I live in CT, but I haven't been sure that Joe L. is really going to get a primary challenge, despite the rumors about Ned Lamont putting his own money into a race.
Today, tne indepdendent new site ctnewsjunkie.com has a short interview with this waalthy entrepeneur. It sure sounds like he is running: "I just think he's wrong. So that's why I'm challenging him."
Lieberman is very popular in CT with almost everyone except the folks who actually vote in CT Dem primaries. At the least, it will force Joe to pay some attention to the base of the party, for at least a few months.
The most important question and answer are on the flip.
Ctnewsjunkie: You're a rich, white guy from Greenwich, exploring the possibility of leading a populist revolt within the Democratic Party against Lieberman. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt was pushing the New Deal, many people called him a traitor to his class [a phrase that was also hurled at Lamont's great uncle, Corliss, a famous philosopher and socialist]. Do you think you a traitor to your class?
Lamont: No, I think I am an outsider, an insurgent who wants to shake up the status quo. I'm a business guy, I've been competing against big telecommunications companies for 20 years we've been doing it pretty well, and I think at this point in this state it's been a long time since we've had a good challenge to the party establishment. I think in this case, when it comes to Senator Lieberman, I've been generally supportive of him over the years mainly because I liked him better than the guys he's been running against. But at this point I think he's out of touch with the state, he's out of touch with his party, and on a lot of big issues I just think he's wrong. So that's why I'm challenging him.