.

No that’s an inference you make, not an implication of my comment. But your larger point is fair: I don’t have solid information on just when Russ has been asked by whom to appear. I got an email after my post suggesting he may not have been asked until a bit later now in the cycle. If I get more info I will in fairness make that public.

Will you also post when you get more specifics on when the Lamont campaign requested Edwards’ presence for a second appearance? So far it appears to be nothing but an unsubstantiated rumor, and Edwards is being unfairly criticized for it.

Never mind that he’s been helping out other Democratic candidates this election cycle (MN, NV, CO, AZ, MO, NC, SC, VA, WI, IL, IA, etc etc), never mind his appearances for minimum wage inititatives, never mind the work he’s been doing to strengthen unions, never mind his recent travels to Uganda and China, never mind the fact that he has school-aged childern and a wife he might want to spend time with on occasion…He hasn’t had time in his very busy schedule to come back to CT for Lamont a second time? Let’s crucify him!!

Gimme a break.

Pachacutec @ 32

karen allen @ 31

I just called Senator Russ Feingold’s office. His assistant says he doesn’t recall the Senator ever saying he will show up any time for Russ.

My call seemed to be the first and only one.

Phone calls seem like a good idea.

Which implies that the Lamont campaign hasn’t been asking for his help.

No that’s an inference you make, not an implication of my comment. But your larger point is fair: I don’t have solid information on just when Russ has been asked by whom to appear. I got an email after my post suggesting he may not have been asked until a bit later now in the cycle. If I get more info I will in fairness make that public.

His campaign since the primary has absolutely sucked. The TV ads have been real minor league stuff. They’ve attacked Lieberman’s attendance (he was on the road with Gore and everybody here in Connecticut can figure that one out) and have bragged about how Ned volunteered to teach in Bridgeport. Lame.

The right thing to do here is so easy, even I can figure it out.

Holy Joe=Bush Holy Joe=Iraq Holy Joe=Big Business. Over and Over and Over

Just saw a new Ned ad this morning that kind of packaged all my points above into one 30 second spot. But again, it was not up to the standards of some of the outstanding DCCC stuff running here for our 3 competitive congressional districts. Too little to late for Ned.

Too bad that in this season of a probable Dem victories everywhere, Ned’s gonna blow it big here in Connecticut.

Hey Senator Boxer- didn’t you say that you were going to support the Democratic nominee (whomever that would be) in CT? We know who he is, Barbara. His name is Ned Lamont.

Geesh…

karen allen @ 31

I just called Senator Russ Feingold’s office. His assistant says he doesn’t recall the Senator ever saying he will show up any time for Russ.

My call seemed to be the first and only one.

Phone calls seem like a good idea.

Which implies that the Lamont campaign hasn’t been asking for his help.

No one here said “all blame to the voters who are not suporting Ned Lamont, who is all perfect.”

There’s blame and imperfection to go around, including Ned’s campaign, but just because it’s shared, doesn’t mean it’s shared equally.

Name another Democratic Senate candidate running without the full backing of the national party, where a substantial proportion of the party won’t take an unequivoval stand against the Republican supported opponent.

Ned has not run a perfect campaign. There are no perfect campaigns. And he may win this yet. But we’re calling on the party of Democrats to back the Democrat, in harmony with the will of the state’s Democratic voters.

When the extreme right wing was pissed at the Republican leadership back in the 1970s, did they bolt the party? No, they took it over.

But when the extreme left wing was pissed at the Democratic leadership, it either dropped out of politics forever or joined the Greens/Naderites.

This is why the left in this country doesn’t control diddly.

Yes – I have reached the point where I will sit on my hands and allow a Republican to win any seat they want.

See above.

Sitting on your hands is EXACTLY what the people you hate want you to do. They WANT you to give up, so they finish their destruction of America unimpeded.

You’re falling for their scam.