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Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Blogosphere Day

Posted by James L.

By now you've probably heard the explosive new buzz on the 'net today: Joe Lieberman's campaign is apparently mulling over the option of accepting the Republican line on the November ballot should he lose the Democratic primary and if the only other Republican in the race, Alan Card-Countin' Schlesinger, can be forced to withdraw his candidacy.

Now, I don't know if this press secretary A) made an unbelievable fuck-up that will later be repudiated, or B) leaked something that should've been kept private or C) is part of a campaign with a death wish for the August 8 primary. I do know, however, that there's no use in taking chances when you're betting on Joe Lieberman's integrity. We've all seen how willing he is to abandon the Democratic party and the primary voters who have put their faith in him over the past 18 years in order to save his own hide. From now until August 8, every dollar you donate to Ned Lamont's campaign will be matched by Ned personally. If you want to make your dollars go twice as far, now's your chance.

If you can, now's also a good day to donate to any of the other Netroots candidates. Let's show some solidarity for strong Democrats everywhere.

Update: As noted in the comments (by the best gold-dang blog commenters in the biz), Lieberman has ruled out accepting the Republican ballot line. Still, as Tim Tagaris notes, it does say a lot about the situation that this was a legitimate question.

Posted at 03:24 PM in Connecticut, Fundraising | Technorati

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I'll bet this is come massive screw up. He may jump...but to be so public? This has got to be a screw up of historic proportions.

Posted by: Stuart O'Neill at July 19, 2006 05:35 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

Lieberman says no.

Posted by: KCinDC at July 19, 2006 05:54 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

The next question to ask is can he guarantee he will caucus with the Democratic party if he wins as an independent?

Posted by: Ferris at July 20, 2006 10:32 AM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

Well, he's said several times that he will do just that. Do you want it in writing?

Posted by: James L. at July 20, 2006 10:54 AM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

No. I do not understand then, if he has committed to caucusing with the Democratic party whether he runs as a democrat or independent, what all the hooplah over him running as a republican is over.

Posted by: Ferris at July 20, 2006 01:21 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment