Post by generalweise on Aug 8, 2006 9:39:30 GMT -5
Well not really, he cab run again in the fall as an independent. I find it funny though that the corporate media has made it such a huge issue. It seems they promote a lose lose message for the democrats saying if ned lamont wins, then the republicans will argue the democratic party is being taken over by "far left, anti-war activists" and can't be trusted with national security. If Lieberman wins, we have yet another senator who will not stand against the war. (Something the democratic party desperately needs). Don't get to Lamont happy either, he supports Yisrael present actions in Lebanon fully, a position the campus greens does not support.
*sigh* So who do you choose? Two rich white guys, one against the war (more then likely for popularity reasons) the other for it (on principle and the money he probaly gets from the defense industry) and both support military action in Lebanon ...*sigh* Is there a absolute good in politics now a days? What is a green to do? (sorry i'm not voting for Nader again).
Article
www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-qpoll0807,0,5362474.story?coll=hc-headlines-home
Lieberman Cuts Into Lamont's Lead
4:53 PM EDT, August 7, 2006
The Associated Press U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, fighting for his political survival, appears to be cutting into anti-war challenger Ned Lamont's lead the day before Connecticut's Democratic primary election, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday.
The poll shows Lamont, a wealthy Greenwich businessman, with a slight lead of 51 percent to 45 percent over Lieberman among likely Democratic voters heading into Tuesday's primary.
Last week's Quinnipiac poll showed Lamont leading 54 percent to 41 percent. Lamont also had a slight lead in Quinnipiac's July 20 poll.
"The race has tightened. Joe Lieberman has cut Ned Lamont's lead in half. Going from 13 to a six-point lead is a sign that this race is unsettled," said Quinnipiac Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, who believes Lieberman has generated some momentum.
Schwartz said Lamont is in a better position than Lieberman to win on Tuesday, but said Lieberman's message to stay the course with an 18-year veteran may be getting through to voters. He also said people may be having second thoughts about Lamont, whose only political experience is two years as a Greenwich selectman and six years on the town's Board of Estimate and Taxation.
During a stop Monday at the Rajun Cajun restaurant in Hartford's North End, Lieberman said he believes voters are coming back to him. The restaurant was packed with supporters chanting "Vote for the one you know, Joe."
"I feel they were flirting with the other guy for a while, wanting to send me a message," he said. "I got their message. I think they want to send me back to Washington to continue working with them, fighting for them, and delivering for Connecticut."
Lamont, who spent Monday morning campaigning in eastern Connecticut, told WTIC-TV later in the day that he expects to win and send a message across the country about the need to pull out of Iraq.
"I think we've got a good competitive race here," he said.
Lamont said recent polls that show him leading are "little narrow samples," and that "everybody knows they bounce up and down."
Lieberman was endorsed by the party at its nominating convention, and many Democrats have stuck with the incumbent out of party loyalty. Asked how he felt about those Democrats, Lamont replied, "On Aug. 9, we're going to have a lot of new best friends."
In the latest poll, only 4 percent of respondents said they were undecided and 90 percent of voters who name a candidate say their mind is made up. In last week's poll, 5 percent of likely Democratic primary voters were undecided, but 85 percent of voters said their mind was made up.
Monday's poll showed that the gubernatorial primary has also tightened with likely voters backing New Haven Mayor John DeStefano 48 percent to 41 percent over Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy. DeStefano had a 48 percent to 38 percent lead in last week's poll.
In Monday's poll, 10 percent of respondents were undecided and 28 percent who already chose a candidate said they might change their mind.
Lieberman, 64, one of the Senate's most well-known Democrats and his party's nominee for vice president in 2000, has been harshly criticized in Connecticut for his support of the Iraq war and his perceived closeness with President Bush and Republicans.
Lamont, 52, who owns a successful cable television firm, has been able to tap into rank-and-file Democratic voters' frustration with Lieberman as well as his personal wealth, contributing $4 million to his campaign.
Hedging his bets against a primary loss, Lieberman is also collecting signatures to petition his way onto the ballot as an independent should he lose Tuesday's primary. Unaffiliated voters outnumber Democrats and Republicans in the state and Lieberman has typically drawn strong support from both unaffiliated and Republican voters.
