Carol Platt Liebau: More Analysis on Lieberman

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Real Clear Politics' John McIntyre notes that the Lieberman primary defeat marks the begining of what could be another dark period for the Dems.

Greg said...: Is Lieberman required to change party affiliation to run as an Independent?

If he runs as an Independent and wins, does that mean the Democrats lose that Senate seat to an Independent?

If this is the case, wouldn't it be ironic if the Democrats come one seat shy - Lieberman's seat - of taking over the Senate majority?; 1:55 PM
Greg said...: Wrabkin,

Is it true that Lieberman has voted with the Democratic Party 90% of the time?

If so, is the other 10% the "actions" you are judging Lieberman by?

How many other Democrats have disagreed with the Democratic Party 10% of the time? Should they be put out of office, too?; 2:01 PM
eLarson said...: What bothers me about Lieberman's loss is that purely because of hatred for Bush, we will have a freshman senator with no influence in Washington whose ONLY claim to fame is opposition to the Iraq war

Don't be so sure, Pete. A significant majority of Connecticut's registered voters have yet to weigh in (I believe it was ~160,000 that voted on Tuesday, out of ~800,000 for the whole state.); 8:03 AM

Carol Platt Liebau