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Monday, June 12, 2006

 

Lamont Challenges Lieberman to Support Primary Winner

In a just-released radio ad now running across the state, Ned Lamont challenges Joe Lieberman to pledge to support the winner of the August 8th primary:

NED LAMONT: ...So I have a challenge for our junior senator. Joe, let's both go to the Democratic primary on August 8th, and let the people of Connecticut decide. I'll pledge to back you one hundred percent if you win. And for the good of the party, you'll pledge to support me one hundred percent if I'm victorious. What do you say Senator? May the best Democrat win. I'm Ned Lamont, I'm running for the U.S. Senate, and I approve this message.


What do you say, Senator?

Sign the letter, and add your voice to the those demanding Joe pledge to support the winner of the primary.
posted by tparty at 3:03 PM
Comments:
It probably should dawn on Joe Lieberman that Lamont's straightforward style is winning hearts and minds while his coyness is wearing awfully thin.

It's not as if it's so hard to state "Of course I'll support the winner of the primary--because it will be Joe Lieberman!", or some such bluster.

That he's not saying this is confusing to most and demoralizing for his supporters.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous at 3:23 PM
 
On what issues is Ned Lamont not speaking? It appears to me that Lieberman is the candidate who is both avoiding debates and failing to answer simple questions like "would he run as an independent?"
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous at 7:32 PM
 
So according to Lieberman supporters, being a Democrat is actually a "red herring" in a Democratic primary.

Thanks for clearing that up. Explains alot...
# posted by Blogger tparty at 7:34 PM
 
I'd be half curious to find out about this "angry and radical ideology". What does that involve? Most Americans believe Iraq was a mistake and that a gradual pullout of troops should start, so Lamont is in the mainstream there. Universal healthcare? Again, widely favored by Democrats. Even GM and Ford like the sound of it.

Frankly, I'd be interested in knowing why Lieberbloggers always sound like Republicans, cut off from both Democrats and in most cases mainstream American opinion.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous at 9:14 PM
 
Now that Ned's within striking distance of the polls, this question is un-ignorable. Good move to be patient with this issue.
# posted by Blogger Glancing Header at 2:20 AM
 
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