Lieberman In Trouble?
That’s what Ned Lamont is hoping. Just how much anti-war resentment exists will be the deciding factor in this primary. Let’s take a look at Reuters’ article on the Connecticut primary:
Lieberman, the party’s vice presidential nominee in 2000, faces a growing challenge from a political neophyte who has rallied Democrats angered by the senator’s enthusiastic backing of the war and willingness to support Republican President George W. Bush on other issues.
This should tell every moderate in the Democratic Party that they aren’t welcome. While it’s doubtful that the MoveOn.org/Daily Kos gang can win elections on their own, their uncompromising nature is making it impossible for their candidates to win. Their uncompromising insistance that Democrats take an anti-war position would lead to the destruction of the Democratic Party if left unchallenged.
The American people might not agree with the war in Iraq but they know that there’s still evil people out there that want to kill large numbers of us. Until Democrats offer a more coherent and muscular stance on winning the GWOT, the American people won’t consistently vote for them.
Lieberman has refused to rule out an independent bid if he loses the primary, giving rise to Democratic fears he could split their vote and give the seat to Republican candidate Alan Schlesinger, a state legislator.
If Lamont wins the Democratic primary, expect Lieberman to run as an independent or for Mr. Schlesinger to win in November.
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June 5th, 2006 at 3:28 pm
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June 6th, 2006 at 9:20 am
Don’t believe this for a second. Joe Lieberman is very popular in CT and he’ll have no problem whatsoever in either the primary or the general election.