Spot on with the assesments, you dont see Dims even vouching for Chafee, Collins,Snowe etc anyone apart from a another dim.
A Lieberman win will be toasted a win for centrism and allow others moonbats like Hillary, Warner and a whole lot of assorted Libs who back him to paint themselves as Centrist for the next Presidential election. Conservatives support for a ultra lib like Lieberman lacks common sense and shows a weak understanding of the political dynamics.
What it would actually show is tactical sense.
If any Rat runs against Snowe or Collins or any other "enlightened" GOP moderate, the Dim candidate and the Dim machine will campaign against them just as hard as they would against a real conservative.
I don't support Schlesinger because he's scandal tainted and won't make it above 5%. But still, the GOP should stay out of this race and let the chips fall where they may fall. It's just like Alien vs Predator. Whoever wins, we lose.