I read the last line as: And, more importantly, can it help him convince primary voters to oust the self-serving Lieberman?

fraudian, i mean freudian slip.

Ned Lamont sucks!!!! Go Joe. Kick his butt back into obscurity

I know Joe Lieberman personally as a man of decency and integrity. We fought side by side during the Civil Rights movement, and were able to accomplish much. He was an active and aggressive Counsel to New Haven's Municipal Commission on Equal Opportunities helping to bring about overdue changes in housing and employment opportunities. However, having put that on the record I have to say that his current record on the Iraq War and affirmative action seriously trouble me and challenge my own moral commitment to peace and human rights for all. As an African-American and former U.S. Marine this war is ,in my judgement, the greatest foreign policy blunder and potential disaster since Vietnam. I am greatly distressed by the deaths and maiming of good young Marines and all other brave military personnel. .They are the only ones who have been called upon to make any sacrifice. Taxes have been cut for the first time in our history during a time of war, and for the rich at that. That is a moral outrage. It is time for this war to end before it becomes the disaster toward which it is headed. To have young men and women risking their lives in the middle of a civil war is unconscionable. We need to change course and change policy and that means a new Congress before we get a new President. I cannot in good conscience support this war, or any politician who stubbornly clings to the illusion, or better put delusion that this conflict "must be won", and is in the best interests of this country.

Joe Lieberman was a lousy vice presidential candidate and even lousier presidential candidate.

He has at many times been way too supportive of the Bush administration.

However, he's a smart, honest sincere guy who has been a good Senator for Connecticut. He usually votes the correct well, by most accounts. Just look at his ADA and ACLU ratings.

Whoever gets elected is going to take some unpopular stands. We Democrats are not all in lock step and have to be pragmatic in terms of hanging on to the Senate.

Joe Lieberman is no Republican just as John McCain is no Democrat.

The more we undermine someone like Sen. Lieberman, the greater the possibility that the Republicans will continue to hold on to Congress for many, many years.

We did a great job in driving the southern conservatives out of the Democratic Party (who were a far sight better than their Republican successors). What, now we're going to drive the Northern moderates out?

Joe Lieberman has a personal agenda that conflicts with that of most of us Connecticut dems. If Lamont is able drive that point home he becomes a viable candidate.
I was formerly a strong Lieberman supporter. As an individual firmly committed to thwarting Bush-Cheneyism in all it's distasteful manifestations, how can Lieberman expect me to support him in his effort to bolster Bush? It is his Bush-like arrogance and a sense of incumbent security on Leberman's part that allows him to promote his personal agenda with impunity.
We do not need a senator who decides what is best for us. We need a senator who seeks to advance the will of the people of Connecticut.
Joe best beware, as informed, literate Connecticut democrats set to enforce their will.

VivaBush, I hope you realize you're not helping Sen. Lieberman any, when you make such comments. Now you've got me thinking about supporting Ned Lamont. Don't bring Israel into this--the war was not Israel's idea, it was the idea of this White House and of the current President.

Lieberman tried to slice his Samuel Alito vote both ways: he voted to close off debate, and then voted against Alito. Cloture was the only vote that mattered, and Joe thought no one would notice. Now that Alito is on the Supreme Court, South Dakota has enacted a test law that directly challenges the primacy of Roe v. Wade. It is because of Lieberman's vote FOR cloture on Alito that Alito is on the Supreme Court. Rapists in South Dakota have more rights than their victims, and it's thanks to Joe Lieberman.

Coathanger Joe's got to go!

The article missed a couple of very important metrics in the Quinnipiac poll that indicated just how vulnerable Lieberman really is. To the question of whether Democrats wanted Lieberman endorsed for another term, or preferred another Democrat, barely 50% of respondents said they preferred Lieberman. For a sitting senator completing his eighteenth year in Washington, that is a shockingly low number. To the question of whether registered Democrats approved of the job Lieberman was doing, once again, less than half agreed that he was doing a good job. Perhaps it is because Lieberman perceives just how shaky his support really is in the Constitution State, that his campaign has attacked Ned Lamont so viciously.

Although state party officials have endorsed Lieberman, the country should take notice of how disenchanted the rank-and-file are with him and how excited they are by Lamont's candidacy. Ned Lamont's speech to the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee last month was inerrupted several times with enthusiastic applause, and those Democratic activists gave him a standing ovation at the end.

Republcans and Democratic enablers like Joe Lieberman better watch out. Ned Lamont is beginning to demonstrate just how hungry Americans really are for a vibrant, forceful alternative to the Republican's right-wing extremism!

Give 'em hell, Ned!

Yes, vivabush, and a governor who reflects the values of his party.

Senator Lieberman is a great American who understand national security and the prservation of the state of Israel. Too bad most of his party do not know that America and Israel both share the same enemies.
Godd thing we in Ohio have two senators who reflect the will of the people.

I am done writing checks to the Democratic party until I see some spine, like getting behind Feingold's censure resolution, or not signing on for the renewal of the Patriot Act without an investigation of the extent of the spying Bush has been doing outside of the constitution and any law on the subject, but if it could get Lieberman out of office, I may need to reconsider.

I wouldn't be surprised if Lieberman ran as a republican if he loses the primary. I think he wants to retain his seat no matter what so he can continue to kiss Bush's rear end.

Lamont will likely trounce Lieberman in the primary. You heard it here first, folks. Connecticut is a blue state through and through. I loved what Lamont said yesterday, that he would fight for the soul of the Democratic Party.

But watch for some fancy tapdancing from Lieberman as he gets a sense of the competition. He's a turncoat through and through!

Lieberman makes me ill. He is a disgrace to the democratic party. If the voters elect Lamont, they would be losing an undercover republican and gaining a real democrat.

