Lieberman (D) Leads Solidly in Connecticut

[Q]

The people of the state of... any state... deserve whoever they are smart or stupid enough to elect.  Did it ever occure to you that people acctually chose to elect Lieberman?  I think that you exibit a pretty elitist attitude by suggesting anything different.

Give me a break.  Suggesting that an elected official is out of touch with his constituents is hardly "elitist."  And Lieberman has had a shift especially since 2000, when the people of Conn re-elected Al Gore's running mate, not Bush's "favorite Democrat."

[jerusalemcar5]

The left wing "nuts" are the only true Democrats.  No finnicky wishy washy losers like Ben Nelson, Joe Lieberman, John Kerry, and John Edwards. 

You may be right about Kerry and also Edwards (who in ideology aren't anywhere near the other two, so why the hell did you group them all into one category?) to a degree, but Lieberman and Nelson are anything but wishy washy and are especially not losers.  There pragmatism is of the uptmost values and is much more honorable than the endless, substanceless Bush-bashing of others.

Lieberman votes for/against things when they matter then switches to the other when it no longer matter.  Same for Nelson.  Regardless, they stray too far from the party and too close to Bush for being Democrats.  They are disgraces, but are not quite as bad as Zell Miller who was an ultra conservative Republican.  Saying that the Iraq war was a good deicision after everything we've seen is not honorable, it is despicable, especially for a "Democrat".  Substanceless Bush bashing?  Is this a joke?  How does calling him on the deficit, the war, his social policies, and his foreign policies become "substanceless."  I strongly disagree.  The real Democrats are honorably defending the country by rallying against the anti-constitution Bush.

[jokerman]

The left wing "nuts" are the only true Democrats.  No finnicky wishy washy losers like Ben Nelson, Joe Lieberman, John Kerry, and John Edwards. 

You may be right about Kerry and also Edwards (who in ideology aren't anywhere near the other two, so why the hell did you group them all into one category?) to a degree, but Lieberman and Nelson are anything but wishy washy and are especially not losers.  There pragmatism is of the uptmost values and is much more honorable than the endless, substanceless Bush-bashing of others.

Lieberman votes for/against things when they matter then switches to the other when it no longer matter.  Same for Nelson.  Regardless, they stray too far from the party and too close to Bush for being Democrats.  They are disgraces, but are not quite as bad as Zell Miller who was an ultra conservative Republican.  Saying that the Iraq war was a good deicision after everything we've seen is not honorable, it is despicable, especially for a "Democrat".  Substanceless Bush bashing?  Is this a joke?  How does calling him on the deficit, the war, his social policies, and his foreign policies become "substanceless."  I strongly disagree.  The real Democrats are honorably defending the country by rallying against the anti-constitution Bush.

It's quite substanceless when they don't even have their own damn plan.  It's just a waste of everyone's time.

[Sam Spade]

There is actually a fairly decent chance (I'd put it at 35%, for now) that Lamont wins the primary.  A candidate who is telegenic (as Lamont is) and who has tons of cash to spend will always be strong.

[Defarge]

Don't leftist Democrats understand that even though Lieberman may me to the right, there are still competitive congressional races in CT where we need Lieberman at the top of the ticket to bring people out?  Chris Shays is beatable, but it'll be harder if Lieberman's off the top of the ticket.

[Adlai Stevenson]

There is actually a fairly decent chance (I'd put it at 35%, for now) that Lamont wins the primary.  A candidate who is telegenic (as Lamont is) and who has tons of cash to spend will always be strong.

Really?  Is Lamont that telegenic.  I always thought Lieberman was popular amongst Democratic officeholders in Connecticut anyway.

[Q]

Didn't you used be to coloured Red, i.e. Democratic? 

Yes, I've long been using D-RI, D-OK, or D-HI avatars, but I decided to be a RAT for a little while.

Is Lamont that telegenic?

I was skeptical at first of his candidacy; it was only after I saw him speak in person that I was convinced.  In that small group setting, he was quite charismatic.  I don't really watch TV, so I'm not sure if he comes across that way on his ads or not, but I'd bet that most people who see him in person will be impressed.