I was checking out the Ned Lamont victory walk down memory lane over at MyLeftNutmeg earlier tonight (in L.A. here so it's still sort of 1 year later technically) -- definitely worth a look. Ned's campaign manager Tom Swan has a diary up and there's a lot of reminiscing to be had. While I've lived in Los Angeles for 8 years, I'm from Connecticut originally and so took great interest in the race. I recall, on election day, calling my friend and urging him to get his parents to vote for Ned. He turned his mother from Joe to Ned so I was proud to have singlehandedly lost Joe two votes.
I remember I stayed at work to see the results come in and was updating everyone I knew who cared with the results via e-mail from the first numbers at 5:32pm to Joe's concession at 8:04pm. I found my recaps of Joe's and then Ned's speeches, thought they might be cool to reprint tonight, 1 year later...
Joe's speech:he's bitching about Lamont, saying he anticipates the general election to be just as "full of distortions."
he's sick of the partisanship blah blah blah. he's definitely running in the general.
Joe just called himself a progreessive Democrat. HA!
"I promise you I will always do what I think is right for my state and country regardless of what the political consequences will be."
"tomorrow is a brand new day."
Ned's speech:
Ned is on fire. he looks like he's about to cry.
"health care system is broken!"
"we need to fight for the common good."
"This president is not investing in our future, he has mortgaged our future."
"We have 130,000 troops stuck in a bloody civil war in Iraq and I say it's high time we bring them home to a hero's welcome!"
crowd chanting: "bring them home! bring them home!"
"want to thank Joe Lieberman for representing our state with class and...but I hope in the next few days, he'll decide that we need to move forwardunited!"
Al Sharpton: Amen!
shout out to Maxine Waters.
Jesse Jacksin just knocked fists with Lamont's campaign manager.
"I am proud to carry the banner for the Democratic party in November!"
"My name is Ned lamont and I approved this message!"
GO NED!
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