Dean says Lieberman is being disrespectful of the party. [View All]

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Several of these comments are quite powerful. If true that many are not pressuring him to step down, then I am disappointed. I know they are supporting Lamont, and I hope that at least privately they are talking to Joe to step down. They say he is angered, but this is not a time for hurt feelings. You don't make your own party because you are angry or hurt.

Democrats Rally Behind Lamont,Isolating Lieberman

"Howard Dean, the Democratic national chairman, called on Mr. Lieberman to quit the race, and in an interview said he would be disappointed in any Democratic Party leader who continued to support Mr. Lieberman, declaring they “have an obligation” to support their nominee.

But most Democrats were united in saying they would not pressure Mr. Lieberman to step aside for now, saying he was too angered by his loss to accept such counseling and noting Republicans as of now do not have a strong candidate who could take advantage of a fractured Democratic field."

And these paragraphs are stunning about Bush and Mehlman.

Republican polling has also said that national security was the most effective issue Republicans have to motivate their base voters.

“It’s right-wing propaganda,” Mr. Dean said. “They are beginning to look ridiculous: A majority of Americans now believe that going to Iraq was the wrong thing to do. I think this shows how far out of touch the Republicans are: What you are seeing is the beginning of the end of the Republicans because a lot of this was a referendum on George Bush’s policies. George Bush is going to take a big hit and a lot of people are going down with him, including Ken Mehlman.”

And he again says to pull behind the winner.

Mr. Dean, whose brother James was a prominent supporter of Mr. Lamont, said Mr. Lieberman was being “disrespectful of Democrats and disrespectful of the Democratic Party” by saying he would stay in the race as an independent.

“It was decided in Joe’s favor three times and this time he didn’t get the nod,” Mr. Dean said. Recalling his unsuccessful campaign for the presidential nomination in 2004, he added, “We all do what I did: When you lose, you pull behind the winner.”

There is no real satisfaction in seeing someone lose like that, and very few of us feel that. Joe is making a mistake.