Was CT Governor Lamont hoping no one would notice?

Governor Ned Lamont (D) faced his far-left Democrat constituents in a Stamford Town Hall on Thursday. He met with the Stamford Chapter of Indivisible, a progressive advocacy group that is funded by George Soros and other progressive non-profits. This far-left contingent aggressively pressed him on why he wasn't left leaning enough.

Immigration. The group wanted him to do more to thwart President Trump's crackdown on immigrants. Lamont said "You may not like the fact that I don't shout and get as angry at Donald Trump as you'd like me to, but I think we've made more of a difference in pushing back on him that just about any state in the country. We have fewer folks (i.e. illegal aliens) being deported. We have more of our kids going to school. We have more of our folks feeling safe going to hospitals." Hint: He is happy that his CT policies have protected a larger illegal alien population that use the state's schools and hospitals.

Affordable Housing. The group wanted him to do more to address the chronic shortage of affordable housing. Disappointed that Lamont had vetoed the H.B. 5002 omnibus housing legislation. Lamont defended his decision saying local officials were concerned about pushing a certain number of housing units and eliminating mandatory parking minimums. He said, "There are some other things that I thought would have made the bill better. They're not big things. I think we got them resolved, by the way." Hint: Get ready to see an affordable housing bill soon that has few changes and is still written to take over local zoning and urbanize small towns.

Flag-lowering for Charlie Kirk. The group questioned his decision to follow Trump's proclamation to lower flags to half staff following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Lamont said he saw the gesture as making a point about political violence more generally, and he noted that nearly every other state had followed suit. Still, he added, "I have second thoughts about it today." Hint: He seems far more concerned with appeasing his progressive base than standing by the principle he initially claimed was important.

Between the Lines: Let's hope that Lamont's kowtowing to this progressive group is more about damage control and does not reflect the moderate principles that got him elected.

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