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Pledging that a decision about officially running for governor will likely be made by “early next year,” Greenwich resident Ned Lamont is already laying out a platform based around economics and giving every indication he will be part of a now wide open race.
Earlier this month, Mr. Lamont, who stunned the political world in 2006 by defeating Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) in the Democratic primary before losing to him in a three-way race, announced he is considering throwing his hat in the ring for governor in 2010 and had formed an exploratory committee.
And just after news of Mr. Lamont’s possible entry had settled, Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced last week that she would not be running again for another term. While Ms. Rell’s popularity had slipped recently, she continues to have strong approval numbers and the announcement was seen as a surprise. The decision now leaves a wide open field for both parties to try and take advantage.
Mr. Lamont spoke to the Post last Thursday and said he wouldn’t take long to decide whether to turn his exploration into an official run for governor. Putting “early next year” as his timeline for a decision, Mr. Lamont said he feels he has to get involved to try and turn the state around.
“I feel very strongly that Connecticut needs a strong governor to shake up the status quo in Hartford and get the state going again in creating new jobs,” Mr. Lamont said.
Mr. Lamont said he has been out talking to people in the state and that he would continue to do so before making any decision. He said he is effectively reintroducing himself to voters after his 2006 run for the Senate and showing voters his goals in that campaign were not just to speak out in opposition to the Iraq War, which was a major focus of his primary victory over Mr. Lieberman. Mr. Lamont opposed the war and Mr. Lieberman strongly supported it.
“Three years ago this was more than just a one-issue campaign,” Mr. Lamont said. “I ran because I felt that our government was not being governed well. That’s how I feel about the state now. Three years ago, we wanted to challenge the idea of politics as usual, and to get Connecticut moving in the right direction we need to do it again.”
Mr. Lamont criticized the recently passed state budget, saying it is loaded with debt and that the state put itself in deficit before the document was signed. Mr. Lamont praised Ms. Rell for her years of service in a statement released after her announcement, but added, “Too many of our state’s families are hurting, too many of our problems are left unsolved and now is the time for a fresh start.”
Cast of candidates
If he does choose to run, Mr. Lamont could join a field of candidates that would include outgoing Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy, who did not run for a new term this year, and Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, both Democrats. Neither have officially launched a campaign. Milford resident James Amann, a former speaker of the state House, is the only Democrat officially in the race.
Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi has also shown interest in the race and could seek the Democratic nomination.
On the Republican side, Lt. Gov. Mike Fedele has already said he will seek his party’s nomination and State Rep. Lawrence Cafero (R-142), who serves as the state House minority leader, formed an exploratory committee before Ms. Rell’s announcement.
Democrat Richard Blumenthal, also a Greenwich resident, said last week he would not run for governor and would instead run for another term as state attorney general.
A Quinnipiac University poll released on Nov. 10 found Ms. Bysiewicz leading Mr. Lamont 26% to 23%, a deficit within the poll’s margin of error, and Mr. Malloy polling at 9%. Mr. Amann was at 3% in the poll, which showed a large number of voters left undecided.
The poll was taken before Ms. Rell’s announcement dramatically shifted the race. Despite her own popularity slipping recently, Ms. Rell was still polled as the likely victor in races against Mr. Lamont, Mr. Malloy and Ms. Bysiewicz, with Ms. Bysiewicz having the best numbers against her, but still trailing by six points.
Mr. Lamont told the Post that Ms. Rell’s decision not to run again will have no impact on his own choice about entering the race. He said he only wanted to make his own interest clear before she made an announcement on her own political future. The founder and owner of Campus Televideo as well as a former member of Greenwich’s Board of Selectmen and Board of Estimate and Taxation, Mr. Lamont said he felt his qualifications in the business world would allow him to stand out from the other candidates if he ran.
“I’m the only one who can say they’ve created a job,” Mr. Lamont said. “I’ve started a business in a state that’s dead last in creating new jobs and starting new businesses. That’s why we’re fighting over smaller and smaller pieces of the economic pie in Connecticut. That’s where we need to institute change and I believe I can bring a different perspective to the table.”
Mr. Lieberman’s recent vow to filibuster any health care reform bill that includes a public option has put him out of favor with progressive Democratic voters. A Research 2000 poll commissioned by the liberal site DailyKos.com showed 68% of likely voters favor the public option. Among Democrats, supporters were polled at 83% in favor, 8% against; among independents those figures were 73% to 15%; and among Republicans, 33% polled in favor and 55% against.
Backing those statistics, an article on the Quinnipiac University Web site quotes poll director Doug Schwartz as saying “a plurality of Connecticut voters like President Obama’s health care plan and by a wide margin trust Obama more than the Republicans to handle the issue.”
While Mr. Lieberman’s sentiment toward the public option could potentially make him ripe for defeat in 2012 if he runs for another term, Mr. Lamont said he is not considering a rematch. He said his attention is squarely focused on the state.
