'OMFG': Why did this Connecticut Dem EVER sign off on this slogan? [pic]

Democrat Ned Lamont is running for governor of Connecticut. But if we were him, we’d be running from whoever told him this is a good slogan:

Folks can we talk about this slogan pic.twitter.com/8J677Z65sE

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) August 29, 2018

Wow.

omfg

— darth™ (@darth) August 29, 2018

Just … wow.

no. we must never speak of it again.

— Seth Greenblott (@SethWG603) August 29, 2018

Ned’s got his work cut out for him.

endorsed.

— J. Miles Coleman (@JMilesColeman) August 29, 2018

I think you meant endorsNed.

— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) August 29, 2018

NEDorsed

— Chris Rozon (@ChrisRozon) August 29, 2018

MoNedtum! https://t.co/aPg8qSiP45

— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) August 29, 2018

he’s lost twice. he’s trying something new.

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) August 29, 2018

Aside from the cringetastic dad-joke-ishness of that slogan, did Lamont not take a good look at it before agreeing to put it all over his posters?

https://twitter.com/germanrlopez/status/1034881092808073216

All I see is "conned."

— David Witz (@DavidWitz) August 29, 2018

Let's talk about whether putting "conned" into your slogan is a good move.

— Warren (@warrendad) August 29, 2018

See you in NEDvember.