Ned Lamont’s Debate Mess Takes a Nutty Turn.
How could Ned Lamont be so confused and misleading over a straightforward issue like a debate. He told the editorial board at The Norwich Bulletin that representatives from his and rival Dan Malloy’s campaigns had not met to discuss the format and rules for a debate sponsored by The Day newspaper and WTNH/Channel 8. Trouble for Lamont is that minutes of the meeting at which Lamont and Malloy campaign officials were present have been circulated with a mixture of astonishment and glee by the Malloy campaign.
Lamont further damages his credibility on the debate over debates by saying he’d agreed to three. If that means post-convention televised encounters, then he’s still two shy. The New London debate and one sponsored by WFSB and WNPR would fill in that growing gap in gabfests. Lamont is digging in with no obvious advantage in the offing. Remaining obstinate in the pursuit of the trivial is no virtue. Lamont’s inability to manage a graceful resolution is beginning to raise questions about his judgment and competence to handle more complicated challenges.
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Ned’s campaign seems to have no faith in him. Can he be that incapable?
Why the hell do his commercials sound like a PBS documentary? I get that senior citizens vote, but YAWN.
He can’t seem to get beyond this issue. And now, he is not being truthful. Not good.
Lamont is so smooth. By not debating the focus goes to debate the debate, rather than discussing the issues. By donig this, the people of CT won’t realize that Lamont is a fake, rather he is just a coward and the people not in the know will pay attention to the decision not to debate rather than the differences between Lamont and Malloy. Nevertheless, Malloy has my vote because Lamont is scared to debate and fight the fights that matter in CT.