Dosen't a state where dems outnumber repubs 2-1 deserve a liberal democrat senator? I mean, I don't expect a state like texas or alabama to have an undercover democratic senator who breaks constantly with the president and dosen't get kicked out by the voters, so why should Connecticut have to put up with a senator who allies himself with Bush over his own party?

That switch to payments in Euros must really be an incentive! Two in one day.

I'm glad your meeting with us, From, and Marshall really sank in. As you know, with folks like Joe as our "Manchurian Candidate" among the Dems, we''d have one hell of a time pretending to be "bipartisan" like the rubes want. We need that guy where he is!

So it's great that you pulled out those polling numbers without mentioning that Joe has near 100% name recognition, and Lamont 9%. Given Joe's noted tendency to go down in the polls the instant he actually starts talking to people, we really need to avoid mentioning that. It kills the "joementum" that Lamont manages to get more votes than name rec in that poll.

To be honest, we're a bit worried. If Joe has to actually campaign and talk to people, his numbers sink like Jimmy Hoffa into Lake Michigan. Plus, those nutjobs that broke records funding Dean could swamp us if they even get the hint this is as competitive as it is. So we need patriotic americans like you to spin this puppy silly, and nip it in the bud.

So, once again, thanks for all your hard work Chris!

Sincerely,

The RNC (and DLC)

Bravo! I am happy to see Lieberman has competition!

Lieberman deserves to be challenged in a Democratic Primary. I doubt it will go anywhere but at least somebody is trying to make Lieberan accountable for five years of bad judgment: the Iraq War, sheparding the Department of Homeland Security are two prime examples. Also, he supported parliamentary tactics to help pass the bankruptcy legislation which is harmful to working Americans with medical calamities and damaging to the small business enrepreneur risk taker.

Personally, I respect Lieberman. This is a man who risked his life and went to the south in the sixties to help register blacks to vote. A most risky endeavour for a Jewish person during those years - Jews were killed for such efforts. Sadly however, he is a bad senator.

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Sorry Chris-

I cannot see a ground swell of internet cash for a wealthy Connecticut businessman but I am more surprised that this is even topical at this point.

Considering the level and content of debate in previous threads today, its seems a little trivial, as does posting to Romney's staff shake-up.jmo.

Wouldn't it be nice to have a Senator from Connecticut who was as interested in Connecticut as he was in Israel.
That wouldn't be Lieberman.

I am a Connecticut Democrat, and I am ecstatic about the long-awaited opportunity to get Lieberman out of office. Ned Lamont DOES have a chance, and you don't have to live in Connecticut to help him with a small campaign contribution. www.nedlamont.com

With respect to Lamont's electability (or rather, "nominatability"), there may be many Connecticut Democrats who are satisfied with Lieberman's performance, but that's not enough to get them to vote in the primary. As someone said earlier, 13% is a huge number for Lamont, this early in the season and having not even announced his candidacy yet. Every one of those voters will be at the primary, and hopefully many more. Lieberman may be tolerated by many of the Democrats in the state, but I don't know a soul who's enthusiastic about the guy. He needs a huge turn-out-the-base campaign, but he will find out his base is much smaller than he thought.

Under the circumstances, Lamont could be nothing but a long-shot, but his chances are improving every day. He's a highly intelligent individual who knows how to speak and who has much more credibility on the issues with Connecticut Democrats. Should he pull off this upset, he would be a national hero for Democrats on the scale of Barack Obama.

(Sorry, I got cut off somehow)

When it becomes clear that Lamont is NOT a "one issue candidate" and, unless he's a drooling lunatic or something (I've never actually seen him), the electorate gets to know him better, this primary will get closer. I know very few Democrats who like Joe Lieberman much these days, and I presume that Connecticut Democrats are little different from the rest of us.

Lieberman trounced Lamont in that early Quinnipiac poll because of name recognition. This advantage will fade as the primary nears. That's not to say that Lamont will knock Joe Lieberman off in the primary, but I would posit that getting 13 percent in a February poll for an August primary, even before you have formally declared your candidacy, against a former VP nominee and one of the best known U.S. Senators, is actually pretty good. I would further say that Joe Lieberman has got to be at least a little bit nervous about his own 68% in that poll, not a real good showing.

If Republicans endorse Lieberman (of course they can't vote for him; it's a closed primary) that would certainly be a great boon for Lamont, who will have to get on the air by other means than purchasing airtime.

I'd LOVE to see Joe Lieberman knocked off. If Al Gore had chosen ANYBODY else for his running mate, history would be very different now and, except for you oil moguls and other billionaires out there, we'd all be much better off.

When it becomes clear that Lamont is NOT a "one-issue candidate,"

More importantly, will Lamont's loss finally get the bloggers to stop acting so self important? Daily Kos is just not as influential as it thinks it is.

I hope Lamont knocks Lieberman right out of office. Yes, it'll be a hard fight, but that's why I've already written Lamont a check. I want my party back.

wait a minute, lieberman is a democrat?

A good article. At the end, you spoke about the blogs and how they helped Ciro and Cuellar. However, why did you not write about how close those races were? That in itself, says alot about those races. But, by your words, I can see you are like Lieberman, very republican-lite. You also failed to mention the blogs and Deaniacs of which I am one. No one has made as much as the very popular Gov. Howard Dean. Journalists don't say much negative about Dean anymore because any article on Dean will put him on TV and republican-lite journalists want Dean out of the spotlight. Sorry, but that won't work. He maintains a very large support!

Any thoughts on the question of whether the Republicans in CT are likely to cross-endorse Lieberman?

I can see how it might be a good move for CT Republicans (among whom Lieberman is popular. It strikes me that this could also significantly boost Ned Lamont's bid, depending on the timing.