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Thursday, August 24, 2006
Lieberman To Campaign With Rob Simmons (R) Today
The fifth-party candidate will help out one of the main targets of Democrats who want to take back the House (with whom he shares pollster Neil Newhouse) today:
Meanwhile, Ned Lamont (D) will be helping out Joe Courtney (D) today, who is challenging Simmons.
Lieberman had previously endorsed Courtney and exactly two weeks ago said he would continue to support Courtney as well as the other Democratic House candidates:
(Update: As an aside, Ned Lamont won Groton in the primary, 55% to 45%.)
Lieberman will appear with two prominent Republicans, Gov. M. Jodi Rell and U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons, R-2nd, to celebrate last year's reversal of a Pentagon decision to close the Groton submarine base.
Meanwhile, Ned Lamont (D) will be helping out Joe Courtney (D) today, who is challenging Simmons.
Lieberman had previously endorsed Courtney and exactly two weeks ago said he would continue to support Courtney as well as the other Democratic House candidates:
Lieberman said that he will continue to support the Democrats running for Congress even though they now support Lamont.
"It is a little bit harder, but I have endorsed the three of them," he said. Lieberman endorsed Joe Courtney over Rep. Rob Simmons, R-2, and Chris Murphy over Rep. Nancy Johnson, R-5.
(Update: As an aside, Ned Lamont won Groton in the primary, 55% to 45%.)