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Joe Lieberman, Facing Crowded Field, May Resign
First Posted: 01/18/11 03:17 PM Updated: 01/18/11 04:15 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/18/joe-lieberman-may-resign_n_810538.htmlWASHINGTON -- The 2012 Senate primary contest in Connecticut is quickly becoming crowded. Two prominent House Democrats, Chris Murphy and Joe Courtney, are eyeing a bid, with Joe Lieberman's future uncertain. Susan Bysiewicz, a thrice-elected former secretary of state, is also jumping into the race.
Lieberman, who lost a 2006 primary to netroots insurgent Ned Lamont, will announce on Wednesday whether he will run as an independent, a Democrat or a Republican. Those close to him are unusually tight-lipped about his plans, leading to speculation among Connecticut operatives that he had seen the same polling data they had and would be dropping out.
"Senator Lieberman made a decision about his future over the holidays which he plans to announce on Wednesday," a Lieberman spokesman said. In 2006, Lieberman ran under a party he created called Connecticut for Lieberman. Anti-Lieberman activists, however, have since taken it over.
As Lieberman deliberated on Tuesday, the new chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), told HuffPost that
the party would consider supporting Lieberman if he returned to the fold.