Lieberman has ran some very sharp television ads in Connecticut, which have undoubtedly helped his poll numbers.
In one ad he notes how his experience working with the military in the Federal government helped save the Groton submarine base from closing (and all the jobs that go with it). He then notes that Lamont couldn't have possibly have helped save the base.
In another ad, he notes that Lamont invested $5,000,000 in a firm that took jobs out of Connecticut and moved them overseas. In a similar ad, he notes how many people lamont has laid off from his company.
Lieberman stresses working across the aisle.
Meanwhile, Lone-Issue-Lamont keeps repeating the same message of Lieberman=Bush...which only works on the 20% nutjobs.
Yes, it will nice that Lieberman stays in the senate, even as an independent. What does that say about dems when he was at the top of their ticket as VP candidate not too long ago? Again, as a one(left)wing aircraft, the dems are self destructing as a going concern, you can't govern this democracy with just 20% nut-jobs. Yes, we have to put up w/rinos, etc but the CT republicans are making a wise choice by going w/Lieberman, he's a true gentleman that USED to be on the other side of the aisle. Also there's the seniority issue, people understand that when you elect a new senator, he/they start anew at the bottom of the pork-pecking order = BAD NEWS come state-appropriation mark-up time. Our hope here in MT is that independents, even some dems, see why keeping Conrad Burns is so important as to seniority...if nothing else.