Landrieu With Lieberman All The Way

[Bob Geiger]

This may not be news to some in Louisiana, but to those of us outside the state, waiting for definitive, post-primary updates, I guess it doesn’t come as much of a shock that centrist Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) is firmly behind Joe Lieberman in Connecticut's Senate contest, despite Joe losing the August 8 primary to Democrat Ned Lamont.

The Times-Picayune reported on August 6 that Landrieu would stick with Lieberman to the bitter end, even if Lamont captured the Democratic nomination.

"Win or lose in Tuesday's primary, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., will have Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., on his side," wrote Bruce Alpert and Bill Walsh, of the Times-Picayune. "According to aides, Landrieu assured Lieberman that she'll support him as a Democrat or independent candidate for the Senate. Lieberman is considered vulnerable mainly because of his support for the Iraq war, which is unpopular in Connecticut."

But those things can sometimes change once the ballots are counted and the voters have chosen a new standard bearer for the general election.

Not in this case.

Adam Sharp, Senator Landrieu's Communications Director, confirmed with me this morning that Landrieu will indeed support Lieberman over Democratic nominee Ned Lamont.

"Senator Landrieu is supporting Senator Lieberman," wrote Sharp in an e-mail. "We have not issued any press release or anything on it, but have confirmed it to anyone who has called. She did state her support publicly before the primary, as reported by the Times Picayune and called Senator Lieberman the day after the primary to reiterate her position."

Our current tally has 25 Democratic Senators on the record as supporting Lamont and, with Landrieu's turn against the party, there are now five Senate Democrats -- including Carper (DE), Pryor (AR), Salazar (CO) and Nelson (NE) -- who will support Lieberman over Lamont through November 7.

If you would care to contact Senator Landrieu's office on this, they can be reached at 202-224-5824 or via her web form at http://landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm. If you want to save some money, the toll-free number for the U.S. Capitol is 888-355-3588. They can then connect you to Landrieu's office.

You can also see the latest "Lamont-support tote board" here .

You can reach Bob Geiger at [e-mail].

[elehhhhna]

1. political suiciders. why do they hate freedom?

[Peeves]

56. B-but ... Maybe Lieberman will rejoin the Democratic Party after he wins.

SHYA ... & monkey's could come flying out of ... well u-know....

[Vinca]

2. And to think they're shocked when Democrats lose. nt

[buff2]

3. Mary Landrieu is a rightwing conservative

in Democrat's clothing.Just another DINO to enable bu$h and his thugs,so it's not at all surprising that she is backing rightwing bu$h loving LIEberman. We have far too many of those types in our party. We need a good house cleaning.....clean out all the Dino's and put progressive Dems in their place.Otherwise,nothing will ever change.

[marmar]

29. Yeah, she's very much a DINO.

I guess this isn't all that shocking.

[blitzen]

49. no, she's just an opportunist without principles who casts votes

like a rightwing conservative


I've vote for her many times--twice for senate. But NEVER AGAIN.

[Zodiak]

53. Interesting Observation

I noticed that the five Senators who are supporting Leiberman are all among the worst senators we have (according to my scoring system).

Leiberman (Connecticut)........ 43 *
Carper (Deleware).............. 38 * Supports Joe
Baucus (Montana)............... 36 *
Johnson (South Dakota)......... 33 *
Lincoln (Arkansas)............. 29 *
Pryor (Arkansas)............... 26 * - supports Joe
Nelson (Florida)............... 24 *
Salazar (Colorado)............. 24 * - supports Joe
Landrieu (Louisianna).......... 19 * - supports Joe
Nelson (Nebraska).............. 5 * * = DLC - Supports Joe

This entire list of our worst Senators is DLC. The number following their name is how often they vote with Democrats on important issues (bill passage and nominations). Yes, Landrieu votes with us only 19% of the time. She is a right-winger....not a moderate or a centrist.

This list of Democratic Senators represents the farthest right-wing population of Democrats of our three populations (progressive, DLC-lite, and DLC-heavy).



Carper is from a blue state. He is the one who is playing a VERY dangerous game with his support of Joe.

[endarkenment]

4. How many "Democrats" does that make now?

At what point in the parade of fools do we get to start demanding that our party act like a political party?

I am truly sick of this shit. I am ashamed of our party.

[Tesha]

12. We're tallying them up over here...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2782553

[ClintonTyree]

50. Every "Democrat" that backs Lieberman is painting a target............

on themselves. "See, I'm just like Joe", is what they're actually saying. I can't believe they're that stupid. Wait, yes I can. Over the last 6 years I've seen enough "Democrats" pledge their allegiance to reich-wing ideas to last me a lifetime.

