Apparently Joe is sneaking back into the state today. The public never receives any notice of his campaign events. CTBob wonders why:

Then I checked into Joe Lieberman's website. I couldn't find a thing. Not one single publicized event where he'd be appearing. It seems that Joe is running a stealth campaign; where all his appearances are closely held secrets until after the fact. Joe seems to think he works much better in sound bites than when actually having to think and respond to honest questions.

And that makes sense, in a way...why would Joe want to hear from actual Democrats who may question his actions, such as his intent to flee the Democratic Party should they choose someone other than himself on August 8th?

According to CTBlogger, he's even been secretly collecting signatures for his new Lieberman Party in private, hiding from the public (who's going to be funding this new party, anyway?):

I guess his new political party will be private also. Petitioning for signatures in private speaks volumes about how strong his independent option is among your average everyday voter in this state.

And as Jane notes, Joe's stealth campaigning extends to secretly planning an outsourced smear campaign against Ned Lamont (Swift Boat much?):

Rep. John Larson convened a secret meeting on Saturday attended by CT-AFL/CIO’s John Olson (not-so-affectionately known locally as "Jimy Olson, Cub Labor Leader" for his diminutive stature) to go really, really sleazy and desperate on Ned Lamont. Lieberman has evidently tapped local Democrats to come together on behalf of his "Kiss My Ring" party so the smear won’t look like it’s coming from him.

Afraid to appear in public. Afraid to collect signatures for his new party in public. Afraid to stand behind his own smear campaign. All signs of a very confident candidate.

(Graphic from CTBob.)