The Weekend: Royal Wedding and Spoiled Wedding.

If only every union could be like the one between Britain’s Prince Harry and America’s Meghan Markle. They have the advantage of genuine affection and royal courtiers to make seamless adjustments in protocols. The Lamont-Bysiewicz political nuptials are not going so well. Delegate reactions have been muttering about the alliance since the news broke on Daily Ructions Monday. Lamont’s lead among delegates to this weekend’s Democratic nominating convention was sufficient, some said, to deny Bysiewicz the 15% support required to win a spot on the primary ballot. And in the money sweepstakes, Bysiewicz was still trying to reach $150,000 after more than a year of aggressive soliciting. Lamont, the Greenwich plutocrat, has the enduring advantage of a fortune accumulated through the ages. Nevertheless, Bysiewicz bluffed her way onto the ticket.

The aftermath of the Democratic union has seen some movement to Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim (who seems to be collecting signatures at a notable pace) and at least one challenge to Bysiewicz as lieutenant governor from Eva Bermudez Zimmerman, a union organizer from Newtown. Some party leaders and activists are unhappy that Lamont’s choice of Bysiewicz leaves no place for a minority at the top of the ticket. They’ve dubbed the duo the mayonnaise team. This much discontent could lead to considerable unhappiness at a convention that seemed to be turning into a happy occasion as the week began.