Can't these idiots SEE that they're targeting themselves by doing this? Can't they comprehend the message that the voters delivered to Lieberman. Do they REALLY think that it was just the "left wing loonies" that toppled Lieberman, not bedrock Democrats?

Landrieu has always been a "dixiecrat" at best, voting for bush's failed policies far too often. OK, Mary. You've just painted a HUGE target on your GOP loving ass. This was no fluke, Mary. We're cleaning house, getting rid of all the "Democrats" that consistently vote against our interests. Looks like you've moved yourself to the top of the list. :grr: She's just committed political suicide, what an idiot!

[BOSSHOG]

5. Landrieu may be the Lieberman of 2008

She has to tread somewhat lightly in her not solidly blue state and the GOP is out to burn her at the stake during the next election for what she did in the last election. Her opponent was a lunatic right wing jerk off (Suzie Terrell). Landrieu beat her to a pulp in public appearances but only won a fairly close race. Landrieu is a tough cookie on the campaign trail but I suspect her Lieberman backing is purely a selfish move. I don't see anyone in the dem camp to her left who would challenge her in the primary. She provides a little balance for the other Senator from LA, another right wing lunatic David Vitter, whom surprisingly turned into a Democrat after Katrina, just doing every damn thing he could for the little guy.

[LA lady]

9. It is true

I just called to verify and she is standing with Lieberman. (I must admit, I expected it). I politely gave them my opinion.

[9119495]

52. Will that be different in a post-Katrina LA? I'm out of the loop

but it seems there might be a throw the bums out mentality down there, notwithstanding Ray Nagin. Could a liberal point to failed Republican policies and a failed Landrieu to win?

[tularetom]

6. The Democratic Senate leadership needs to knock

some heads together. Loss of committee assignments ought to be a powerful enough tool to get these sellouts in line. Landrieu is a giant disappointment as far as I am concerned. Katrina gave her the perfect cover to really blast * and his group of assiwpes without losing her constituents support but she totally has wussed out. Do you think the repukes will act like this if Sen. Chaffee loses his priamry, decides to run an independent campaign and a few puke decide to support him?

[Clarkie1]

47. Definitely senate Democrats should work together to support Democrats

who support Democrats. It's common sense.

Senators who are not supporting Ned Lamont should not be rewarded with committee assignments by the Democratic Party. We need to be firm on this.

[marylanddem]

7. Thanks for posting this - I just contacted my on-the-fence

senators Mikulski & Sarbanes & asked them to support Lamont.
Jebus!

[Pendrench]

8. Just curious, what sort of response did you get from their offices?

(I live in Severn).

Thanks -

Tim

[jaysunb]

10. She'll be the Jeffords in reverse

in 06 if it's a 5 seat gain. :evilfrown:

[KamaAina]

11. Well, then, Joementum better support La.'s claim to the oil and gas $$$

from offshore leases, which presently goes straight to the federal gov't so it can pay for its massive, all-encompassing hurricane relief effort. :sarcasm:

[FredScuttle]

48. Well, he did such a bang-up job vetting Heckuva Job Brownie

it's clear he's Louisiana's savior. :sarcasm:

[Bretttido]

13. These spineless rats will someday soon be evicted from our party.

[TrueFunkSoldier]

14. For those of you who attacked me...

Here's an example of what I meant by "milquetoast," "spineless" DemoCraps! Taking notes?

[Totally Committed]

15. If you didn't expect this, you haven't been paying attention....

She's freaking Lieberman in a dress!

And, DLC, too...

TC

[Janice325]

16. I just called her office directly and spoke to the young woman

who answered with "Senator Landrieu's office." I identified myself by name, said I was calling from Atlanta, Georgia but had lived in New Orleans most of my life (all true). Told her I was very disappointed in Senator Landrieu for supporting Lieberman over the Democratic nominee Ned Lamont. Told her if I still lived in New Orleans it would cost Senator Landrieu my vote. I ended with "Thank you for your time. Goodbye." I was very polite.
She hardly said a word the whole time.
I hope Senator Landrieu gets flooded with polite calls in opposition to her decision.
I think she's going to be between a rock and a hard place in any reelection bid.
k&r

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[Janice325]

18. Welcome to DU, skeeters2525.

I care. I guess we disagree about this topic.

[annabanana]

26. welcome

I think you'll find that most of us care about politics. That's why we're here.

[annabanana]

27. just briefly reviewed your contributions over the past coupla

days..

You've only posted on Lamont/Lieberman threads... You've even brought up the subject on threads that WEREN'T Lamont/Lieberman threads..

(Did you ever happen to see that little box by the subject lines that says "hide this thread"? It might save you from your unending boredom)

[BlueCaliDem]

40. Who cares? How about the Rethuglican spin-machine?

Yet another excuse to paint the Democrats as "wishy-washy" and "disorganized".

