Gallup poll: Lieberman more popular with Republican than with Democrats.

[MarkDevin]

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002950470

Gallup: Lieberman Now More Popular With Republicans Than Democrats

By E&P Staff

Published: August 04, 2006 9:10 AM ET

NEW YORK The much-watched Democratic primary election in Connecticut is just four days away, and today Gallup has come out with a poll that finds incumbent Sen. Joseph Lieberman with his lowest ratings ever. "As a result," a Gallup report released this morning relates, "he is now more popular with Republicans than with supporters of his own party," surely not a good sign.

Latest polls in Connecticut show that Lieberman now trails his opponent, Ned Lamont, who has charged that the senator is too close to the Bush administration on several issues, most notably the Iraq war.

The latest Gallup poll finds that among Republicans and Republican "leaners," 46% view Lieberman favorably, while 27% view him unfavorably. Democrats are more evenly divided in their attitudes, with 38% viewing him favorably and 32% unfavorably. Currently, his support among Republicans is on the upswing. However, this is from a national sample and may not suggest a likely outcome next Tuesday.

Also today, Gallup cited the results of its poll earlier in the summer which found that 55% of Republicans and Democrats called Iraq "extremely important" in considering their vote for Congress this year. Gallup noted, "It is clear that Lieberman is at odds with the vast majority of Democrats, who overwhelmingly oppose the war -- 82% say it was a mistake for the United States to send troops, according to the latest Gallup Poll. However, there are no precise data that verify that Democrats nationally are lukewarm on Lieberman specifically because of his unflinching support for the Iraq war."

[LincolnMcGrath]

1. Color me shocked! Shocked I tells ya!

[lolly]

2. Give up the charade, Joe

You ARE a Republican. Have been for years. You just kept the "D" by your name so you could keep winning elections in Connecticut.

Just switch parties already and be done with it.

[flaminbats]

7. never fear!

if Lieberman somehow gets reelected and Republicans hold the Senate, Lieberman will switch. But considering how unlikely it is for either to happen..I believe Lieberman will fade away as another cow dump left in the field.

[newsguyatl]

3. wow

[TheVirginian]

4. Quinnipiac showed that three months ago.

This isn't news.

[MarkDevin]

5. Still worth remembering, though.

Particularly if you're a CT Dem who plans to vote in Tuesday's primary - which I am.

[jeff30997]

6. What a surprise!

[wanpete]

8. ya don't say...

[MarkDevin]

9. Yeah, I know.

Next, I'll announce that the capital of Nebraska is Lincoln! ;)