Questions for our Connecticut members

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I know that Lieberman is in the fight of his career to keep his seat as a Senator, and that Ned Lamont is his (also) Democratic opponent in the primaries, which I believe are next week?

Lieberman is getting all kinds of votes of confidence and endorsements, and as is the case with many non-Connecticut resident DUers, we don't trust Lieberman because he is allegedly "in bed" with the Republicans.

I saw Lamont on The Colbert Report the other night and liked him. It seems like he's got a lot of energy to do things, but what sets Lamont apart from Lieberman, other than his stance on the war in Iraq? Does he have the ability to make good on some of his bolder statements? Is he electable?

If he does defeat Lieberman in the primaries, and Joe does run independently, would the possibility of them splitting the Democratic vote enable a Pub to win? I think that is the one thing we need to avoid at all possible costs.

What does the race look like right now, this close to the primaries? What do you think the outcome should be?

Asking this in the main forum because a lot of our newer members will see it here.

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1. Prediction

If Lamont wins the primary, and it very much looks like that's going to happen, it will mean that the Democrats have abandoned Boltin' Joe. Recent polling and his poor showings in recent public appearances indicate that his intentions of abandoning the Dem Party have hurt him greviously. If he goes ahead and gets on the ballot as an independant, I don't expect him to get much suppport from any Democrats, who will then be *obligated* to support the Democratic Party nominee, Ned Lamont. This will really mess up Joe's chances. He'll be standing alone with little or no support. Many previously loyal Joe voters who will wish to remain loyal to the party will abandon him.

The result of all this is that if Lieberman loses the primary, Ned Lamont will be a new Junior Senator from CT.

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2. Alan Schlesinger (R) stands no chance in a two or three way race

He was a lightweight to begin with and after the casino scandal, he is finished. Jodi Rell is even asking him to drop out. If the Republicans had run a real candidate, I would be worried about vote splitting. But with Alan Schlesinger, I'm resting easy about this.