“I’ve always been a hands-on executive and the opportunity to take a leadership position in the state of Connecticut when it is in a crisis right now is something that I want to explore very carefully,” Mr. Lamont said. “I think there will be plenty of Democrats wanting to take on Joe Lieberman in three years. That’s not my life’s ambition.”
by Ken Borsuk
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HARTFORD — Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz declared herself the Democratic front-runner for governor one day after Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced her retirement.
Bysiewicz trumpeted a new Quinnipiac University poll that shows her leading a crowded Democratic field and closely trailing the Republican governor in hypothetical match-ups.
“I think the good news about the Quinnipiac poll is that it shows not only would I be the strongest primary candidate, but I would also be the strongest general election candidate in the race,” she said.
However, Bysiewicz downplayed the results showing her only 3 percentage points ahead of Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont in a Democratic primary.
Lamont just formed an exploratory last week. Bysiewicz set hers up 10 months ago, and she has been secretary of the state since 1999.
Moreover, the 3-point lead was within the poll’s margin of error. Poll director Douglas Schwartz called it “statistically insignificant.”… ==================================Please send your comments, news tips, press releases to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com
Democrats stepped up pressure Tuesday on Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell to sign a health insurance bill that could loom large in this fall’s General Assembly races.
Backers of legislation that would open the state-employee health plan to a pool of municipalities, nonprofits and small businesses said a veto would align Rell with “special interests.”
“Today, I call on Gov. Rell to have the courage to say no to special interests and say yes to help for small businesses,” said Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, a Democrat.
The bill was passed by the large Democratic majorities in the House and Senate without attracting a single Republican vote in either chamber.
The Rell administration says that the bill’s Democratic proponents exaggerate potential savings to the new pool, while downplaying the risk of as much as $78 million in higher costs to the state health plan.
“That’s $78 million the state doesn’t have right now,” said Chris Cooper, a spokesman for Rell.
Insurers warn that opening the state-employee pool could bring in higher-risk participants that could drive up costs.
Bysiewicz hosted a press conference Tuesday with the bill’s lead sponsor, House Majority Leader Christopher G. Donovan of Meriden, and executives of two businesses and a nonprofit that support the bill.
“This is a great opportunity,” said Donovan, a labor activist who is expected to succeed James Amann as speaker in January. “With this bill, we can have a big win for the people of Connecticut.”
Donovan said the new pool could provide the health benefits enjoyed by state employees, including prescription co-pays as low as $3, to small businesses and nonprofits now struggling with high premiums and poor benefits.
He was joined by Ned Lamont, the Democrats’ U.S. Senate nominee in 2006 and the owner of a cable-television business, consultant John Hopper of Stamford and Jessica Sager, the director of a New Haven child care organization.
Lamont said he was amused by arguments that Donovan’s plan was the first step on a slippery slope to socialized medicine.
“Nonsense,” Lamont said. “What you’re doing is you’re giving small business a choice. You’re giving small business an option. You’re putting a little bit of competition on the table. And I think that’s good.”
Hopper said the cost of health insurance is stopping his communication consulting business from offering full-time positions to some of his 15 part-time employees. He has five full-time employees.
He said he pays $2,400 a month to cover his own family of five.
“This is a critical issue for us right now,” said Hopper, who identified himself as a Republican who voted for Rell. =================================Please send your comments, news tips and press releases to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com
 State to audit Greenwich primary results Norwalk Advocate GREENWICH - Election officials in Greenwich are reluctantly preparing for a state-mandated audit of this month's Super Tuesday primary results.
A dozen poll workers will hand count the ballots cast Feb. 5 at Greenwich High School, one of 71 polling precincts randomly chosen for the statewide audit. The audit will start at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Town Hall meeting room and will be open to the public. A total of 874 ballots were recorded in the precinct during the primary. However, absentee ballots will not be part of the audit....
....Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz defended the system, which requires municipal election officials to send the hand count results to the University of Connecticut for a statistical analysis. A report on that analysis should be available in about a month, she said. 'I have had a few legislators say, 'Gee, maybe in the future we won't need this.' I would fight that,' Bysiewicz said. 'I think from the voters standpoint and from the standpoint of the integrity of the election process, it's important to do a random audit each year to ensure people that their vote is being counted properly and that, if there is fraud, we can ferret that out.' Municipalities chosen for the random audit will receive reimbursement for 'reasonable' expenses incurred from the process, Bysiewicz said. 'Yes, it does cost some time and effort, but I think it is a worthwhile investment in the security and integrity of our election process,' Bysiewicz said. According to Bysiewicz, the vast majority of the 702 electronic voting machines used in the state worked without incident on Feb. 5. Six of the machines needed replacement because either their memory cards that read the paper ballots were improperly programmed or because of technical problems such as paper jams. Musca said she had confidence in the machines' accuracy. 'There's no way you can make a mistake. You color in your ovals and the machine reads it,' she said. 'It's as good as scanning their can of peas (at the supermarket). If they trust the price on their can of peas, they should trust this as well.'
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