It looks like the attacks from the left are having an impact. Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman has fallen behind in his race for the Democratic nomination for his Senate seat:
HAMDEN, Conn. — Sen. Joe Lieberman, under fire from activists in his own party, has lost ground to his challenger and is narrowly trailing him for the first time in their race for the Democratic nomination, a new poll released Thursday shows.
Businessman Ned Lamont had support from 51 percent and Lieberman from 47 percent of likely Democratic voters in the latest Quinnipiac University poll _ a slight Lamont lead given the survey’s sampling error margin of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
Lieberman had led in a Quinnipiac poll last month, 55 percent to 40 percent.
But all is not lost, because, even if Lieberman loses and is forced to run as an Independent, it now looks like he will be re-elected:
The new poll suggests that Lieberman still could win a fourth term, even if he loses the Democratic primary Aug. 8, however.
Lieberman filed papers last week that will allow him to petition his way onto the November ballot. The poll found that among all registered Connecticut voters surveyed, including non-Democrats, Lieberman had the support of 51 percent, followed by Lamont with 27 percent and Republican Alan Schlesinger with 9 percent.
So, lets say Lamont wins in August. The Kossacks will no doubt celebrate, but their celebration will be short lived. Lieberman over Lamont in November. That would be sweet.
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July 20th, 2006 at 1:21 pm
What do you think the chances are that Lamont and Lieberman split the vote for the general election and the Republican Schlesinger wins?
July 20th, 2006 at 1:28 pm
CR,
Unlikely. Connecticut is heavily Democratic and liberal.
Besides, from what I’ve read the GOP candidate is pretty weak because nobody wanted to challenge Lieberman. There have even been a few suggestions that the GOP candidate withdraw from the race. That won’t happen, but I think alot of Connecticut Republicans will vote for Lieberman this time because of the circumstances.
August 3rd, 2006 at 11:19 am
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