“And as much as mainstream Democrats may try to downplay this result as a Connecticut issue, the rejection of a three-term Senator who was the party’s VP nominee only six years ago will have repercussions throughout the country and they don’t help the Democratic Party.”
Yep.
h/t to Texas Rainmaker
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Umm, yeah. Thanks for the concern.
Lieberman lost because he was a back-stabbing appeaser, with a taste for kissing Bush on the mouth. We democrats don’t really admire that. The repercussions will be a stronger democratic party.
McKinney’s loss is further evidence that the democrats are serious and have their stuff together. The Republicans had better start figuring out how to handle minority status in congress again.
The last time the nuts in the democratic party wrestled control from the adults we ended up with the aftermath of the DNC ‘68. Then there was that disaster called Jimmy Carter, of which we are still suffering from.
Lord, there is a lot of concern from the right wing about the fate of Joe Lieberman. It doesn’t take a lot of analysis that to conclude that if you think he’s so great maybe Democrats might reasonable not want him as their nominee.
As for his selection as the VP candidate. Well, that was the decision of one Democrat and that decision was largely based on the quality that makes him so reviled today: his abetting of the absurd impeachment process. Add to that his caving on allowing votes cast after election day 2000 to be counted to the issues of the last 6 years and it is clear that this defeat has been at least 8 years in the making- perhaps more.
(oh yeah, i just remembered his pathetic showing against dick cheney in the 2000 vp debate. what a putz.)
Concerned about the blantant anti-Semitism exhibited against him by you nutroots. And applying your logic, it doesn’t take a lot of analysis to conclude that if you are okay with that, you’re not much better.
Excuse me? I have no idea what you’re talking about.
I’ve listed about 10 reasons why a Democrat would not vote for Joe Lieberman and to the best of my knowledge none of them concern Judaism.
Don’t be a jackass.
Hahahaha. Joe lost in Connecticut because of anti-Semitism. Stop it, you’re killing me!! (For all I know, Lamont is Jewish. It’s not an issue for me.)
Well we’ll see who’s going hahaha when Lieberman wins as an Independent. Interesting to me that Lieberman won handily in the blue collar areas of Connecticut and had his ass whipped in the monied areas. Any bleeding heart liberal care to explain that?
Interesting to me that Lieberman won handily in the blue collar areas of Connecticut and had his ass whipped in the monied areas.
Unions supported Lieberman (along with just about every establishment Democratic figure including Bill Clinton).
Got a link for the results by precinct or by demographics?
Incidentally, Dianne, for someone who identifies as an ‘Independent’ you use an awful lot of right wing catch phrases that pretty much have the effect of short circuiting a rational discussion: bleeding heart, hate America, etc…
Here’s a spin on the Lamont victory:
Lieberman, despite being the “Bush candidate” and Pro-war, still managed to get 48% of the vote in a Democratic primary.
I’m not sure what your point is. Of course Lieberman built up allies and supporters in his 18 years in the Senate. Eventually though 52% of the Connecticut Democrats got tired of his right wing enabling.
Preston – no, I don’t have a reference to the demographics … I heard it on television a couple of times and assume that’s the case.
Regarding my Independent status, make no mistake, I am a conservative; however, I vote for the candidate, not the party. Sam Brownback will never get my vote again, even though he’s a very conservative Republican. I voted for our Democratic governor last election; that will change this year after her record. I voted for Dennis Moore – DKs and probably will again. I very much like Lieberman as a person, but I probably would not vote for him due to his stance on several issues..dunno would have to thoroughly check out his opponents.
I very much believe in hard work and capitalism, but I do have compassion for people who have tough circumstances and would strongly consider socialized medicine, more child care assistance, etc. I am quite conservative when it comes to social issues such as abortion. I hate the war in Iraq and I think we misjudged the influence of religion on the people in the Muslim world. I wish we wouldn’t have invaded. I support Israel and I definitely support a strong pro-active approach to terrorism.
Unfortunately, there doesn’t appear to be a party that matches my passions.
I very much believe in hard work and capitalism, but I do have compassion for people who have tough circumstances and would strongly consider socialized medicine, more child care assistance, etc. …
I hate the war in Iraq and I think we misjudged the influence of religion on the people in the Muslim world. I wish we wouldn’t have invaded. I support Israel and I definitely support a strong pro-active approach to terrorism.
I agree with all of this. I would suggest that if you can get past some of the stereotypes you’d find that the Democratic party fits much of it.
About the demographics of the voting- I found some info that suggests what you said was right. It will be interesting to see if Lieberman holds on the working class voters. I would guess not.
Dianne – thanks for sharing your views on a wider variety of issues. It gives me a far greater appreciation of where you’re coming from, and I look forward to trading views with someone who has obviously given hers some thought.