Reply #52: well, not really... [View All]

[theanarch]

...to Leiberman's mind, he won the "Democratic" primary, in that Lamont's margin of victory came from late registering unaffiliateds and new voters, who put a D after their names just to get red, white and oh, so blue with Ned. The DailyKos/blogger voters, if you will...as distinct from 'genuine'organization Democrats--like the 60% of unions and a (near?) majority of blacks who voted him. Given Lamont's less-than-3% MOV, it would have taken a much, much higher MOV (say 15%+) for the message penetrate through his ego to his brain.

As for his entitlement mentality towards the seat, i find it remarkable how few people here get it: Joe has tens of millions on tap to blow on ads, endorsements and GOTV, has more media and State DP organizational support than Lamont, and the last poll on the race posted here has him up by 5%. Don't you get it folks? Lamont may have the Party Line, but it's still liberal/progressive Democrats, Bush-hating independents, a few bloggers and the anti-war movement against the RNC, the DLC, the M$M and Wall Street.