PPP: Lieberman in third in hypothetical race v. Murphy and either Rell or Schiff

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And in the most likely scenario of "Known Statewide Democrat who hasn't lost his most recent Congressional run" vs. Lieberman vs. "Some underfunded Republican nobody has heard of"?

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And in the most likely scenario of "Known Statewide Democrat who hasn't lost his most recent Congressional run" vs. Lieberman vs. "Some underfunded Republican nobody has heard of"?

You don't think Rell will go for it in 2012?

If Lieberman switches to caucus with Republicans, Republicans will run a placeholder nobody - or endorse Lieberman.  Even if Lieberman doesn't switch, CT Republicans are better off with Lieberman in office than a so-called "progressive" Democrat - so they still might run a placeholder nobody.

If Lieberman retires, Rell might run.

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And in the most likely scenario of "Known Statewide Democrat who hasn't lost his most recent Congressional run" vs. Lieberman vs. "Some underfunded Republican nobody has heard of"?

You don't think Rell will go for it in 2012?

If Lieberman switches to caucus with Republicans, Republicans will run a placeholder nobody - or endorse Lieberman.  Even if Lieberman doesn't switch, CT Republicans are better off with Lieberman in office than a so-called "progressive" Democrat - so they still might run a placeholder nobody.

If Lieberman retires, Rell might run.

You think a party-switching Lieberman can get past the Tea Partiers in the primary?  He was #60 for Obamacare after all.  We all know how well that goes over in the Tea Party.  

There's a tea party in Connecticut that can actually influence Republican primaries?  And even assuming there is, the Tea Party will be as active in 2012 as it is in 2010?  That's news to me.