Lieberman refuses to rule out running as an Independent

[Nym90]

I hope Lieberman doesn't run as an independent if he loses the primary. I would support him if he does, however.

That being said, I highly doubt he will lose the primary.

[Nym90]

Also Lieberman is an ass for running for re-election in 2000, instead of devoting his full energies to making sure that we didn't somehow have the worst President ever get into office. Lieberman's insistance on running for re-election was basically him saying he didn't think Gore would win.

I agree that I would have preferred him to step aside in 2000 rather than run for reelection; this also would have made it more likely that the Democrats could take control of the Senate (as it turned out, if Lieberman had stepped aside and Gore had won the White House, the Democrats would have controlled the Senate, assuming that the replacement candidate for Lieberman wins in Connecticut, which they likely would have).

[Nym90]

Also Lieberman is an ass for running for re-election in 2000, instead of devoting his full energies to making sure that we didn't somehow have the worst President ever get into office. Lieberman's insistance on running for re-election was basically him saying he didn't think Gore would win.

I agree that I would have preferred him to step aside in 2000 rather than run for reelection; this also would have made it more likely that the Democrats could take control of the Senate (as it turned out, if Lieberman had stepped aside and Gore had won the White House, the Democrats would have controlled the Senate, assuming that the replacement candidate for Lieberman wins in Connecticut, which they likely would have).

LBJ ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate in 1960 while being on the ticket with JFK. There is historical precedent and on a winning ticket at that.

True, though I was opposed to it primarily for partisan reasons, since it hurt the chances of the Democrats to take back the Senate, due to CT having a Republican Governor who would have likely appointed a Republican to the seat if Lieberman had been elected VP.