Not to say, "I told you so...," but...
Rasmussen Poll on the Connecticut Senate race two days after the Democratic primary:
Lieberman (I) 46%
Lamont (D) 42
Schlessinger (R) 6
If I were Ned Lamont, I wouldn't count on winning over many of Schlessinger's voters. On the other hand, I wouldn't be at all surprised if Sclessinger withdrew, and endorsed Lieberman.
HT: Drudge
Lieberman (I) 46%
Lamont (D) 42
Schlessinger (R) 6
If I were Ned Lamont, I wouldn't count on winning over many of Schlessinger's voters. On the other hand, I wouldn't be at all surprised if Sclessinger withdrew, and endorsed Lieberman.
HT: Drudge
Comments
Sclessinger is going nowhere- and not only would we all be better off with Joe Lieberman still in the Senate than with Ned Lamont, but can you imagine what the national impact would be if the neo-McGovernites lost the general election to the same guy they defeated with such fanfare in the primary? It could be the most embarassing thing to happen to the electoral Left in this country since Howard Dean was elected chair of the DNC!
I can think of lots of reasons why a Republican would want to see Joe Lieberman win this race- maybe even enough to end a hopeless candidacy of one's own. Obviously, it would be better to have a conservative Republican representing the People's Republic of Connecticut in the Senate. But it ain't gonna happen.
Last I heard, local Republicans were going to meet and decide if they want to promote a write-in candidate, who will be relatively unknown since all the big-hitters ran in the primary and are disqualified. Some Republicans have already endorsed Smither.
Smither, as I said, has promised to vote for (but not necessarily with) Republican leadership in the House (which is a promise I seriously doubt Lieberman would ever make).