CO's Salazar on supporting Lamont: ""We will see..."

[LiviaOlivia]

Liveblog: Sen Salazar on Lieberman
by TakeBackTheHouse
Wed Aug 09, 2006 at 09:59:05 AM PDT
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/8/9/12595/75433

I am in a room right now with Sen. Salazar (D-CO) who earlier had suggested that he might support Lieberman regardless of the outcome of the Connecticut primary.

We are in the HQ of Ed Perlmutter candidate for Colorado's 7th District, and he and Ed just shared the podium at a press conference out front.

They were both asked about the impact and the message of the Lieberman/Lamont race.

Salazar praised Joe Lieberman and stated that their offices had been in contact in the past 24 hours. He did not specify the outcome of those discussions but said that, "We would see what is going to happen soon in Connecticut." Later he broadened that to, "We will see what they do, perhaps in the next days or weeks or perhaps months, we'll see."

He did state that the message was clear from that primary that voters no longer wanted to 'stay the course' with the administration in Washington, not with an endless war without plan, a failed medical system, nor a litany of other Bush administration missteps.

Perlmutter also praised Lieberman but came out in support of the decisions made by the voters. "I like Joe Lieberman, but the people of Connecticut have made their choice and I respect that."

Perlmutter said that it was a clear signal that the same change he sees people wanting in CO-7 is wanted by voters across the country, and that CO-7 is going to be a bellweather for a trend that will wrest Congress from the Republicans.

Unlike Lamont's district, Perlmutter is in an almost perfectly balanced swing district with 1/3 Dems, 1/3 Rep, and 1/3 Unaffiliated. For him to support the will of Connecticut is not a politically convienent stance, and I respect that even when standing next to a Senator who will be a great source of support to him, and when speaking to an audience that was right down the center, he was willing to stand for the principle of the Democratic process.

I just shook the Senator's hand and said, "I hope that Connecticut plays out in a way so that you are able to support the Democratic nominee, however that might happen."

He looked at me and said, "Well, we'll see."

[LynneSin]

1. Here, borrow my letter I just sent to Tom Carper

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2768485


My favorite part:


Mr. Carper, might I remind you that we are the Democratic Party and as the Democratic Party we should be endorsing democrats. And as residents of the state of Delaware, we shouldn't be suggesting such backend, sneaky maneuvers in order to get Joe Lieberman back in the senate and returned to the Democratic Party. The Democrats of Connecticut have spoken and we need to endorse Ned Lamont

My second favorite part:

hope that you continue to remember that the liberal side of the Democratic Party has a voice too. The Lamont victory was the first of many and I would hope that we have no reason to try the same thing here in Delaware in 2012

[speedoo]

2. I don't trust Salazar.

But he's a necessary evil, I suppose. The other CO senator is a total idiot and should be targeted as a winnable seat by the Dems.

[Kelvin Mace]

3. "We will see what thet do in Connecticut"?

What they did was give a Vichy Democrat (just like you) the Royal Order of the Boot. This means that people like you, Ben Nelson, Hilary Clnton and all the other folk who love giving Bush a free ride are now moving to the list of people we can do without.

[AX10]

4. Colorado has no love for George Bush (60% disapproval).

[CrispyQ]

5. I wish we could vote that fucker out this fall.

Salazar is such a disappointment. After his confirmation of Rice & then Gonzales I wrote expressing my disappointment in his voting record to date. Think I got a reply? Hell no. However, about 4 weeks later I did get a request for money. :grr:

[Guaranteed]

6. Well then, Ken, you're next.

If you don't respect the Democratic voters, you're gone.

You work for US, bitch.

"We'll see."

[LincolnMcGrath]

7. That's okay, Hillary can't quite bring herself to tell Joe to quit either!

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