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Are “Fish in a barrel” and “Sitting ducks” similar?

Do the phrases "Fish in a barrel" and "Sitting ducks" convey the same thing? In my opinion, they have the same tone and express something to be an easy target. Eg: Out there, they are just fish in ...
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Is “well-connected” correct here?

I want to use well-connected in the context of The James family was a well-connected family in ... Can someone suggest better ways to say it? I want it to mean that that particular family was ...