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Will Joseph I. Lieberman win his re-election campaign for Connecticut Senator as an Independent? |
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Written by Chatty Kathy
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Thursday, 12 October 2006
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 After losing the Connecticut Democratic Primary to his challenger Ned Lamont, Joe Lieberman has announced that he will run for re-election as an independent. Many will remember Lieberman as Al Gore’s sidekick in the 2000 Presidential Election. He ran for Vice President then and now Gore refuses to back him in his new campaign.
During his original fight against Lamont, many prominent Democrats endorsed Lieberman, however those same people are now behind Lamont leaving Lieberman to fight a hard solo battle. Those same people are also urging Lieberman to abort his run, advice which he is obviously ignoring. Many believe his decision to stay in the running is only bad news for the Democratic Party. He may end up drawing enough votes away from Lamont which will ultimately hand the win to Republican nominee Alan Schlesinger.
Another issue, even if Lieberman wins, the fact that he has close ties to President Bush and the Republicans on the Iraqi War will undermine the ability of the Democrats to deliver a consistent message. He also isn’t winning points from his run with Gore either. He hasn’t been able to prove himself yet so how does he expect to win enough people over in order to get the win? His history shows he is not a credible candidate.
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Many have stated that at the end of the day, the only thing Joe Lieberman has proven to care the most about is himself. Lieberman agrees to praise the usually open minded Senator who does what he has too in order to vote for good policies regardless of what party created them. If he really felt that way, then he would have never run for Senate in 1988. He narrowly won that race against the present free thinking Lowell Weicker, who acted the same way in his own party. He was the exact person Lieberman should’ve have kept in office based on his beliefs but he opted to run himself. Then, in 2000, he jeopardized the Democratic control of the Senate by insisting that he should run for Vice President and Senate simultaneously. Had Lieberman won Vice President, the Connecticut Republican Governor would have appointed a Republican to fill the vacant seat he would have left.
It’s only a matter of time before all the facts help to reinforce the fact the Joseph Lieberman does not belong as a candidate in any nomination.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 October 2006 )
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