Sore Loserman gathered up enough pukes

[raysr]

to show a lead on Lamont: http://www.heraldnewsdaily.com/ViewArticle.aspx?id=211535&source=2

[Virginian]

1. And that is why the Pubs are not endorsing their own candidate. n/t

[onehandle]

2. We're two and a half months away from the election.

A lot can change. Lieberman is getting nothing but bad press, and it's a Blue State.

[MrModerate]

3. Lieberman is an able pol . . .

And Karl Rove knows which side his bread is buttered on.

But there are a number of thoughts this raises in me, the first of which is, how long can Lieberman hold onto both Dem AND 'Lican votes? He's going to have to talk, and when he does so he's going to shed voters from one group or the other. Also, Independents are likely to be uncomfortable having him try to jump into their laps -- he's adrift now, and no one can tell for sure where he'll end up on any issue. Basically, he's unreliable.

I've listened to Lamont over the last few days, and although he's not as polished as a lot of pols, he's not bad -- and substantially less mealy-mouthed than Joe. Also, Lamont has been highlighting a variety of positions aside from Iraq of late, converting himself into a much broader-based candidate. He's learning as he goes and that's very encouraging. I think Lamont can win this thing, and I think it'll become obvious within the next four weeks.

Finally, what does Rove's abandonment of the (utterly crackpot) 'Lican candidate say to other 'Lican candidates and to the party as a whole? If I was on the same side as Rove now, I'd hold onto my wallet and make sure not to sit with my back to the door. The man is more dangerous than ever. It can't be good for party morale.

[Larkspur]

4. But Loserman only rose 2 pts in that polls ; Lamont rose 14 pts

The Republican lost 5 pts in that poll and Lieberman only went up 2 pts. Lieberman lost 14% of the Dem vote and 12% of the Indy vote. Lamont even picked up some Republican votes. These must be the "John Dean" Republicans.

All in all, Lamont is in excellent shape after his primary victory to defeat Lieberman again and win the US Senate seat. What we need from Lamont and the other Dem candidates is a coordinated attack against the GOP machine and treat Lieberman like the GOP tool that he is.