White House Vague on Conn. Senate Race

Senate nominee Ned Lamont, left, embraces Eulanda Balfour during an event at the Hartford Public Library in Hartford, Conn., Monday, Aug. 14, 2006. With a Democratic primary victory under his belt, Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont said Monday he's hoping to coax some of U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman's union supporters and other groups to switch allegiances and support him in November. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) (Jessica Hill - AP)

"When the Republican leadership in Washington also starts believing I have a shot, you'll see some support coming in," Schlesinger said.

Schlesinger is considered a longshot candidate. There has been speculation that Republicans might try to find a stronger candidate, but no names have emerged.

Schlesinger's campaign stumbled in July after it was learned that he used a fake name to gamble at a Connecticut casino and had been sued over gambling debts at New Jersey casinos. Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, a Republican, urged him to drop out of the Senate race, but Schlesinger called the gambling a "non-issue" and stayed in.

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On the Net:

Alan Schlesinger: http://www.schlesinger2006.com/

Joe Lieberman: http://www.joe2006.com/

Ned Lamont: http://www.nedlamont.com/