Matt Stoller, Open Left AlterNet: Election 2008. March 14, 2008. Obama's going to have to make up for his deficit by appealing to independents, which fortunately he is doing against both McCain and Clinton.
Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: Election 2008. January 10, 2008. I look at this as a pretty significant boost for Obama, if not in votes, than at least in stature. Also, Ned Lamont endorses Obama too.
David Sirota, In These Times. November 13, 2006. Voters in Connecticut in the end went for Joe Lieberman. But Ned Lamont's insurgent anti-war campaign was a step forward for progressive forces building for the future.
ZP Heller, AlterNet. October 18, 2006. This election offers the chance for the Democrats to dump the pro-war senators Joe Lieberman and Lincoln Chafee. How their opponents talk about Iraq could determine who wins.