[BillyBoy]

>> If the vote for everyone else is 50R-49D, the Republicans will win regardless of what Lieberman does; if it's 49R-50D, the R's will lose unless Lieberman votes for them. <<

The only way we'd end up with a 49-50-1 makeup is if Lamont somehow has a last minute surge in CT or hell freezes over and Sanders loses in VT.

Otherwise there will be two "independants" when the Senate conviences in 2007 (Lieberman, I-CT; Sanders I-VT), both of whom support the liberal position 90% of the time and have pledged to support Reid for majority leader.

In a 49-49-2 scenario, Lieberman casts the deciding vote to hand the Senate to Reid.

[supercat]

In a 49-49-2 scenario, Lieberman casts the deciding vote to hand the Senate to Reid.

He could just as well abstain with the exact same effect.