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Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Wednesday Morning Round-Up
Six days... volunteer!
- The big news this morning is that, thanks in large part to the "millionaire's amendment" allowing him to rake in six figure sums every day from corporate PACs and D.C. lobbyists, Millionaire Lawyer Joe Lieberman will pass the $10 million mark in contributions today or tomorrow. Yet he still has the gall to attack his opponent for spending about half as much. More from the Courant:
Lieberman has been taking in six-figure sums almost daily, with much of the money coming from the bigger donations. Monday, for instance, the campaign reported donations of $102,300, including 15 checks for more than $2,100. The mega-contributions accounted for $67,700.
As of Monday, Lieberman had taken in about $9.69 million since the campaign began, and at its current pace, contributions to his campaign should top the $10 million mark today or Thursday....
Lieberman also continues to collect large amounts of political action committee money. Monday, PACs from Wachovia Corp., Microsoft Corp., Goldman Sachs Group, Verizon Communications, Auto Dealers and Drivers for Free Trade, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants all gave to the campaign. - Anne Kornblut at the New York Times writes a revealing piece that seems to hint that Lieberman - who has been collecting signatures for the Lieberman Party in secret - may actually be convinced to bow out gracefully by his D.C. backers if he loses the primary. The article is filled with on-the-record and anonymous quotes that seem to indicate a push by national Democrats to get Joe to accept the results of the primary. If not, it suggests many Democrats, including Sen. Kerry, will campaign against their colleague:
Although Mr. Lieberman has attracted support from several of his Senate colleagues — and former President Bill Clinton appeared with him in the state last week — only a handful have pledged to remain loyal to him if he loses to his antiwar challenger, Ned Lamont, and mounts an independent campaign.
Furthermore, some forces within the party, including Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, will be willing to campaign actively for Mr. Lamont if he is pitted against Mr. Lieberman in the general election, many Democratic officials said....
A Democratic adviser who considers Mr. Lieberman a friend and therefore would not speak for attribution, said: “If Joe loses, it will be a pretty powerful thing, and I think it’s enormously complicated if he decides to run as an independent. It’s really complicated for the Democratic Party, not just in Connecticut but all across the country.” - The New York Observer reports the Lieberman campaign was "stunned and dismayed" to hear that the New York Times was endorsing Ned Lamont. "Stunned and dismayed"... accurately describes their entire bungled, angry campaign, doesn't it?
- Met00 discusses whether the Lieberman campaign's plan to hire a New Jersey firm to pay 4,000 teenagers $60 a day to work for him (since he can't find any volunteers) is in fact an effort to buy their votes for the day:
A decent media buy will cost $1-2 million and there is no assurance that you will get one additional vote for any of that spending.
On the other hand, at $60/day for 7 days the Lieberman camp is planning on "hiring" 4000 people. One would hope after taking $420 from the candidate that these 4000 would also vote for the candidate.
For a cool $1.7 million Lieberman is assuring himself of 4000 votes. - Spazeboy catches Stephen Colbert ripping on Lieberman again last night.
- See the post below for today's campaign schedule for both candidates.
posted by tparty at 8:03 AM 
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Met00 discusses whether the Lieberman campaign's plan to hire a New Jersey firm to pay 4,000 teenagers $60 a day to work for him (since he can't find any volunteers) is in fact an effort to buy their votes for the day:
A decent media buy will cost $1-2 million and there is no assurance that you will get one additional vote for any of that spending.
On the other hand, at $60/day for 7 days the Lieberman camp is planning on "hiring" 4000 people. One would hope after taking $420 from the candidate that these 4000 would also vote for the candidate.
For a cool $1.7 million Lieberman is assuring himself of 4000 votes.
Isn't this a group of teenagers from out-of-state? How would they be allowed to vote in the CT primary?
A decent media buy will cost $1-2 million and there is no assurance that you will get one additional vote for any of that spending.
On the other hand, at $60/day for 7 days the Lieberman camp is planning on "hiring" 4000 people. One would hope after taking $420 from the candidate that these 4000 would also vote for the candidate.
For a cool $1.7 million Lieberman is assuring himself of 4000 votes.
Isn't this a group of teenagers from out-of-state? How would they be allowed to vote in the CT primary?
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at 9:03 AM
One would hope after taking $420 from the candidate that these 4000 would also vote for the candidate.
One would hope not, if they are being trucked in from Jersey. And if they are mostly under 18.
One would hope not, if they are being trucked in from Jersey. And if they are mostly under 18.
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at 10:08 AM
Anon 9:03-
My understanding is most of the Lieberman day laborers are local kids. It's the managers who are being trucked in from Jersey.
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My understanding is most of the Lieberman day laborers are local kids. It's the managers who are being trucked in from Jersey.
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