Ned Lamont has made it official — he is exploring a run for Governor of Connecticut.
Lamont, a businessman and former Greenwich Selectman, came out of nowhere to beat Sen. Joe Lieberman in the 2006 Democratic primary, running on an anti-Iraq War platform. Lieberman then won the general election as an independent, thanks to the support of Republican voters, and has been bedeviling the Democratic leadership in Washington ever since.
Earlier today, Lamont announced the formation of a statewide exploratory committee, but did not specify exactly which office he might be seeking — though it was rather obvious, by his criticisms of the current Republican Gov. Jodi Rell. But now it’s official, that he’s got his eyes on the statehouse.
