Friday, August 04, 2006

Lamont leads Lieberman by 13 Points in New Poll


...a Quinnipiac University poll released here Thursday.

The poll showed Lamont ahead of Lieberman by 54 percent to 41 percent, underscoring the challenger's clear advantage.

Facing a likely defeat, Lieberman has scrapped plans for a massive and costly get-out-the-vote operation on primary day, according to several Democratic sources. Instead, he will shift some of his resources into more television commercials designed to highlight his accomplishments for the state, in hopes of boosting his battered image.


The three-term incumbent and 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee announced earlier that he will run as an independent in November if he loses on Tuesday to Lamont, a millionaire Greenwich businessman with limited political experience. But a landslide loss to Lamont could complicate Lieberman's hopes of winning a fourth term in a three-way general election contest.

Many Democratic leaders have endorsed Lieberman in the primary, but most of them have said they will back whoever wins the nomination.

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Lieberman, who used Clinton in television ads after the visit, said this week that he considered the rally a turning point that rejuvenated his candidacy. Instead, the poll shows Lieberman continuing to lose ground to Lamont. In June, Lieberman led Lamont by 55 percent to 40 percent. A second poll released just before Clinton's visit found Lamont edging into the lead, 51 percent to 47 percent.



Looks like Lieberman's giving up on the primary, perhaps because he cannot find his supporters.


He's joined Codpiece in his bubble.

6 Comments:

Blogger robin andrea said...

I think this is an important primary because it may finally let the Democratic party know where the heart of its constituents are. It's okay to be an anti-war progressive. It's okay to want universal health care. It's okay to be pro-choice. We want real Democrats! I am so glad Lamont is surging. I've got my fingers crossed.

10:07 AM, August 04, 2006  
Blogger pissed off patricia said...

Robin said pretty much what I was going to say. If Lamont wins, a whole lot of political Dems are going to change course on the war. Wait and see.

1:08 PM, August 04, 2006  
Blogger TFLS said...

Well whoohoo! I really am beginning to hate Lieberman. His thuggish tactics speak to the mans complete lack of character. I heard he had his bully boys engaging in DeLay-like methods; hitting people, pushing them around. I hope he gets his ass handed to him on a plate!

1:26 PM, August 04, 2006  
Blogger oldwhitelady said...

I'm with TFLS. I'm beginning to detest Lieberman. He's no Democrat. If he were, he wouldn't be in the situation he's facing, just now. He needs to get a clue. I'm hoping for Lamont. This poll is a carrier of good news.

10:07 AM, August 05, 2006  
Blogger PoliShifter said...

Fingers crossed that Lamont wins by 10+ points and LIEberamn abandons his cockemeny plan to run as a "Democrats for Lieberman Party" candidate.

he's better off joining the RNC. I don't know why he doesn't.

7:00 PM, August 05, 2006  
Blogger SB Gypsy said...

Got my fingers crossed - and my primary marked on the calendar!

10:35 AM, August 06, 2006  

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