Christine Stuart of CTNewsJunkie continues to turn out prose that is readable and pertinent. In “Lamont’s Latest Ad: Risky Or Smart?” she lifts the covers on some Democratic gubernatorial supporters, which include some old Democratic political hands: Jonathan Pelto, now in the consulting business; Bill Curry, slowly working his way out of the closet as a Ned Lamont groupie; and Roy Occhiogrosso, attached to the Dan Malloy campaign as a consultant. The boys are cutting the cards on a new Ned Lamont ad in which Ned claims the independent mantle and even – the man’s courage knows no bounds – appropriates for himself in the ad a signature adage that once belonged to ex-senator, governor and self described “turd in the Republican Party punch bowl” Lowell Weicker. One of the pledges Ned is making to the people of Connecticut is – “I’m going to be no man but yours.” Not to be overly subtle, the ad is titled “Independent.” It worked for Sen. Joe Lieberman. Good ad? Bad ad? What?
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