When he was 22, back in 1974, Jim Jontz ran as a long-shot candidate for the Indiana State House against the Republican House Majority Leader.  He was mainly trying to draw attention to the effort he was organizing to stop a dam-building project in his rural district, but he ran hard.  He knocked on every door in his rural district, and he won by 2 votes.

The dam was done, but Jim was just getting started.  

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Ned Lamont is taking his challenge to Joe Lieberman to schools all over Connecticut.  In speeches at Yale and Fairfield (no link here yet), he's fired up students to support his primary bid.  Ned forcefully denounced Lieberman and Bush's losing strategy for Iraq, Joe's support for illegal wiretaps and torture, and his approval of George Bush's radical Supreme Court nominees.  Ned also emphasized his support for renewable energy, universal healthcare, and fiscal responsibility.

Ned has been reaching out to students because he knows that our support is essential for his campaign.  Because the primary is in August, he needs to build a base of student support during this semester.  Students are excited about Ned because they want a real Democrat representing Connecticut, not a Bush apologist.

Info on how you can help after the jump!
 

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Ned Lamont, Greenwich millionaire and potential Democratic Senate candidate, was at the New Haven Public Library this morning. The turnout to meet him was pretty good, with about 40 people in attendance. After some brief announcements by local activists ( Professor Odom will be giving a speech about Iraq at 311 Temple on Tuesday at 7:30), Lamont bounded up to the podium and was greeted by quite a bit of applause. More after the flip...

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