Drajewicz Submitted Early Fight Back Plan to Ann Lamont. Governor cc’d.

A March 9th email from Ryan Drajewicz, Governor Ned Lamont’s chief of staff, indicates he reported to Ann Lamont while copying the governor on the message to Mrs. Lamont. The plan called for the creation of an “aggressive and offensive strategy” for Ann Lamont to review by the end of the day on March 11th.

The initial plan included a request from Drajewicz to Ann Lamont to put him “toe to toe with a Republican next week.” Drajewicz may not have realized that Connecticut’s radical transparency means the partisan divide of the legislature is public information. His fellow Democrats enjoy decisive control of each chamber. Those are the elected officials the Lamonts needed to persuade to support them.

Drajewicz hoped for a week of push back and “grabbing ‘one-liners’ which are easily understood and replayed.” That week of magical thinking continues to prove elusive.