Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - Lamont na mbụ kwadoro mkpọsa onyeisiala Chris Dodd. Mgbe Dodd kwụsịrị asọmpi ahụ, Lamont ghọrọ onye isi oche steeti maka mkpọsa onye isi ala Barack Obama. E kwuru na mmeri Obama na ntuliaka Democratic nke Connecticut bụ n'ihi ikike Lamont nwere ime ka ndị na-atụ vootu ọ wuru n'oge mkpọsa ya na Senate. Na Machị 2008, ọ bụ onye nnọchi anya steeti na 2008 Democratic National Convention
, na-akwado Obama.