Trump looms over blue state primary as progressive gov faces far-left challenge
Connecticut Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont is no fan of President Donald Trump, but his progressive primary challenger, state Rep.
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Connecticut Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont is no fan of President Donald Trump, but his progressive primary challenger, state Rep. Josh Elliott, says he’s too cozy with the president.Lamont defeated Elliott in a high-stakes New England primary Tuesday in a state that not long ago shifted from competitive territory to reliably Democratic.Elliott, D-Hamden, painted Lamont as too "nice" to Trump, saying that being "nice is a problem right now.""Nice doesn’t solve affordability. Nice doesn’t solve fascism or fight back against fascism," Elliott told the Connecticut Mirror.ANTI-TRUMP SENATOR DEFEATED BY FAR-LEFT RIVAL AFTER HEATED GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY"[Ned] can be nice all day long, but that’s a liability right now."Lamont, meanwhile, told the outlet that "talk is cheap" and said Elliott has little to offer compared with the incumbent’s record during his nearly eight years in office.Lamont’s camp said it wants to see single-payer healthcare and additional resources for early childhood education in the state.
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