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Stumping

When Ned Lamont, an entrepreneur from Greenwich, Conn., threw his hat into the Senate primary race against Sen. Joeseph Lieberman in March, everyone from his neighbors to the Washington elite thought the bid was not only far-fetched, but potentially harmful to the Democratic Party. After months of gathering crowds on street corners and delivering an anti-war stump speech, he's come a long way.

(Photo: CBS/Christine Lagorio)