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Home Front: Politix
Bush will not endorse Republican opposing Lieberman
2006-08-16
President George W. Bush gave a boost to Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman's re-election bid as an independent by taking the rare step of refusing to endorse the Republican candidate whatever his name is running for Lieberman's U.S. Senate seat. "We are not making any endorsement in Connecticut. The Republican party of Connecticut has suggested that we not make an endorsement in that race and so we're not," said White House spokesman Tony Snow.

It is highly unusual for a sitting president not to endorse a Senate candidate from his own party and suggests the depth of the political machinations over Lieberman's Senate seat after his defeat in last week's Democratic primary by Ned Lamont, a well financed challenger running on an anti-Iraq war platform. Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee, has vowed to launch an independent bid to retain his seat.
Posted by:Fred

#5  Lieberman may not be devoted to US military failure like Lammont, but he is devoted to US economic failure

Yeah, but so is Bush.

Posted by: DMFD   2006-08-16 22:44  

#4  Conn republicans failed to pick a good candidate to run against Lieberman, but then in the blue states, it's usually a waste of money for a conservative to run for office, so there is not a great choice of runners to pick from.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-08-16 12:00  

#3  Why would anyone ever vote Republican in CT, after this?

I wouldn't.

Lieberman may not be devoted to US military failure like Lammont, but he is devoted to US economic failure. I guess that's OK with the White House.
Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever)   2006-08-16 09:24  

#2  Not sure I agree with that.

Loyalty goes both ways.
Posted by: DanNY   2006-08-16 04:22  

#1  Don't you worry about the republican. For just staying in the race, in case Lieberman keels over dead or something, he will have gotten his ticket punched big time.

That is, the party will owe him plenty payback in the future for "taking one for the team", and campaigning against Lamont, and not Lieberman.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2006-08-16 00:28  

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