Friday, May 19, 2006

Convention Today

So the Democratic State Convention starts tonight. I'll be doing my best to cover the event. What will probably happen is that I'll post quick updates and happenings tonight and tomorrow, and then work on longer stories to be posted Sunday and Monday.

As for what I think will happen tonight: Lamont should get his 15%. Whether he'll get much more than that is debatable. If he gets over 25%, it'll be pretty shocking. Expect the Lieberman campaign to trumpet the margin of victory, no matter what it is.

Tomorrow: I'd say John DeStefano has the edge. His announcement of a running mate tomorrow will help him keep that edge, and he should win the convention by a respectable, if not overwhelming, margin. DeStefano has been regaining some of the momentum that he had lost over the past six months, in part due to a staff transfusion, a new website and a much more aggressive approach.

For both the Senate and Gubernatorial contests, this is only round one. But it should be fun to watch.

If you're going to be at the convention, stop by and say hello.

9 comments:

ctkeith said...

Yardley is a joke.He did no new research or interviews to write this article.He's a phone in Journalist who's an embarassment to the NYT if thats even possible anymore after ,Judy,Judy,Judy.

The only one who hasn't figured this out yet is Turfy.

ctblogger said...

4. will the hartford delegation get their act together before the convention starts.

ctblogger said...

BR:

Fun to watch to say the least.

tparty said...

ChrisMC:

If Lamont doesn't get 15%, all that proves is that Boss Lieberman was very good at making threats and twisting arms.

There are already some delegates who for their own careers feel they can't vote for Lamont, but won't be showing up tonight rather than be forced to vote for Joe.

And labor isn't on board for Lieberman, either:

"I was the first union leader to endorse Joe Lieberman against Lowell Weicker" in 1988, says Steve Perruccio. Eighteen years later, "I'm very disappointed in his years in the Senate." Perruccio's 7,000-member Connecticut Employees Union Independent hasn't gone so far as to endorse Lieberman's Democratic challenger, upstart Ned Lamont. But CEUI president Perruccio says that whatever his union eventually decides, "it won't be endorsing Joe Lieberman."

tparty said...

CMC:

Are you equating the power of one or two bloggers supporting a candidate with zero institutional support to that of a sitting 18-year senator who is fighting for his political life and will pull every lever available to him?

tparty said...

David-

Thanks for the link.

Not even a taped recording from Joe tonight, I hear.

Guess he's afraid of getting booed again.

ctblogger said...

turfgrrl-

Your so off base with your analysis of the democratic convention that it's almost laughable.

Your still trying to sell a story which is over a week old written by a Willkiam Yarldley, a writer who has been after Lamont from day one and ran a week old story (which was reported in other papers) a day before the convention. The fact that you're still bringing up that old news shows me a lot about you (sad).

Have fun at the Republican convention. Tell Paul Streitz I said hello.

ctblogger said...

Truf:

I'll take a poll at the convention and see how many people are determining their delegate vote based on that old story.

Genghis can verify my results as I'm sure I'll be sitting next to him at the convention.

BTW: Please vote for Streitz. I love watching a car wreck and I want his campaign to continue.

High taxes: blame the immigrants

High gas prices: blame the immigrants

Awful highways: blame the immigrants

Iraw war: blame the immigrants

Can't get a job at McDonalds: blame the immigrants

ctblogger said...

turf:

Yes, I'm using sarcasm but I would really love for the Republicans to nominate Streitz.

Bring on the white hoods and feel the hate!

D_R:

Remember RI is just as liberal as MA. Look at their Congressman who is in rehab.