IF you're a Democrat, you'd care about the party image; you'd care that Lieberman is backstabbing the Democratic Party by continuing as an Independent while lavishing in right-wing spin, and $$$s.

You'd care that, if he continues, he aims to siphon votes away from the Connecticut Democratic primary winner which can weaken the once strong Democratic Senatorial seat.

You'd care alright! But only IF you were a Democratic voter.

[AX10]

19. If Mary won't support the endorsed Democratic candidate,

then why should Democrats support her 2008 re-election campaign?

[StClone]

31. At one time I saw Landrieu as a National Leader

I gave her undo props for being a Southern Dem having "moderate position" while overlooking her oil friendly ways and war support. No more. Politically she is a ghost to me now.

[autorank]

20. Let's get Anderson Cooper to ask her a few ?'s about that;) K&R

Seriously folks, Mary Landrieu has never been much of a Democrat. We have to remember that there has not been ideological cohesion in the Democratic Party since "The Great Society" with Lyndon B. Johnson. After that, the party split down the middle North (etc.) - South and we lost a bunch of Democrats who couldn't vote for civil rights, they thought. LA, AL, MS -- that's hard core old South. It's amazing she even ran as a Democrat. I don't like this one bit but don't waste cycles over Mary Landrieu, Lord! She was singing *'s praises while he was starving her city. It's called being disconnected from fundamental realities at times. At other times, Landrieu is just doing what she feels she has to do to get by.

One big factor she faces is the loss of 200,000 voters in New Orleans. This is very significant. That's the number of evacuees who have not returned. Only about 5% were able to vote absentee because the LA Republican legislature made laws to stop this (which violate civil rights laws but that's another post). So Mary is already repositioning for the next general where he's got a real up hill battle.

Good to call her on this stuff, call all of them on it.

[femrap]

21. I am so sick of these same 'dems' being pugs....

Why are they doing this? Salazar....shit, he was just elected...he has no long-term relationship with Joe.

Seriously, why? Is AIPAC providing them with money? Is Karl promising them money? WTF is it?

I hope the folks in CO, AR, and LA vote these pugs out of office and get some REAL DEMS with spine elected.

[ShortnFiery]

22. Well here's to encouraging my relatives in Louisiana to

vote for the next TRUE Democratic Challenger to Mary Landrieu.

We should NOT forget these defections after Ned Lamont's wins this November. It should be just the beginning of informing our NON-Democratic Supporting Democrats that "We will no longer be needing your services anymore ... former Senator Landrieu." ;)

More than anything else, We The People need to make it clear (by going to the polls en masse) that there will be A PRICE to pay, long term, for our established representative's DEFECTIONS, i.e., NOT supporting The Democratic Nominee.

Vote Out Incumbents Democracy = http://voidnow.org/

[newsguyatl]

23. she's so disgusting

[iamthebandfanman]

24. shes not a centrist

and neither is he.

just because someone votes for whatever gives them money n helps their personal agenda regardless of party, doesnt make them a centrist. it makes them a sellout and a fraud.

i mean, things like this is what feeeeeeeeds the media whores out there in their case that the democratic party is being taken over by extreme left commies...which is the image they are trying to send to people ....

we have GOT to stop calling people centrist when they arent, and more than that stop acting like being a centrist is aweful!
they are just bad democrats!
and bad politicians!
n lets leave it at that... none of this 'the centrist' this and 'the centrist' that, as if we are opposed to co-operation or something. sheesh.

we have plenty of room for true centrists in this party!!!

tho i dont think we should EVER let conservatives back in ;)

[fooj]

36. A con is a con is a con...

A crook is a crook is a crook!

[Jack Rabbit]

25. She's another one on the hit list

Like Lieberman, she's been a Bush enabler too often for too long.

[DAMANgoldberg]

28. At this point, she has little to worry about on the DEM side...

Really, can you see Ray Nagin or Kathleen Blanco beating her. I can't. The only interesting race would be if her brother (Mitch) got involved.

[fishwax]

30. can't say I'm surprised

Perhaps Lieberman will come out of retirement to return the favor when she loses the LA dem primary in '08.

[benny05]

32. DINO n/t

[huskerlaw]

33. Well, there's our list

of people who need to be "Lieberman-ed" next. :evilgrin:

Well, ok...perhaps we can let Nelson slide since we can't really expect much better out of Nebraska (calm down fellow Huskers, you know I'm right), but how about tossing Landrieu, Carper and Salazar at least?

[Hawkeye-X]

43. I'm with you on Salazar

30% voting on the Dem side - not good enough. I voted for Mike Miles in the primary. He would have been a better choice.

[L0oniX]

34. Landrieu ...are you of the body?

Star trek ...other world population control computer.

