OK, so I have a question
Political Wire posted this a few days ago:
[Connectict Republican Gov. Jodi] Rell, who served with [likely GOP Senate nominee Alan] Schlesinger in the legislature for 8 years, tried to bump him out of the race in the spring before the state GOP convention. The frenetic former Derby mayor, however, hustled his way to the nomination by gathering enough delegates to win before Rell acted. Rell’s unsuccessful assault on Schlesinger confirms Democratic suspicions that the lady can neither land nor take a punch. They are encouraged that they may be able to narrow the race against her with some attacks of their own.
(By the Hartford Courant's Kevin Rennie, a longtime observer of Connecticut politics.)
So after months upon months of being the most popular governor in the nation (aided by the fact that, unlike her predecessor, she's not in jail), Jodi Rell now might be vulnerable.* Unfortunately, Team Democrat's two candidates for the August 8th primary are the mayors of New Haven and Stamford, not exactly the most awe-inspiring of options. Wouldn't it be nice if there were some other Connecticut Democrat who's not going to win his own high-profile race but could probably jump into this one and pull it out? I suspect that there are certain Democrats who could switch from the Senate race to the governor's race and immediately become a hero to Connecticut Democrats. It might also prolong that someone's political career too.
* For the love of all that's holy, EVERYONE is vulnerable. A race is never over a year before the election, and Connecticut Democrats should have found a more well-known candidate to take Rell on.