Best news I've read today about the CT race.

[kstewart33]

This, from Chris Bowers who's in CT, at his blog DD.com:

I just talked with Eddie, and he told me that yes, turnout was very high in some places and pretty low in other places. However, he told me, there was a consistent pattern where it was very high in Lamont wards and very low in Lieberman wards. This is not surprising. We have poll watchers all over the place, and canvassers to back them up in those same wards. Lieberman, by contrast, has no one at the polls, has cancelled the rest of his public appearances today, and has invited his supporters not to volunteer, but instead to attend a party at 5pm, during peak voting. Things seem to be going well today for Ned Lamont, and Joe Lieberman is on the brink of a defeat--possibly a defeat that would surpass expectations, thereby finishing Lieberman off.

For a long time, the storyline they were going to use to justify an Independent run was low turnout. The Lieberman camp kept pushing a narrative hat they would do better with high turnout, and that they wanted to make a case to as many voters as possible. However, with turnout looking pretty good today, and with it not looking like turnout will help Lamont, not Lieberman (read Mystery Pollster for more on this), that justification for an independent run is collapsing. Now, they need something else, and have latched onto this "dirty tricks" narrative. If the storyline reads that Lieberman was robbed by evil bloggers, then he can justify running as an independent almost no mater what he loses by. The lapdog media has been more than helpful in fueling this narrative for Lieberman.

Never mind that the Lieberman website crashed the last time they had huge traffic back in June. Never mind that the Lamont campaign has offered to come help fix the problem. Never mind that the Lamont website has a Google cache link to the Lieberman website, thus allowing it to receive several times more traffic than it would have otherwise. Never mind that the Lieberman website had no interactive features or tools for supporters to use anyway. Never mind that the idea that this is even a DOS attack doesn't add up. Never mind any of this, because the lapdog press cannot stop falling all over themselves to help throw Lieberman a lifeline for a few last minute sympathy votes and a justification to run even if he loses tonight.

Gotta run--Ned just walked in.

[Janice325]

1. Brilliant post, kstewart33

Thanks for sharing.
k&r

[Exultant Democracy]

2. K&R, Ned for President!

[danalytical]

6. Not so fast

Lets see how he represents us here in CT first. I like Ned so far, but he hasn't gone to DC yet.

[Breeze54]

15. Exactly!

He has a lot to learn in and about the Senate! He'll be a 'newbie'.
We need a more experienced and seasoned person in the WH. JMO.

[Richard Steele]

17. I hardly expect any earthshattering liberal initiatives from Ned.

I hope he'll be a GOOD public servant, I really do,
but I have no reason (yet) to think he'll be a GREAT one.

He only looks so great NOW because he's being compared
to one of the most traitorous quislings in the Party.

[im10ashus]

3. Thanks for sharing!!!!

Keep us posted of any significant updates?

:hi:

[roguevalley]

4. I pray Jar-Jar Lieberman is toast. Nice message to the world from

the good people of Connecticut, the home state of the fraud in the White House. :) Ah, the irony.

[AndyA]

5. Great news! It has to figure that if Bush is not good for Republican

candidates, he would simply HAVE TO MEAN DEATH to a Democratic candidate. And the Repugs don't want to be around Bush right now, in fact some of them have taken great steps to AVOID Bush. Lieberman and Bush are just too close for comfort,as evidenced by their embraces, and Joe's attendance at White House functions.

GO NED!

[senseandsensibility]

7. I hope the Lamont campaign gets all those talking

points in your post (brilliant ones I might add) onto the airwaves somehow. Can you share them with Ned?

[ronnykmarshall]

8. Give Ned our best.

I'm so glad to I donated to him.

[ronnykmarshall]

9. Give Ned our best.

I'm so glad to I donated to him.

[Cha]

10. This is Interesting!

Thanks for posting, kstewart.

[warrens]

11. Joe's not going to be finished off, I don't think

He has lots of money, lots of friends, and lots of time. Don't count him out even if he loses. I wish someone had used the "Joe Lieberman: Too Right Wing for Connecticut" slogan to get back at him for the Lowell Weicker: Too Liberal for CT crap he used against Weicker.

[oc2002]

12. He will pocket that money and take a job as a defense contractor.

or a posh position in AIPAC.

the only bruise he got was his EGO

[hogwyld]

16. As long as the DLC is around

To support their club member, anything's possible. This is why it's imperative the DLC get's this message loud and clear!!!

[lonestarnot]

13. WhooT! Like this news!

[Vidar]

14. Thanks for posting.

[bigwillq]

18. That's awsome!

Thanks for posting. :bounce: