The Green Party ran a candidate against Ned Lamont in 2006.

[LoZoccolo]

[CTyankee]

1. And your point is....?

[LoZoccolo]

2. It looks like they sought to defeat the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

[CTyankee]

3. Okay, and...???

[LoZoccolo]

I wouldn't say that they're out to help the Democrats.

[CTyankee]

5. So what?

[LoZoccolo]

6. You're edging ever-closer to existential territory.

[CTyankee]

9. Only if you consider state politics an "ever-closer existential territory."

Which I agree, it may be. However, that is no concern of mine. That race was what it was. Ned finally lost, which we finally conceded that he would. However, his work had been done. He got Joe thrown out of the Dem party in CT and succeeded in getting the nomination for the Dem candidate for Senate. It was a long shot and didn't work but look at the outcome: Joe is revealed for the traitor is he is to the Dem party. No one in CT would vote for him for Senator again. He is retiring. He is hated by his own party. He has that to live with and I'm glad.

[pnwmom]

13. That if they cared about progressive issues, they should have supported

a progressive who had a chance to win -- as their candidate did not.

[LoZoccolo]

4. I wouldn't say that they're out to help the Democrats.

[Puregonzo1188]

7. Wasn't it a Lyndon LaRoucher whose only issue was 9/11 truth?

Or am I imaging that?

And I remember during Ned Lamont's election that a lot of anti-war people were dismayed over his stances on Palestinian human rights and other issues, but I don't remember specifically what the complaints were. Perhaps he support Israel's bombing of Lebanon which took place during the election? I don't really know, just remember some gripes.

Regardless, the point is I there very well be may to the story then the "Green Party" sought to "defeat the Progressive wing of the Democratic Party."

[Wilms]

8. Laughable assertion. It was the Democratic Aristocracy that supported Lieberman.

It is they who usurped the intentions of Democratic voters in the state.

So if you're done stirring, kindly flush and put a lid on it.

[LoZoccolo]

10. They are not the only ones.

[pnwmom]

12. And the Green Party helped him along, too, by helping drain votes from Lamont. n/t

[Wilms]

17. How 'bout you specifically define "drain" as it relates to this?

(ie: the vote tally)

[pnwmom]

19. The progressives split their votes between two progressive:

Lamont, and the Green candidate -- who didn't any chance of winning. Every vote that person got was one that could have helped Lamont beat Lieberman.

[Wilms]

23. How 'bout you specifically define "split" as it relates to this?

(ie: the vote tally)

[marmar]

11. The Freesoil Party ran a candidate against Franklin Pierce in 1852......

...... just to throw out another piece of useless trivia.

[NYC Liberal]

14. And *nobody* fielded a candidate against James Monroe in 1820!

All elections should be uncontested!

[21st Century FDR]

15. The problem in Connecticut is that they need a law that 47 other states have.

A law that says if you lose a primary, you cannot run in the general election, whether or not you "change parties" or create a fictional party completely out of your ass.

Ned Lamont won the primary. He was the Democratic nominee. Lieberdick should have been ineligible to run in the general election. The "green" candidate - LaRouchie or otherwise - was completely irrelevant.

[hfojvt]

16. Why so they did

but it appears that only his mom voted for him. 5,922 votes.

Is that considered a candidate? Come on.

I got more votes than that,

In a primary election.

In Kansas.

[mmonk]

18. So the election was between Lamont and a Green Party candidate only?

[pnwmom]

20. No, but the choice for PROGRESSIVES was only between those 2 candidates. nt

[mmonk]

29. And conservatives had two choices.

Did the Republican take votes away from Lieberman?

[neverforget]

21. it's a free country

[LoZoccolo]

25. In it, I am free to criticize the Green Party and their voters.

[Forkboy]

26. And they are free to cause you much perturbation and despair.

[neverforget]

27. and they're free to vote for who they want too.

[Luminous Animal]

22. Ned Lamont lost by 124,000 votes. The Green Party garnered 5922. A Green candidate had nada

to do with Lamont's loss.

[LoZoccolo]

24. I did not say they did.

[Luminous Animal]

28. Of course not. By the way, Connecticut for Lieberman ran a candidate against the Democratic

candidate. If Connecticut for Lieberman had not fielded a candidate, the Democrats would have won.