Ned Lamont, the Connecticut Democrat who nearly took out Sen. Joseph Lieberman in the 2006 elections, is planning a run for the state's governor's chair in 2010.
In an interview with the Huffington Post, Lamont said that his background in business and his concern over the state's budgetary crisis had compelled him to take another crack at elective office.
"This is a state that has been falling behind its peers for a long time," he said. "We are a beautiful state with a lot of advantages but we are old and getting older. The recruiters say we are old and cold and jobs are going to places like Georgia... You can't just sit on the sidelines and watch that happen."
Early on Tuesday, Lamont announced that he was setting up an exploratory committee to begin raising funds for a potential run. The decision to launch an official campaign -- confidants say and Lamont admits -- has basically been made.
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