The telephone poll of 784 likely Democratic primary voters, conducted from July 31 to Aug. 6, has a sampling error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
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Editors note: Susan Haigh has covered the Connecticut statehouse and political scene since 1994.
*sigh* So who do you choose? Two rich white guys, one against the war (more then likely for popularity reasons) the other for it (on principle and the money he probaly gets from the defense industry) and both support military action in Lebanon ...*sigh* Is there a absolute good in politics now a days? What is a green to do? (sorry i'm not voting for Nader again).
Article
www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-qpoll0807,0,5362474.story?coll=hc-headlines-home
Lieberman Cuts Into Lamont's Lead
4:53 PM EDT, August 7, 2006
The Associated Press U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, fighting for his political survival, appears to be cutting into anti-war challenger Ned Lamont's lead the day before Connecticut's Democratic primary election, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday.
The poll shows Lamont, a wealthy Greenwich businessman, with a slight lead of 51 percent to 45 percent over Lieberman among likely Democratic voters heading into Tuesday's primary.
Last week's Quinnipiac poll showed Lamont leading 54 percent to 41 percent. Lamont also had a slight lead in Quinnipiac's July 20 poll.
"The race has tightened. Joe Lieberman has cut Ned Lamont's lead in half. Going from 13 to a six-point lead is a sign that this race is unsettled," said Quinnipiac Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, who believes Lieberman has generated some momentum.
Schwartz said Lamont is in a better position than Lieberman to win on Tuesday, but said Lieberman's message to stay the course with an 18-year veteran may be getting through to voters. He also said people may be having second thoughts about Lamont, whose only political experience is two years as a Greenwich selectman and six years on the town's Board of Estimate and Taxation.
During a stop Monday at the Rajun Cajun restaurant in Hartford's North End, Lieberman said he believes voters are coming back to him. The restaurant was packed with supporters chanting "Vote for the one you know, Joe."
"I feel they were flirting with the other guy for a while, wanting to send me a message," he said. "I got their message. I think they want to send me back to Washington to continue working with them, fighting for them, and delivering for Connecticut."
Lamont, who spent Monday morning campaigning in eastern Connecticut, told WTIC-TV later in the day that he expects to win and send a message across the country about the need to pull out of Iraq.
"I think we've got a good competitive race here," he said.
Lamont said recent polls that show him leading are "little narrow samples," and that "everybody knows they bounce up and down."
Lieberman was endorsed by the party at its nominating convention, and many Democrats have stuck with the incumbent out of party loyalty. Asked how he felt about those Democrats, Lamont replied, "On Aug. 9, we're going to have a lot of new best friends."
In the latest poll, only 4 percent of respondents said they were undecided and 90 percent of voters who name a candidate say their mind is made up. In last week's poll, 5 percent of likely Democratic primary voters were undecided, but 85 percent of voters said their mind was made up.
Monday's poll showed that the gubernatorial primary has also tightened with likely voters backing New Haven Mayor John DeStefano 48 percent to 41 percent over Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy. DeStefano had a 48 percent to 38 percent lead in last week's poll.
In Monday's poll, 10 percent of respondents were undecided and 28 percent who already chose a candidate said they might change their mind.
Lieberman, 64, one of the Senate's most well-known Democrats and his party's nominee for vice president in 2000, has been harshly criticized in Connecticut for his support of the Iraq war and his perceived closeness with President Bush and Republicans.
Lamont, 52, who owns a successful cable television firm, has been able to tap into rank-and-file Democratic voters' frustration with Lieberman as well as his personal wealth, contributing $4 million to his campaign.
Hedging his bets against a primary loss, Lieberman is also collecting signatures to petition his way onto the ballot as an independent should he lose Tuesday's primary. Unaffiliated voters outnumber Democrats and Republicans in the state and Lieberman has typically drawn strong support from both unaffiliated and Republican voters.
The telephone poll of 784 likely Democratic primary voters, conducted from July 31 to Aug. 6, has a sampling error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
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Editors note: Susan Haigh has covered the Connecticut statehouse and political scene since 1994.
