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Ned Lamont
Democrat
Lamont grew up in New York and graduated from Harvard and the Yale School of Management. He worked as a newspaper editor and started his own company. Lamont spent eight years in local government and chaired the Connecticut state investment advisory council.
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Joseph Lieberman
Independent
Joseph Lieberman is in his third term as a U.S. Senator from Connecticut. He was first elected as Senator in 1988 as a Democrat, but he is now campaigning as the “Connecticut for Lieberman” party candidate after losing the Democratic primary election to Ned Lamont. He gained a national profile when he became the Democratic nominee for Vice-president in 2000. Senator Lieberman served as Connecticut's Attorney General before going to the US Senate. He was born in Stamford, Connecticut in 1942.
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Alan Schlesinger
Rebublican
Alan Schlesinger was born and raised in Connecticut. He graduated University of Connecticut School or law. Schlesinger served as the mayor of Derby, CT for two terms, and served six terms as a State Representative.
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| Connecticut Senate | NED LAMONT profile | JOSEPH LIEBERMAN profile | ALAN SCHLESINGER profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bush Support |
"... The New York Times wrote a piece that said Senator Lieberman in many cases is sounding an awful lot like George Bush every step of the way." listen to the complete response: |
"...I have insisted that I would not make partisan political gain... of the mistakes that the administration made..." listen to the complete response: |
Audio from Brian Lehrer's November 2 interview with Alan Schlesinger is available here. |
| Centrism | "...Too often bipartisan is an excuse for not asking the tough questions..." | "...I believe our politics have gone to the extremes in both parties..." | |
| Iran | "... I really believe that now is the time for hard headed direct negotiations with Iran...." | "...On the military option, I'm not talking- I don't think anyone is talking about a massive military invasion ..." | |
| Iraq | "... I think our best hope is to start putting in place all the incentives to make sure the Maliki government can make all the political compromises ..." | "... There's no question that I've disagreed with the president on different parts of the implementation ..." | |
| Iraq Timeline | "...On November 8, the day after this election, I don't know where Senator Lieberman is going to be [on the war]..." | "... Those are timelines for the Iraqi government to achieve some of their goals that we need them to achieve not to withdraw our troops ..." | |
| Partisanship | "... The Senator had a pretty good record early on in his career, he was a progressive.... something has changed ..." | "... I've said very clearly that I would continue to be a member of the democratic caucus ..." | |
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