Dear Ned,
First off -- I support you and have since you announced. I was an easy sell. I'm against the war and I want the Republican regime overthrown. And I've never voted for Joe Lieberman. Al Gore didn't need my vote to win Connecticut in 2000 and I freely confess to voting for Ralph Nader that year.
Second -- I think you can and will win this race. I'm looking forward to you being the junior Senator from Connecticut.
But (you saw that coming, I know) you're coming from behind, it looks like, with three weeks to go. Maybe the "Schlesinger Factor" has tipped the race even. Maybe not. We'll see.
I'm sure you've got more advice than you can possibly evaluate and heed. I'd like to offer three quick points, anyway. Who am I? Well, I'm a voter with 30 years experience in Connecticut ... and a quasi-ex-journalist who has reported or edited political news for about 20 of those years. I'm writing you here because I can let a community decide if my points are even worth noticing ...
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