Lamont with Jim Dean, Ben Cohen rallying in Vermont.

[madfloridian]

Lamont in the Green Mountain State

Ned Lamont in the Green Mountain State
Ned Lamont made his way up to Burlington, Vermont this past weekend and spent some time with staff and supporters at DFA headquarters on Friday evening. DFA members gathered to hear the details of Ned's primary win. Ben Cohen (of Ben & Jerry's and TrueMajority) even stopped by to offer his congratulations (and ice cream) for Ned.


Lamont, Jim Dean, and Ben Cohen.

Everyone then gathered at Union Station in downtown Burlington where Jim Dean, DFA Chair, introduced Ned.



Ned had this to say to the crowd:

"I want people to turn out because they have something to vote for, I don't want to be anti-anything. We had 30,000 Democrats register to vote right before the primary. We had one of the highest turnouts around and I think that's because people have something to believe in. It's hope, it's change, and I mean to deliver on that."

[MaineDem]

1. I wish he'd stay and campaign in CT

That's where he needs to generate votes; not in VT.

[madfloridian]

2. He got money and support, gave his support.

to other candidates who were there. I see nothing wrong with this at all. He was not there to generate votes. Other candidates do this all the time. I saw several who were in other states having fundraisers.

It is quite common. This was an informal thing, really. I will look up the others I have been seeing in other states. One from the west coast was in WA state last week...and so forth.

[madfloridian]

3. Correction...from the east coast.

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