Lost in Connecticut
Bruce Shapiro : Joseph Lieberman
Joe Lieberman won an idiosyncratic victory. He holds his seat despite his relentless support for Iraq, rather than because of it.
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Lamont vs. Lieberman, Round 2
Bruce Shapiro : Joseph Lieberman
Lamont now lags behind Lieberman, but the Connecticut electorate is so volatile that the outcome is far from certain.
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Ned Lamont's Digital Constituency
Ari Melber : Democratic Party
Liberal bloggers were just one aspect of a sophisticated netroots strategy that led Ned Lamont to victory. Lamont must now leverage his digital constituency to force Joe Lieberman to drop his independent bid and win the support of a broad spectrum of voters.
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Say Goodnight, Joe
Bruce Shapiro : Democratic Party
Without a motivated base, fundraising capacity or resonant message, Joe Lieberman is now in free-fall, lacking the strength and credibility to run as an independent.
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Lieberman Digs In
Ari Melber : Democratic Party
In New Haven, Joe Lieberman dismissed questions about a possible independent run if he is defeated in today's primary by antiwar candidate Ned Lamont and declared if re-elected to the Senate, he would not change his ways.
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A Fight for the Party's Soul
John Nichols : Democratic Party
The Lamont/Lieberman Democratic primary race is a referendum not only on the Iraq War but on a new vision for the Democratic Party.
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