Ann Lamont Data Check: Insane! Malloy Was Much More Unpopular Than Ned.

Emails obtained from Governor Ned Lamont’s office by a request under the Freedom of Information Act reveal Ann Lamont, the governor’s venture capitalist wife, puts a premium on data. In May, Mrs. Lamont was not best pleased with comparisons between her husband’s popularity and that of his predecessor, surly Dannel P. Malloy.

Every governor of Connecticut will struggle as long as the state is hindered by longterm labor agreements and public mistrust of its leaders continues to grow. Ned Lamont’s quick tumble into unpopularity after taking office in January may have surprised him and his family. There are many differences between Ned Lamont and Dannel Malloy, almost all of them reflecting well on the Greenwich Democrat. The one that vexes Ann Lamont is that her cheerful husband’s unpopularity came faster than Malloy’s.

The comparisons between Lamont and Malloy may not be exact, but they are not, as Ann Lamont tells her husband’s chief of staff, “insane.”

Once more a Lamont wants the staff off defense.