Lieberman-Lamont Showdown: The Results are coming in

[Speed of Sound]

*makes sure he isnt talking too soon*


Woo! Let the road to Senator Lamont begin! ^___^

[Adlai Stevenson]

Apparently absentee ballots were quite strong for Lamont.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

I didn't say I blindly support the candidate with the strongest stands, of course that would have supported Bush both times. I meant that the American people tend to support someone with convictions more than someone like Lieberman who blows with the wind. Not to mention that Lieberman seems to be heading the wrong direction more than the right direction. It's not just the war, it's pro-torture Gonzales, CAFTA, cloture on Alito, and so on, and most of all his right-wing rhetoric.

[Smash255]

 Lamont up by 8,914 with 42 preceints left

[7,052,770]

Damn...if only Lamont had been a multi-issue candidate and not been an idiot the whole time, I'd probably be supporting him now and be happy. (Remember, I'm a liberal)...instead Lamont acted like a jackass the whole time and lost my support...this is a dark day for America.

[nini2287]

I didn't say I blindly support the candidate with the strongest stands, of course that would have supported Bush both times. I meant that the American people tend to support someone with convictions more than someone like Lieberman who blows with the wind. Not to mention that Lieberman seems to be heading the wrong direction more than the right direction. It's not just the war, it's pro-torture Gonzales, CAFTA, cloture on Alito, and so on, and most of all his right-wing rhetoric.

If you're a liberal and a Lamont supporter, whatever, I understand that for the reasons you mentioned, but how does Lieberman "blow in the wind"?

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Damn...if only Lamont had been a multi-issue candidate and not been an idiot the whole time, I'd probably be supporting him now and be happy. (Remember, I'm a liberal)...instead Lamont acted like a jackass the whole time and lost my support...this is a dark day for America.

What garbage.

[© tweed]

Lamont by 10270ish with 35 to go.

celebrate!

[Eraserhead]

It's probably over.

93.9% reporting

Lamont 51.7%
Lieberman 48.3%

Yep, Hartford just came in.  51%-48% Lamont.

The death knell.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Today is a day of defeat for prudery and warmongering!

[Smash255]

Lieberman has conceeded stated he will run as an Independent

[Adlai Stevenson]

Joe Lieberman has conceded and called Lamont: "I am disappointed but not discouraged that we lost".

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

[nini2287]

Don't you always complain about Gore should have won after the recount.  I don't really see how Lieberman's being a sore loser here, but to November we go!

[Joe Biden 2020]

Lieberman may have lost the primary, but he will still be Connecticut's Senator.

[MAS117]

Where is the site with election results?

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Don't you always complain about Gore should have won after the recount.  I don't really see how Lieberman's being a sore loser here, but to November we go!

Lieberman didn't give a sh**t that the election was stolen from him in 2000 when he was running against Bush. Now he suddenly cares that he lost now that a Democrat beat him? Lieberman isn't a DINO, he's a Republican.

[Kevinstat]

I've been following http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/by_county/CT_Page_0808.html?SITE=CTHARELN&SECTION=POLITICS .

[Democratic Hawk]

That's just the kind of crap, I'd expect from you. 2000 was not in the least bit funny for Democrats and, more importantly, the majority of Americans who happened not to vote for George W Bush

Dave

[Eraserhead]

Awesome.

[nini2287]

Don't you always complain about Gore should have won after the recount.  I don't really see how Lieberman's being a sore loser here, but to November we go!

Lieberman didn't give a sh**t that the election was stolen from him in 2000 when he was running against Bush. Now he suddenly cares that he lost now that a Democrat beat him? Lieberman isn't a DINO, he's a Republican.

Says the person showing a picture of Republican signs.

[Speed of Sound]

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

A sad sad day how Joe Lieberman is running on this joke Connecticut For Lieberman party. The Republicans will be supporting him in the general election. If the man had the slightest shread of decency, he'd support the Democratic primary winner that he outspent 2-1, and had even more lopsided support amoung his fellow Senators and the out of tough beltway elite.

Lieberman is pure trash.The Republicans might as well withdraw their candidate, there's already a Republican on the ballot.

[Alcon]

Should we create a new thread for results analysis (the fun stuff) and leave this one for post-mortum bickering?

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

He beat the more liberal Lowell Weicker with the support of the Republican party in 1988.