Gallup: Sen. Lieberman Now More Popular With Republicans Than Democrats

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http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002950470

Gallup: Sen. Lieberman Now More Popular With Republicans Than Democrats

NEW YORK The much-watched Democratic primary election in Connecticut is just four days away, and today Gallup has come out with a poll that finds incumbent Sen. Joseph Lieberman with his lowest ratings ever. "As a result," a Gallup report released this morning relates, "he is now more popular with Republicans than with supporters of his own party," surely not a good sign.

Latest polls in Connecticut show that Lieberman now trails his opponent, Ned Lamont, who has charged that the senator is too close to the Bush administration on several issues, most notably the Iraq war.

The latest Gallup poll finds that among Republicans and Republican "leaners," 46% view Lieberman favorably, while 27% view him unfavorably. Democrats are more evenly divided in their attitudes, with 38% viewing him favorably and 32% unfavorably. Currently, his support among Republicans is on the upswing. However, this is from a national sample and may not suggest a likely outcome next Tuesday.

[stepnw1f]

1. Gee... I Wonder Why

:think:

[rock]

5. Duh. I haven't a clue

(snicker, snicker)

[jean]

2. Is Lieberman going for the republican vote? Maybe that's why he's

using College Republicans and incorporating Rove tactics during the past week. I wonder if Republicans will vote for him instead of their candidate?

[MercutioATC]

3. Well, he IS more popular than the Repub candidate...

...why didn't he just run for the Republican seat?

[AzDar]

4. I've never been a Lieberman fan, even when he ran with Al in 2000.

However,I now fully despise him...he IS a loathsome Republican masquerading as a Dem.
Now that the 'party' is apparently over for Joe-hole, I wonder how long it will be before he takes off his mask to reveal himself?

[KansDem]

6. The headline is somewhat misleading...

It reads like Joe is soooo popular with conservatives that he scores high with Republicans. In actuality, he is soooo despised by his own party that his numbers with the opposition look better.

A better headline would be Despised by his own party, Lieberman seeks solace with opposition

[RaRa]

8. LOL - Indeed! n/t

[DearAbby]

7. When GOP sings the praises of a Democrat...

it is time to get rid of that "Democrat". What more proof is needed that Joe Liberman is GOP in Dem's clothing that that?

[patcox2]

9. Thats great news for Lamont in the general election.

If Lieberman takes more voters fromt he republican candidate than from Lamont, its a good thing.

[alfredo]

12. Holy Joe going Indy could pull more votes from the R's

than from the Dems, but I wouldn't put money on that.

[tanyev]

10. Yep. That's the whole problem in a nutshell.

[grahamhgreen]

11. He is supposed to REPRESENT the people who elected him, does he?