Political Wire has learned that Connecticut U.S. Senate candidate Ned Lamont's (D) campaign manager, Tom Swan, took part in an early 1990s protest at the offices of Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and was arrested after the senator called Capitol Hill police. Swan and his fellow protesters were physically dragged from the office.
Lamont's campaign confirms the story but calls the event a "coordinated action" of "civil disobedience" targeting multiple lawmakers. "It was also one of a series of actions due to the instrumental role Senator Lieberman played in killing universal health care. Not only did he not support it, he helped kill it."
And Lamont has a new ad hitting tomorrow that looks pretty good. From
the Hotline:
The ad features audio of Lieberman saying that "We undermine the president's credibility at our nation's peril" and "We're at a point in Iraq where war is a necessity."
If Lamont wins this thing, this ad will become legendary.
BTW: the Lamont campaign clearly wants the media to notice this ad and to broadcast
