Lieberman's Independent Bid May Boost Connecticut Republicans

[WillyT]

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Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats sailed into this year's midterm election with excellent prospects for wresting three House seats in heavily Democratic Connecticut from a trio of vulnerable Republicans. Yet even as chances for a Democratic takeover have brightened nationally, the party's opportunity for Connecticut House gains has turned cloudy.

The state's political picture has been muddled by the arrival of Ned Lamont, 52, an antiwar crusader who beat Senator Joseph Lieberman in the August Democratic primary. Lieberman, 64, despite being disowned by national Democrats, opted to run as an independent, and the resulting confusion now jeopardizes both the party's unity and its prospects for House gains.

The Lamont-Lieberman contest has divided state Democrats and made it hazardous to predict the consequences of spurring more citizens to vote. Democratic officials are particularly worried that Lieberman's appeal to independents and Republicans may bring to the polls more voters who will back the endangered Republican House incumbents.

As state elections go, ``we've never had anything like it,'' said Toby Moffett, a former U.S. House member who is advising Democratic congressional candidates. ``We have been worried all along that Joe would juice the Republican turnout.''

Lieberman's role in ``consolidating those Republican voters is actually helping all three Connecticut Republicans,'' said Nathan Gonzales, editor at the Rothenberg Political Report, a non-partisan newsletter in Washington. The trio is ``in better shape than what a lot of people thought earlier.''

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Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aQEUiNo8rjG4&refer=us

It sure would be wonderful if we took the Senate by enough of a margin to strip this asshole of all committees and seniority.

Damn he makes my blood boil!

:mad::banghead::mad:

[Temporary1]

1. Tell Schlesinger that

I respect Alan for running his race in the middle of all this nonsense.

[Erika]

2. The Republican was most impressive in the debates

It kind of questions why a republican would vote for Lieberman before they would vote for their own. Where's the integrity?

[Horse with no Name]

3. It's not about integrity, it is about winning

The Repubs already know Joe will do their bidding, why would they want an unknown Repub who might not?
However, I am supposing since Joe IS bought and paid for, if the Dems did win the Senate by one vote, even as a Democrat, he would have crossed over to give the majority to the Repubs.
I think THAT is why the Repubs were so upset when the Dems ousted Joe. Kind of put their plans a little off kilter.

[gristy]

4. On the other hand...

their guy (what's his name) is going to lose, so why should Republicans show up to vote? Sounds like a plus for the Dems, doesn't it? Unless, maybe, someone is putting out certain memes just in case someone else (or maybe the same person or the same cabal) is able to slide a bunch of votes from D to I.

[WillyT]

5. Kick !!!

:kick: