(cross-posted at Deny My Freedom and Daily Kos)

After two weekends of canvassing in Stamford for Ned Lamont, I hit the pavement once again...in Stamford. It's probably not such a bad idea that we've been going to Stamford often, considering that it is Joe Lieberman's hometown. People-powered politics is about spreading the word, even if it's to the opponent's backyard. As you can see, though, it's in a markedly different location than where I canvassed last weekend. Instead of being in an upper-class neighborhood, today was about going into a neighborhood that was lower-class. Also different from last week was the demographics - whereas almost everyone I spoke to last week was Caucasian, this area of Stamford is ethnically diverse, largely dominated by ethnic African-Americans (many had French names) and Latinos. In my opinion, the area that we covered today will probably have some of the lowest turnout in the state. After that, with some extra time to spare, I did some phonebanking, where the response was more frequent - and quite a bit more positive - than the canvassing experience today. Follow me under the fold for the full story...

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(cross-posted at Deny My Freedom and Daily Kos)

This is it.

We are down to the final weekend of the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut.

Variouspolls show Ned Lamont with a double-digit lead over Joe Lieberman. Looking at the trends, it's undeniable that Lieberman has been sliding at a steady pace ever since Lamont officially entered the race in March. However, this is far from over. Despite reports that Lieberman is abandoning his field operation, people on the ground note that his offices are full as ever. His campaign has sunk to new lows as their campaign becomes more desperate. And if it's only a close victory for Lamont, it means that we'll have to spend 3 more months battling even harder in Connecticut.

So let's end it right here, right now. Let's bury Joe Lieberman.

60% - a 20-point margin of victory - will do just that.

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(cross-posted at Deny My Freedom and Daily Kos)

There is no greater disaster than to underestimate your enemy.

-Lao Tzu

It's 8 days until the momentous primary on August 8. For all intents and purposes, this race will have a huge impact no matter what the outcome. As Chris Bowers wrote earlier, the blogosphere is going to come out a loser in one way or another:

Now, whether Ned Lamont wins or loses this election, in the days immediately following August 8th, there will be a flood of negative press about the netroots and the progressive movement. If Lamont wins, we will be crucified for sending the Democratic Party to its doom, and defeating one of the greatest Democratic politicians in history: Joe Lieberman. If Ned Lamont loses, we will once again be called ineffective, irrelevant, and crazy by the establishment, even though we clearly scared the crap out the establishment and even though this campaign was supposed to be a blowout win for Lieberman.

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(cross-posted at Deny My Freedom and Daily Kos)

Yesterday, I did some phonebanking for Ned Lamont's campaign. Today, it was time to hit the streets once again, going door to door to find out what prospective Democratic primary voters thought about the primary in 9 days. Last week, a group of us did canvassing in what I'd describe as a middle-class neighborhood in Stamford, Joe Lieberman's hometown. This week, we headed back to Stamford again, but this time, we were canvassing in a more upscale neighborhood of Stamford - as you can see, the area we covered was close enough to the Long Island Sound to smell the aroma of seawater. The area was smothered with signs for Dan Malloy, the mayor of Stamford who is running for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. At first, we had trouble figuring out where we were going, as none of us were familiar with the Stamford area. However, once we found a place to park, Keith, my canvassing partner-in-crime today, and I set out on a 3-hour trek that yielded some surprising results.

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(cross-posted at Deny My Freedom and Daily Kos)

Last weekend, I volunteered with the Ned Lamont for U.S. Senate campaign for the first time. My summer job is prohibitive to making monetary donations to candidates, and being a mere 15 minutes from Connecticut, I decided to stop sitting on my ass and go do my own part. Canvassing and phonebanking certainly isn't as noticeable as the efforts of deservedly-lauded bloggers such as Spazeboy and the bloggers who put together the "Kiss" buttons and the now-legendary "Kiss" float. Nevertheless, it's still a critical part of getting out the vote ahead of the August 8 primary, which, as the entrance to the 4th District office in Norwalk shows, is a mere 10 days away.

I got to the office a little too late to go canvassing up with most of the field staff in Bridgeport, so instead of baking in the hot, humid weather today, I got to do roughly 4 hours of phonebanking and had a great time chatting with the remaining staff and the volunteers who came in for the day.

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