[bluedog]

35. Bill Nelson of Florida still hasn't endorsed Lamont

come on Florida..e-mail Bill.I just did and told him to stand behind the officially elected candidate of Connecticut


http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

[benny05]

37. I don't think Bill Nelson will Support Lamont Openly

In order not to mess up his lead. Lieberman has many many friends in Florida, one of the reasons why he was picked to be Al Gore's running mate, along Joe-no-momentum's harsh criticism of Billy Jeff.

[PretzelzRule]

38. I want my 50 bucks back

that I donated to help elect this worthless DINO

:grr:

[Redneck Socialist]

39. woo hoo. Yet another reason to dislike Landrieu

Keep sucking at the teat of big oil and supporting non-democrats like joey. You go girl.

[KoKo]

41. Landrieu is one of the gang of Dems who votes DINO...only good thing

she ever did was say she wanted to sock Bush when she was flying in a helicopter over the ruins of Louisiana on CNN. She gave a couple of good speeches but then turned back into herself when LA needed funding and her brother ran against Nagen.

She votes with Big Oil because she wants money for LA. I've given her a pass because of that...but like Nelson of FLA and Nelson of Nebraska...she's just a DINO at heart because of her constituency I guess.

[Laurab]

42. What don't these people understand about DEMOCRATIC PARTY?

An elected Democratic Senator naturally supports the Democratic primary winner. She was elected by the people, she works FOR the people, and she needs to listen to the DEMOCRATS she was elected by.

It's becoming clear to me that King George and his jesters aren't the only ones who don't understand this is supposed to be a democracy - a republic by the people for the people.

It is frigging unacceptable. An elected Senator supports the damn NOMINEE. I don't care who their pals are, they are elected to do a job, and she is not doing it.

It's time for the democratic leaders to get some leadership in the party - this is NOT what she was elected to do.

[zulchzulu]

44. Landrieu supports someone from another party? Bye, Mary...

I can't imagine tht many Louisianans happy wth Loserman.

[Daylin Byak]

45. You want Mary Landrieu

Here's somewhat of an idea. Okay Louisana has a type of primary syatem in which every single candidate dem or repuke is on the ballot in november, well try to knock her off but running like 3 democrats so that can steal some of her votes

Could that work? I mean it's because of that type of a primary syatem that David Vitter is your senator, cause the Dems down here couldn't get there act together and unify behind one candidate(which should of been Chris John.)

[Clarkie1]

46. Every single candidate is on the ballot in November? What's the point

of a primary then? Do they even have a primary?

[Daylin Byak]

59. Not really

What happens is that every candidate that files to run for public office is on in november, dem or repuke and if a candidate dosen't have a majority 51 precent of the vote there's a run off election in december for the candidates regardless of party that had the top two votes.

Now that type of an election had helped us in Louisiana and had really really hurt us in Louisiana. It helped up in 2004 in the 3rd District with Charlie Melancon. Because there were alot a republicans running to sucede the retiring republican Billy Tauzin, most famous were Tauzin's son Billy Tauzin and state senator Craig Romero well after finding out that both candidates were duds Melancon won by some 400 votes.

It really hurt us in the Senate when the Democrats were trying to keep the seat of retireing Senator John Breaux, the candidate that the democrats were supporting were congressman Chris John of the 7th district and some other guy, think his name was kennedy not sure. Well the other guy ate half of the democratic votes cause John only got 20% of the votes and because of that David Vitter, a congressman from the 1st District cruised to victory with 51 perecent of the votes.

[Cobalt-60]

51. Joe is of the body..

Summon the Lawgivers!

[Cha]

54. Notice how all the Creeps

stick up for joe. I can't believe they of the Democratic Party don't say.."The people of Connecticut have spoken with their votes and I support the Democratic nominee, Ned Lamont!"

But, Noooooo!.. "The people of Connecticut have spoken but I've decided to become a traitor to my party and support that goon joelie-berman."

[kentuck]

55. Methinks Mary needs a primary opponent?

A Ned Lamont-type?

[LSK]

57. no surprise here

[long_green]

58. Mary may get reelected in two years...

but she will do it without my vote. I don't care if a Republican wins. I don't care if a Republican win gives them control of the Senate, I cannot vote for someone who votes like she does and thumbs her nose at the will of the Democrats of Connecticut. Time to retire, Mary. I for one will really enjoy it when, for all your support of the status quo, whatever nuthatch is running against will call you "one of the most liberal Senators on the hill."

[redqueen]

62. I hope you've contacted her

and shared your thoughts about her votes with her, directly.

:hi:

[kwolf68]

60. Why is it any of their damn business?

Let the people of Connecticuit figure this out and after the dust settles get in line with who the people choose. Unbelievable.

[redqueen]

61. Kick

for anyone who would like to call and share with Senator Landrieu what they think about her support of an outside candidate.