I think Lamont should be commended for going all-in on an issue he and many others view as critical to Connecticut’s future. Good leaders often have to do and support unpopular things, and Lamont’s approval ratings — hovering around a paltry 24 percent — have already taken a beating because of tolls. The biggest problem for Lamont, and what may cost him the most politically, has been his inconsistency and poor messaging on tolls. I think Lamont’s latest transportation plan is more palatable than the first, but it’s a huge miscalculation to unveil such a wide-scale, second-try initiative without support from your own party.
https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/transportation-could-make-lamont-a-one-term-governor