DFA and MoveOn rally for Ned Lamont in New Haven, CT tomorrow.

Final details: Ned Lamont rally on Thursday

One last reminder about tomorrow's rally with United States Senate candidate Ned Lamont:

Who: You, Ned Lamont, other Democracy for America and MoveOn.org members from Connecticut, DFA Chair Jim Dean and MoveOn.org executive director Eli Pariser

When: Thursday, June 8, 12:00 noon

Where: The Omni Hotel, 155 Temple Street, New Haven

Why: With only two months to go before the August 8 primary, Ned Lamont needs our help now!

RSVP: http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=8832

I really hope to see you there!

Posted by Tom Hughes at 09:46 PM

Article is archived now:
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00B16FE34540C728DDDAD0894DE404482

"At the Connecticut Democratic Party's annual Jefferson Jackson Bailey fund-raising dinner last month, James H. Dean was among the guests invited to sit at the table of Ned Lamont, a Greenwich cable television executive who is planning a primary challenge to Senator Joseph I. Lieberman over the senator's support for the war in Iraq.

"The reason I went and sat at his table is I personally think Ned is a terrific candidate and I want to support him," said Mr. Dean, one of 1,700 guests at the political event. "I think not only is it a good race for the voters because he's bringing the war back, I think his campaign will benefit candidates up and down the Democratic ticket."

Mr. Dean lives in Fairfield, near Greenwich, and he has known Mr. Lamont for years. But what makes his support for Mr. Lamont notable are his deeper, familial ties: He is the brother of Howard Dean, now the chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

James Dean said his goal in supporting Mr. Lamont "isn't 'Get Joe' or get anybody," adding, "Winning is important, but it's as much for getting the voters active and engaged and conditioned — I'm running out of words here — getting them used to the idea that there's a choice."

Most primary challenges like this don't take off because the candidate is simply an "anybody but" candidate. Lieberman is genuinely worried about this primary because Lamont is not an "anybody but" candidate. He is a very genuine honest guy who understands the issue facing the country and his state very well. To say that he will make a better senator compared to Lieberman doesn't do him justice. He will make a great senator compared to anyone.

Quick update from the blog:

http://www.blogforamerica.com/archives/007954.html