"If you're Democrats, I need your help," he told two firefighters.

Do they deserve to know if Lieberman's making a party switch? Is there a date by which he'll make up his mind? "Not really," he responded, rushing out the diner door towards his tinted car. "I don't even think about it."

"I'll always be a Democrat, so I guess the best way to answer all these questions" is to win the primary, he concluded. Then he ducked into his car....

This table of diners contained seething criticism while speaking with Joe, only expressing concern about a "lack of values" and "lack of integrity" in Congress. "Are you going to stand up for your thoughts and vote your conscience? I know you haven't always done that in the past," charged the woman, who declined to give her name.

When Lieberman moved on to the next table, she said, "I am not supporting him — absolutely not."

Her husband, Nick DiGioia, chimed in. He used to support Lieberman, but sees the Democratic Party as moving away from the concerns of "the average guy." He sees the "erosion of real, meaningful wages" and health care. Democratic politicians are "more concerned about their electability" than issues affecting the working class, DiGioa said. "[Lieberman]'s really a moderate Republican. I'm voting principally against the incumbent – get some new blood in there."

posted by tparty at 1:57 PM