Lieberman Loses: Big Anti-War Victory
Joe-mentum Turns to No-mentum
by James Buchanan
In a stunning upset victory, Ned Lamont has unseated three-term incumbent and “conscience of the Senate” Joe Lieberman. The only thing that most voters know about Ned Lamont is that he opposes the Iraq War, but that was enough for Connecticut voters to pull the lever for Lamont. This upset must be especially troubling for all the Republicans whose popularity has been eroded by one embarrassing failure after another by the Bush administration.
Lieberman has threatened to run as an independent in November. It’s unclear how someone, who can’t even win his own party’s primary, thinks he can win a general election. Most voters will see Lieberman as a sore loser, who has no chance of winning. The Democrats want to win in November and voting for Lieberman is a sure way to lose. Also, the November election may prove that there are swarms of anti-war Republicans in Connecticut. Their votes could easily make up for any die-hard fans of the nerdy and obsolete Joe Lieberman. (more…)