Lamont’s Unseemly Offer. What if a Lobbyist Had Said it to a Legislator?

What is the matter with Ned Lamont? The CTMirror.org highlights his stunning offer to get his toll proposal passed: Vote for it and I will give you money.

Lamont’s promise to raise money for Democrats who are reluctant to vote to punish working people is causing considerable unease in the Capitol village. Lamont’s tawdry inducement would be a violation of the law if it was made by others to legislators considering legislation.

Lamont has spent $50 million of his fortune in three statewide elections, losing two of them. It is unlikely that he would have been a serious candidate in any of those races if he were not the lucky descendant of a wealthy American family. Money spent on campaigns has been the critical element of Lamont’s viability as a candidate. He made the mistake on Wednesday of letting the mask slip and revealing he thinks Democratic legislators share his calculation.

Lamont embarrassed them and diminished himself with his taste for the naked transaction of legislation for donations.