I lived in Connecticut in 1988 when Joe first ran, and beat Lowell Weiker for the Senate. I admit voting for Joe in that election, the ONLY Dem that I was proud to vote for, as Joe was the more Conservative of the two. His turncoat performance in 2000 with Woody Gore turned my stomach and was the perfect evidence to me that any Dem will sell their soul for a vote. In present day Conn Joe still wins, but he'll have a fight on his hands.
I did the same as you..Lowell is as commie as they come..so I voted for Joe..the only Dem I ever voted for..in 1996 I sold my house to a Packie..who came up on my background check when I applied for a LE position. There was a double-take when his name appeared on the deed of my old residence..moved to a state with more personal freedoms while trying to keep the Libs out of here..as they try to make us a colony of MA.
I got the LE job Go Joe