NYT: Lamont Nearly Even With Lieberman

[helderheid]

Filed at 4:47 p.m. ET

HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman's lead over anti-war challenger Ned Lamont has narrowed to a razor-thin margin, two polls showed on Wednesday.

The 2000 vice presidential candidate lost the Democratic primary vote in Connecticut to Lamont this month, but is running for re-election as an independent in a contest that has exposed deep divisions over the unpopular Iraq war.

An American Research Group poll conducted Thursday through Monday said the race was a statistical tie, putting Lieberman's support among 790 likely voters at 44 percent versus 42 percent for Lamont, a political novice and wealthy cable TV executive.

Republican Alan Schlesinger, a former state legislator, had 3 percent. The poll had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.

Another poll of 500 likely voters by Rasmussen Reports showed Lieberman's lead over Lamont narrowing to two points, 45 percent to 43 percent, from five points in an August 12 poll. Its margin of error was 4.5 percentage points.

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[TlalocW]

1. I almost feel sorry for Schlesinger

He could possibly be at a negative 0.5 points. :)

You know, if I hadn't been following this story, and I only knew the very basics of it - incumbent senator loses primary and runs as an independent, I wouldn't think too much of it. At least I wouldn't until I learned that he was going around campaigning with members of the opposition party. Just those two facts tell you that he's incredibly desperate to hold onto power, and he's incredibly stupid to think that what he's doing won't turn off voters.

TlalocW

[helderheid]

4. That poor guy - I know! Unbelievable!

[kentuck]

2. We can assume that most of Lamont's is from Democratic voters?

If 60% of the total voters in CT lean Democratic, that would mean he was getting over two-thirds of the Democratic voters if his total is now 42%. That means Joe Lieberman is getting about 30% of the Democratic voters and the remainder of his lead is from Republican voters. That is why Joe is trying to shore up his "Democratic" base. If he continues to lose support of his own Party at the present pace, he would be irrelevant in two or three more weeks.

[derby378]

3. This is very bad

:(

[helderheid]

5. Lamont is gaining on him and FAST. This is GOOD.

[calico1]

6. For whom? n/t