Lieberman trailing in early returns (CT Senate primary)

Associated Press ^ | August 8, 2006 | Robert Tanner

[Clintonfatigued]

Three-term Sen. Joe Lieberman trailed in early returns Tuesday, struggling to overcome a tough primary challenge and escape payback from his own party for supporting the Iraq war.

Six years after Democrats backed him for vice president, Lieberman was trailing with 44 percent, or 25,596 votes, to political novice Ned Lamont's 56 percent, or 32,840 votes, with 19 percent of precincts reporting.

[Clintonfatigued]

Here's the latest:

"Six years after Democrats backed him for vice president, Lieberman lagged with 47 percent, or 56,891 votes, to political novice Ned Lamont's 53 percent, or 64,383 votes, with 44 percent of precincts reporting."

[ShowMeMom]

McKinney is going down

I don't care about that, I just hope she loses the election.

ROFL!!!

[skr]

IBTZ?

[right-wingin_It]

Either way, we'll be alright. Both candidates will vote parcticlly identical. But if Lamont wins, and Liberman runs as an Independant, Liberman will take it.

And with Liberman in the Senate as an independant, there's one less Democrat to count towards "Committee Control".

It's a small victory for for us, but I'll take it.

[notigar]

don't bother, he will be gone momentarily.

[dynachrome]

"this war to rid the world of wmd."
Signed up today, hey? The war is against islam-o-fascists and their fellow travellers.

[Will_Zurmacht]

nonsense...Joe was a traditional JFK Dem who just woke up and found out his party has left him...

I say bring on the fringe, let them run the Dems. Maybe they'll renominate McGovern

[dynachrome]

"IBTZ?"
Looks like a possible.

[The Electrician]

I don't believe that Lamont has a prayer of a chance of winning in the general election...

[opocno]

Actually, if he caucuses with the Demonrats, they get to count him as one of theirs.

[dynachrome]

I smell burning.

[Izzy Dunne]

I see. All I knew is the GOP had a weak candidate. Funny, it doesn't mention that gambling stuff on his website...

[deport]

Here's a list of incumbent senators who have been defeated for renomination in the past half-century (asterisk denotes incumbents who were appointed, not elected):

2002: Bob Smith (R-NH) – lost to John Sununu (GOP retained seat in November)

1996: Sheila Frahm (R-KS)* - lost to Sam Brownback (GOP retained seat)

1992: Alan Dixon (D-IL) – lost to Carol Moseley Braun (Dems retained seat)

1980: Donald Stewart (D-AL) – lost to Jim Folsom Jr. (GOP picked up seat); Mike Gravel (D-AK) – lost to Clark Gruening (GOP picked up seat); Dick Stone (D-FL) – lost to Bill Gunter (GOP picked up seat); Jacob Javits (R-NY) – lost to Al D'Amato (GOP retained seat)

1978: Maryon Allen (D-AL)* - lost to Donald Stewart (Dems retained seat); Paul Hatfield (D-MT)*; lost to Max Baucus (Dems retained seat); Clifford Case (R-NJ) – lost to Jeffrey Bell (Dems picked up seat)

1974: J. W. Fulbright (D-AR) – lost to Dale Bumpers (Dems retained seat); Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH)* - lost to John Glenn (Dems retained seat)

1972: David Gambrell (D-GA)* - lost to Sam Nunn (Dems retained seat); B. Everett Jordan (D-NC) – lost to Nick Galifianakis (GOP picked up seat)

1970: Ralph Yarborough (D-TX) – lost to Lloyd Bentsen (Dems retained seat)

1968: Ernest Gruening (D-AK) – lost to Mike Gravel (Dems retained seat); Thomas Kuchel (R-CA) – lost to Max Rafferty (Dems picked up seat); Edward Long (D-MO) – lost to Thomas Eagleton (Dems retained seat); Frank Lausche (D-OH) – lost to John Gilligan (GOP picked up seat)

1966: Donald Russell (D-SC)* - lost to Ernest Hollings (Dems retained seat); Ross Bass (D-TN) – lost to Frank Clement (GOP picked up seat); A. Willis Robertson (D-VA) – lost to William Spong (Dems retained seat)

1964: J. Howard Edmondson (D-OK)* – lost to Fred Harris (Dems retained seat)

1962: Maurice Murphy (R-NH)* - lost to Perkins Bass (Dems picked up seat)

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[Dave Burns]

I'll never forgive Joe "count every ballot" for throwing the military ballot in the paid.

[crazyhorse691]

I was hoping you would have something better to say with your one chance. No such luck.

[Dave Burns]

I'll never forgive Joe "count every ballot" for throwing the military ballot in the paid.

[FreeRep]

If Lieberman should lose, it will only embolden the rabid elements in the base of Democratic party, and then the Democratic party be too far left for the general population.

[Clintonfatigued]

Lamont will have an adoring Lamestream Media at his back and, as of now, the GOP has no viable candidate running.

[right-wingin_It]

Oh really? Can you tell me more about that?