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Lamont told the crowd that he believes there is a bipartisan consensus to maintain fiscal discipline. He also claimed that the surplus is “burning a hole” in the pockets of legislators and he will need the audience’s help to stop that. It can’t be both.
Connecticut voters are spooked. Going into the summer, nearly 60% believe they are worse off financially than a year ago. That’s a challenge for any governor seeking reelection, even one who models himself, only half-jokingly, after the preternaturally positive TV character Ted Lasso. Gov. Ned Lamont played the Lasso comparison for laughs at a holiday business breakfast in December. But the goofy, infectious optimism of the fictional soccer coach resonates with the governor who still marvels at being in a game where some people root for failure.
On the campaign trail, Gov. Ned Lamont models, only half-jokingly, tv character Ted Lasso.
While Gov. Ned Lamont takes the optimist’s role, challenger Bob Stefanowski focuses on...
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“I just started running with [it]. Let’s face it, this was a state that was so down on itself,” said Lamont, a Democrat from Greenwich.