Lamont was an early supporter of Chris Dodd 's presidential campaign . After Dodd dropped out of the race , Lamont became a state co-chair for Barack Obama 's presidential campaign . Obama 's victory in the Connecticut Democratic primary was credited to Lamont 's ability to turn out the voter base he had built during his Senate campaign . In March 2008 , he was elected as a state delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention , his support pledged to Obama
2008 Democratic National Convention
2008 Democratic National Convention
Ned Lamont