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Home Front: Politix
Lieberman losing ground in Senate race
2006-07-21
Suddenly trailing in the polls, Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman is enlisting the help of former President Clinton, the man he criticized in 1998 for "disgraceful behavior" in a sex scandal with a White House intern. Clinton and Lieberman are scheduled to campaign together in Connecticut on Monday as the three-term lawmaker struggles against challenger Ned Lamont, a multimillionaire businessman who has questioned his rival's Democratic credentials and assailed his support for the Iraq war.

A new poll released Thursday showed that Lieberman has lost ground to Lamont and is narrowly trailing him for the first time in their race. Lamont had support from 51 percent and Lieberman from 47 percent of likely Democratic voters in the latest Quinnipiac University poll — a slight Lamont lead given the survey's error margin of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

The primary is Aug. 8 — summer vacation season — when turnout in Connecticut primaries is typically about 25 percent of registered voters. Lieberman is arguably the most vulnerable incumbent senator in a primary.
Posted by:Fred

#11  Nimble's scenario would be lovely, but I don't think it likely. I'm thinking Option 2 m'self.
Posted by: Mike   2006-07-21 17:45  

#10  how about an option 4

the primary is close - loser demands a recount, then a lawsuit, then another recount, then the initial results overturned and another lawsuit followed by another recount, then another recount than another lawsuit
Posted by: mhw   2006-07-21 16:17  

#9  I go with NS's option 3!
Posted by: BA   2006-07-21 10:56  

#8  You forgot the best option:

3. Lamont wins the low-turnout primary. Kos celebrates his first win. Prominent Dems line up behind Lamont, urge Lieberman to drop his independent bid for the sake of party unity. Joe falls on his sword. Lamont wins in November as Connecticut voters demonstrate how deep their blue streak runs. Before inauguration Lamont demonstrates to any rationsal person what a horses putussi he is. But he goes on to run for the Donk Presidential nomination wiht Kos support. Ends up on ticket as VP nominee. Donks decimated in 2008 election dissolve in bitter recriminations as Republican party splits into libertatrian and conservative parties absorbing donks adrift.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-07-21 10:51  

#7  Partly number 2, though I think Lieberman will end up caucusing with Dems (he';s still a social liberal after all), while his position on the GWOT is (hopefully) hardened.
Posted by: charger   2006-07-21 10:29  

#6  no. 2
Posted by: wxjames   2006-07-21 10:09  

#5  no. 3
Posted by: Frank G   2006-07-21 09:15  

#4  On the theory that "confusion to our enemies" is a worthy objective in itself, which of the following scenarios is better?

1. Lieberman beats out Lamont in the primary, coasts to re-election in November. Kossacks fall to fighting among themselves over who's to blame for the loss. Dozens of op-eds appear on how the Kos Kiddies are big hat, no cattle within the Democratic Party.

2. Lamont wins the low-turnout primary. Kos celebrates his first win. Prominent Dems line up behind Lamont, urge Lieberman to drop his independent bid for the sake of party unity, begin whispering not-so-subtle antisemitic whispering campaign. Lieberman stubbornly sticks to his guns, the Republican candidate goes low-profile, Lieberman wins in November and (payback is a Hillary!) tells the Dems to go stuff it, he'll caucus with the Trunks. Dozens of op-eds appear on how there's no place in the Dem Party for moderates now that the Kossacks have taken over.

3. Lamont wins the low-turnout primary. Kos celebrates his first win. Prominent Dems line up behind Lamont, urge Lieberman to drop his independent bid for the sake of party unity. Joe falls on his sword. Republican wins in November as Connecticut voters are repelled by Kossack moonbattery.

Discuss.
Posted by: Mike   2006-07-21 09:09  

#3  Whether Lieberman wins or loses, the loony left is going to be furious at Bill Clinton for this.
Posted by: mhw   2006-07-21 08:40  

#2  Unfortunately, the "Repubs" in the race are vying with Lamont for the moonbat crown.
Posted by: JSU   2006-07-21 05:33  

#1  eating their own.
Posted by: 2b   2006-07-21 02:29  

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