New Haven Independent

Lamont Grabs Spot in Primary

by Staff | May 20, 2006 5:40 AM | Permalink

On the first evening of a two-day, bare-knuckle fight at the state Democratic convention, Ned Lamont , the challenger out to oust Joe Lieberman from the U.S. Senate, swayed double the delegates needed to land himself a place at the Democratic primary in August. He grabbed 33 percent of delegates’ votes; Lieberman beat him 2-1 for the party endorsement. The Independent blitzed the convention with team coverage. Click here for Melissa Bailey’s report on how the Lieberman and Lamont campaigns responded. New Haven delegates, torn between the anti-war candidate and their hometown Joe, threw 12 votes to Lamont and 57 to Lieberman — Click here for Tess Wheelwright’s detailed report on who in New Haven voted for whom. Click here for Christine Stuart’s analysis on how both candidates won. Click here to read about a late-game campaign decision to toss an anti-war speaker off the agenda; click here to read Caitlin Welch-Rubin’s report about protestors outside the convention center willing to get arrested over the matter. Click here for Christine Stuart’s report on how a Hartford delegate battle affecting the DeStefano-Malloy gubernatorial race was settled before the convention.

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