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December 18, 2008
NO LOVE FOR LIEBERMAN.... About a month ago, Senate Democrats made it abundantly clear that they're not angry with Joe Lieberman for his campaign antics throughout the year. Lieberman's constituents, however, are far more peeved. A new Quinnipiac poll shows Lieberman's approval rating tanking after voters watched their independent senator act like a Republican attack dog for the better part of 2008.
Jed added, "The Q-Poll's numbers reflect Lieberman's abysmal showing in last month's Research 2000 poll conducted for Daily Kos, which showed Lieberman with a 36/61 approval rating. In that poll, 48% said they would definitely vote to replace Lieberman, and another 18% said they'd consider replacing him." Of course, Lieberman won't seek re-election again until 2012, so he'll have quite a bit of time to impress his voters -- if he wants to. For what it's worth, the Democratic State Central Committee in Connecticut met last night to consider a formal rebuke of Lieberman for his campaign efforts this year. Committee members voted to "send a letter admonishing Lieberman," but decided against a formal resolution chastising him for his conduct. That'll show him. —Steve Benen 8:55 AM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (14)Comments
Electric Boat. Too much money comes to the State of CT for folks to really trash Joe. Don't know what Electric Boat makes? Find out. Joe's a hawk. Nothing more. Nothing less. Posted by: Tom Nicholson on December 18, 2008 at 9:00 AM | PERMALINKWhy would the Connecticut state Democratic apparatus have any more cahones than the national? There would be nothing really to lose if Lieberman were condemned for his campaign behavior since CT has another Democratic Senator, but Joementum rolls on. Just wait until he starts voting against the dim-Dems in the new Congress. Posted by: rich on December 18, 2008 at 9:22 AM | PERMALINKLieberman ... had the approval of 38 percent and the disapproval of 54 percent of voters. The rating was the worst of any senator in a Quinnipiac poll since Robert Torricelli of New Jersey was forced to resign in 2002. And, according the Quinnipiac poll - Joe enjoys a 21% approval rating among Democrats in the state. nice. Too bad we have to wait until 2012 to replace him with a Real Democrat! Posted by: betterdemocratsplease on December 18, 2008 at 9:27 AM | PERMALINKThey sent him a mean letter? The Connecticut DSCC should watch their backs from now on. Lieberman has become something like Ernest T. Bass. It's only a matter of time before he burns their clubhouse down. Posted by: Shalimar on December 18, 2008 at 9:50 AM | PERMALINKThat'll show him. The man did nothing illegal. Campaigning for the opposing party when you are an independent is not a sin; however, when you make official action, steps to censure, or to "punish" based on pure politics (even if it is pro-Democrat)- Dems will come off as the typical poitical party entrenched in grimy politics (as witnessed in Illinois). This will destroy the Change brand - something our donations helped create. There's not much Democrats on the Federal or State level can do. From here on in, a majority party WILL have to keep their brand and the Center/Swing Voters in mind, even if it means tolerating Lieberman. The brand is way more important than Democrat ego at this point. Let the voters deal with him with the turncoat when the time comes - he's already well on his way to irrelevance. Posted by: Mick on December 18, 2008 at 10:06 AM | PERMALINKIt wouldn't be a great loss for the conservative movement if Liberman left office. His voting rating is to the left of Kennedy and only slightly exceeded by Obama (blessed be his name).Joe's only redeeming virtue is that he is for a strong national defense. Posted by: fred t on December 18, 2008 at 10:11 AM | PERMALINKI think the real question is, "Why would the Connecticut state Democratic apparatus" be involved? Is Lieberman a member of the Democratic Party? I thought he was just a member of the dinner party -- Lieberman, party of one. Is he even a member of Connecticut for Wossname anymore? Didn't the other guy vote him out or something? Posted by: Ghost of Joe Liebling's Dog on December 18, 2008 at 10:16 AM | PERMALINKThis may be why so many sitting senators are willing to give up the position for a Cabinet post, so they don't have to serve alongside Holy Joe. Posted by: TMoore on December 18, 2008 at 10:51 AM | PERMALINK"I think the real question is . . ." Exactly. The Democratic Party apparatus has no business passing judgment on Lieberman in this manner. Much less so when such party apparatuses have refused to condemn actual members like Jefferson and a host of other Democratic bad actors. The people of Connecticut will get to pass judgment in 2012. Hopefully, they will boot his ass out. Even better would be to have the Democratic caucus and President Obama quit enabling him much sooner than that. There is a point at which "reaching out" (Rick Warren & Lieberman) simply becomes obsessive knee-jerk activity, not political principle. Picking intellectually, politically, and morally corrupt individuals to reach out to, instead of simply reaching out to opponents with good faith honest differences of opinion, is not a principled approach. Posted by: None on December 18, 2008 at 11:00 AM | PERMALINKHere's, thought...Obama appoints Lieberman as ambassador to some small inconsequential nation, and CT gets a new senator now instead of waiting until 2012. Posted by: Kevin on December 18, 2008 at 11:06 AM | PERMALINKCan CT Dems recall Hon. Sen. Lieberman? can the state legislature? Posted by: jm on December 18, 2008 at 11:11 AM | PERMALINKHis constituents, you mean the Israelis? Posted by: Luther on December 18, 2008 at 11:24 AM | PERMALINK"Obama appoints Lieberman as ambassador to some small inconsequential nation, and CT gets a new senator now instead of waiting until 2012." Lieberman would have to accept. He wouldn't. "Can CT Dems recall Hon. Sen. Lieberman?" No. Posted by: None on December 18, 2008 at 11:44 AM | PERMALINKHere's, thought...Obama appoints Lieberman as ambassador to some small inconsequential nation, and CT gets a new senator now instead of waiting until 2012. Lieberman wouldn't accept such a position. However, if he'd been appointed Secretary of State, he might have accepted. Then, after he'd vacated his Senate seat and been replaced there, Obama could have fired his ass and gotten a new Secretary of State. That would've been bitchin'. Posted by: josef on December 18, 2008 at 8:11 PM | PERMALINK
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