As Joe Lieberman and Ned Lamont were getting ready for their final debate today with Republican Alan Schlesinger, their campaigns traded barbs on money. This weekend, as Mr. Lamont donated another $2 million to his campaign’s coffers — grand total so far: $12.7 million — the campaign raised questions about $387,000 the Lieberman campaign reported spending on “petty cash” to pay for “volunteers” in the field during the days before the primary campaign.
Today, the Lamont campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission and called on the Lieberman camp to release the petty cash journal it is required to keep.