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Home Front: Politix
Lieberman loses Dhimmi primary, will run as independent
2006-08-09
Three-term Sen. Joe Lieberman struggled to overcome a ferocious primary challenger Tuesday, battling to escape payback from his own party for his patriotism supporting the Iraq war. With 89 percent of precincts counted, Lamont led with 52 percent, or 127,786 votes, to Lieberman's 48 percent, or 119,867 votes. Turnout was projected at twice the norm for a primary.

Officials said turnout up to 50 percent when primaries usually own draw 25 percent of voters. And vote totals showed roughly 12,000 more ballots cast for the Democratic Senate primary than the party primary for governor, reflecting the extra attention to the Lieberman-Lamont battle.

Jubilant Lamont supporters predicted victory. "People are going to look back and say the American dream Bush years started to end in Connecticut," said Avi Green, a volunteer from Boston. "The Republicans are going to look at tonight and realize there's blood in the water."
Probably literally so, considering how the left siezes power in most countries.
Democratic critics targeted Lieberman for his strong support for defeating our enemies the Iraq war and for letting decency override politics his close ties to President Bush. They played and replayed video of the kiss President Bush planted on Lieberman's cheek after the 2005 State of the Union address.

Lieberman has said he will run as an independent in the fall if defeated in the primary. His falling poll numbers spurred some Democratic colleagues to make last-minute campaign appearances, including former President Clinton, Sen. Barbara Boxer of California and others.
This means that Daily Cooz has gone from 0/20 to 1/21. He's on a roll!
We need to get the Repub candidate, a gold-plated loser, out of the way, and offer the ballot slot to Joe. Let him keep the independent slot as well. Dems who can't vote Repub can pull that lever, and Repubs can pull the other. Either way we get Joe instead of Ned.
Posted by:Jackal

#4  A clear example that the Republican Party is fractured and falling apart. Oh right this is a Dhimicrat horse race. (getting popcorn and beer) Joe is still every bit a Liberal he was before he loast the election, nothing more than party in-fighting. Nice to see the Kooks and Liberals go at it as long as it keeps them from winning election. This will not be true in CT (whomever wins will have 'D' after there name), but this could lend to division in other states where a Republican might benifit. California comes to mind right off the top of my head.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2006-08-09 11:50  

#3  Connecticut Democrats get to choose between another millionaire one-trick-pony with a populist message versus a decent incumbent that would be assigned a committee chairmanship should the minority party regain the Senate.
RoveÂ…you magnificent Bastard!
Posted by: DepotGuy   2006-08-09 09:52  

#2  Dhimmicrats have been useless since Jack Kennedy who is remembered as being assassinated and Ted's brother.
Posted by: SamAdamsky   2006-08-09 08:51  

#1  I just watched the Democratic Party self destruct, sad see it go but it was do.
Posted by: djohn66   2006-08-09 01:59  

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