Go read Jennifer Medina's excellent piece in the NY Times:

When it comes to supporting candidates for public office, the Associated General Contractors of America gives 90 percent of its campaign contributions to Republicans. And then there is Senator Joseph I. Lieberman. The group, which represents the construction industry, wrote a $4,000 check last month to Mr. Lieberman, the Connecticut Democrat who is facing a spirited challenge for his party’s nomination from a political novice, Ned Lamont. The money was just a sliver of the $260,000 he has collected from political action committees since March...read on

No wonder why soooo many Republicans love Joe. FireDogLake has more on the article with a video interview with Ned...