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2006 SENATE CAMPAIGN

In March 2005, Orman announced that he would challenge Lieberman for the Democratic nomination, saying Lieberman was disloyal to the Democratic party and supported the foreign policy of President George W. Bush .

Orman's campaign generated support from bloggers across the country, but for a variety of reasons, he was never considered a serious threat to Lieberman. In September of 2005, he announced he was withdrawing from the race because of a lack of money.

The end of Orman's campaign was followed by the campaign of businessman Ned Lamont . When Lamont came to Fairfield University in the spring of 2006, he told those in attendance that he was "picking up where John Orman left off." Lamont would go on to upset Lieberman in the Democratic primary in August, winning the party's nomination for the Senate seat with 52% of the vote, but losing the general election to Lieberman, who ran as an independent under the ''Connecticut for Lieberman'' party line.


CONNECTICUT FOR LIEBERMAN CHAIRMANSHIP

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Gregory B. Hladky, "Critic delights in taunting Lieberman" , ''New Haven Register'', November 20, 2006
Shawn Zeller, "Crashing the Lieberman Party" , ''New York Times'', December 1, 2006

On January 3 , 2007 , Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz accepted a filing from Orman. Ted Bromely, a state elections attorney who worked for her office, said "If someone wanted to challenge it, they'd have to go to court." http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-party3jan03,0,294401.story

On for complete details regarding the dispute over leadership of the party.


OTHER ACTIVITIES

Orman is the author of four books on American politics. He is also the faculty adviser to the Fairfield University men's basketball team, and a frequent participant in stand-up comedy and hip-hop contests. He is frequently written about in a number of local publications, including The Fairfield Mirror .


BOOKS

  • Celebrity Politics (Prentice Hall, 2004)

  • Presidential Accountability: New and Recurring Problems (Greenwood Press, 1990)

  • Comparing Presidential Behavior: Carter, Reagan, and the Macho Presidential Style (Greenwood Press, 1987)

  • Politics of Rock Music (Burnham, Inc., 1985)



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