tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22730453.post114502001273102775..comments2007-04-12T12:32:23.460-04:00tpartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525371833140380271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22730453.post-1145058144879173732006-04-14T19:42:00.000-04:002006-04-14T19:42:00.000-04:00I think you're right about Senator Hagel being one of the few that could turn it around.Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09836878883695363300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22730453.post-1145026209174672292006-04-14T10:50:00.000-04:002006-04-14T10:50:00.000-04:00From today's Hartford Courant:<BR/><BR/><B>Ex-Mayor, Legislator From Derby To Announce Run For U.S. Senate</B><BR/><BR/>http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-ctschlesinger0414.artapr14,0,1296052.story?coll=hc-headlines-politics-state<BR/><BR/><I>Former Derby Mayor Alan Schlesinger will enter the U.S. Senate race Monday, seeking the Republican nomination and setting the stage for a potential battle against incumbent U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman in November.<BR/><BR/>Schlesinger, who won six elections for the state legislature and two for mayor, <B>predicted Thursday that Democratic challenger Ned Lamont would defeat Lieberman in a Democratic primary in August, setting up a possible three-way race in November.</B> The reason for the prediction, Schlesinger said, is "history" - meaning that Democrats in Connecticut have traditionally chosen the more liberal candidate in primaries.<BR/><BR/>"This is the party that brought you [former gubernatorial contender Bill] Curry twice and is totally upset with Lieberman over Iraq," Schlesinger said. <B>"Lamont will be coming at him from the left, and I will come at him from the right."</B></I><BR/><BR/>What can I say but <B>YIPPIE!!</B><BR/><BR/>Schlesinger appears to be a serious GOP candidate & contender who can tap deeply into the pool of pro-bush CT repubs that Lieberman has been playing to and that Lieberman had counted on to win in November.<BR/><BR/><B>I'd say that Lieberman has just lost about 50% of the voter base that he had counted on to win in November.</B><BR/><BR/><B>LIEBERMAN'S NOVEMBER VICTORY STRATEGY IS NOW TOTAL DOGMEAT!</B><BR/><BR/><B>YIPPIE!!</B><BR/><BR/>This is Joe Lieberman's worst nightmare come true, with him now facing viable contenders on both the left and the right, squeezing Lieberman's moderate wishy-washy repub-lite turf where Lieberman likes to maneuver into a very narrow sliver of a space.<BR/><BR/>And I have a confession to make; while a Lamont victory in Nov is my first choice, I would be almost as happy with a Schlesinger victory as well, that is how much I hate Lieberman.<BR/><BR/>My first priority is to get Lieberman out of CT politics; I want to see Lieberman severely politically punished & humiliated in a way that resonates with him for the rest of his life.hartford_for_lamonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15002843848880833359noreply@blogger.com