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Debate Wrap-Up

About the hecklers:

Hat tip to JET_powered in the comments of the previous debate post (at My Left Nutmeg) for pointing out the official Ned Lamont blog’s statement (emphasis added):

Two quick points before I head down to the post-debate conference.

1.) Joe dug his heels in on Iraq. Remember during the June debate when Joe said things were getting better in Iraq? Well… different story tonight.

2.) Charles, a campaign staffer and LamontBlogger, is actually the guy who helped physically remove the heckler from the hall. Our staffer.

Update:  I just heard from someone who is THERE that the hecklers were hanging around outside after the debate with a LaRouche PAC banner.
The hecklers were not Lamont supporters, and were in fact removed with help from a Lamont staffer, Charles, of the official blog.

Update II:  Hat tip to MikeCT for pointing me to Genghis at CLP, confirming that the hecklers were LaRouche (NOT Lamont) supporters:

[A] group of LaRouche supporters started singing an insulting and loud song about Lieberman when the senator was speaking. The first happened during a routine answer to the question: the second during Lieberman’s closing statement. All the candidates asked the hecklers to stop, and audience members started shouting for them to shut up.

Update III:  The first MSM report, from The Day:

The senator raised a finger to his lips to quiet the crowd, when a small clutch of people – who later said they were supporters of LaRouche – stood and began to sing to the senator, over the increasingly angry complaints of the rest of the crowd.

• Alan Schlesinger challenged Ned Lamont and Joe Lieberman to more debates. I hope there are some more.
• Video of the pre-debate surprise
• Sound-off on the debate at the WTNH blog
• Join the discussion at FireDogLake