NEW YORK - Anti-war Democrat Jonathan Tasini's longshot bid to oust New York Sen.
Hillary Rodham Clinton should be riding a crest of momentum now.
Just weeks ago in nearby Connecticut, another anti-war upstart, Ned Lamont, stunned the political world, defeating Sen.
Joe Lieberman in the Democratic primary. Flush with victory, liberal activists and bloggers who helped drive Lamont's candidacy sought out other prey.
But with less than three weeks to New York's Sept. 12 primary, Tasini remains unknown to most Democratic voters and overpowered by Clinton's celebrity and vast fundraising edge. Bloggers have remained largely on the sidelines, choosing to wage their anti-war insurgency elsewhere.
"The sole difference between myself and Ned Lamont is $4 million," Tasini said in an interview, referring to the personal fortune Lamont, a wealthy businessman, spent to defeat Lieberman. "It's not a criticism of Ned at all, but it's a reflection of how much money has corrupted our political system."
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