Lieberman Campaign Promises a Fight

[Omaha Steve]

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Lieberman Campaign Promises a Fight
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Aug 6, 6:04 PM (ET)

By SUSAN HAIGH

ORANGE, Conn. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman's campaign manager said Sunday that challenger Ned Lamont's ads have "taken their toll," but he promised a fight in the final two days of the campaign to overcome what he called negative messages.

Sean Smith said the campaign has scaled back its get-out-the-vote efforts for Tuesday's primary "a little bit" to spend more money on ads. But he said the campaign will still have an unprecedented presence with thousands of people helping out. Supporters are coming from across the country, he said in a conference call with reporters

"They have taken their toll," Smith said of the ads. "And we are going to combat that in the next 48 hours with a positive message about Joe Lieberman's record."


This photo provided by NBC News shows Lanny Davis, a supporter of Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., right, and Jim Dean, a supporter of Lieberman's opponent for the Connecticut Democratic Senate primary Ned Lamont, during a taping of "Meet the Press" at the NBC studios in Washington, Sunday Aug. 6, 2006. Davis and Dean discussed this Tuesday's Connecticut Democratic Senate primary and the future of the Democratic Party. (AP Photo/NBC News, Alex Wong)


Lieberman, a three-term incumbent and his party's vice presidential candidate in 2000, has been dogged by liberal Democrats angry at him for supporting the war in Iraq. Lamont, a political newcomer and founder of a cable company, has capitalized on the war's unpopularity in Connecticut by accusing Lieberman of being too close to Republicans and President Bush.

A Quinnipiac University poll released last week showed the Greenwich businessman leading Lieberman 54 percent to 41 percent.

[Texifornia]

1. In 48 hours...

Joe will be breathing into a paper bag.

In 72 hours he will have achieved...

Joeblivion...

[liberalhistorian]

4. "Joeblivion",

LOL! :rofl: :rofl:

[democrank]

6. Thanks for the laugh, Texifornia.

Joeblivion....Joementum gone wild.


Welcome to DU. Glad you`re here.

[Texifornia]

9. gracias (n/t)

n/t

[liberalhistorian]

2. Bit late and a dollar short,

eh, Holy Joe? And the "positive message about his record?" That's going to be the smallest election pamphlet on record, obviously. God, I just cannot WAIT to see the arrogant fucker go down!

[ClassWarrior]

3. His ADS have taken their toll?? ROFL...

How about Lie-berman's own record?? Or his french kiss with Bush**??

:rofl:

NGU.

[gratuitous]

5. 48 hours should be plenty of time to campaign

Heck Joe, why not put it off for another day or two? Hey, I think you've earned a week or so off, take it easy buddy.

[felman87]

7. Polls are one thing

but taking a poll only requires a click of the mouse. Voting requires a little more effort. This'll be a close race, can't wait to see who'll come out on top (I'm hoping for Lamont but if Liebermann wins I'm ok with that. A democrat, even a centralist like Liebermann, is better than a republican,

[Jack Rabbit]

10. I think this was a scientific poll. Felman

One in which somebody selects a random sample and asks each how they feel, not one in which some Bozo working for CNN posts a questions online and invites all comers to answer. Those polls can and do get Freeped and DUed. A scientific survey has a lot more integrity.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

8. Exactly whom is it he intends to fight? His own constituents?

His own record? His own words? His own deeds? His own mistakes?

:shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug:

[Jack Rabbit]

11. For God, Bush and Wall Street

[MadMaddie]

12. No...he want's to fight other Democrats after all he is Repug lite!!

[yardwork]

13. If Lieberman had fought the Rethuglicans, he wouldn't have to fight now

Amazing how DINOs find their courage when their jobs are on the line.