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2012
Eschaton —
Can't wait. If Joe Lieberman decides to run for a fifth term in 2012, a new Quinnipiac poll suggests that it may be a lost cause. The new poll tests Lieberman as an independent against Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. The numbers: Blumenthal 58%, Lieberman 30%. Yikes.
Lieberman is circling the drain
Newshoggers.com —
... By Fester: I am glad that I have been wrong about Lieberman's long term political prognosis. He is in trouble and is circling the drain of 2012 as his state's voters basically are categorizing him as a Republican and treating him as if he is the generic Republican in a Democratic leaning state. Quinnipiac has the poll, but I'm grabbing TPM-DC's write-up: ...
Joe Blows
Talking Points Memo —
Joe Lieberman trails badly in prospective 2012 re-election match-ups.
Connecticut Has Had Enough of Lieberman's Crap
Hoffmania! —
... 2012 doesn't look good for Joe.
Headline of the Day (Lieberman as Loserman edition)
The Reaction —
... Poll: Lieberman Would Lose 2012 Re-Election In Landslide That's right, a new Quinnipiac poll puts the quasi-Republican, pro-McCain Lieberman, potentially running as an independent, 28 points behind Democratic Attorney General ...
Eunuch to Finally Get Payback
WTF Is It Now?!? —
Forced retirement in four years is too kind. If Joe Lieberman decides to run for a fifth term in 2012, a new Quinnipiac poll suggests that it may be a lost cause. The new poll tests Lieberman as an independent against Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. The numbers: Blumenthal 58%, Lieberman 30%. Yikes. Lieberman's active campaigning against the Democratic Party last year hasn't won him too many friends back home. Democrats go for Blumenthal by 83%-9%, and independents are for Blumenthal 55%-29%. Lieberman is the de facto Republican nominee in this ...
How Should Progressives Be Talking About The Stimulus Package?
DownWithTyranny! —
... as the useful idiot he is. Minnick is the polar opposite of Bernie Sanders, a dream Democrat for corporate America. He's trying to be the Joe Lieberman of the House-- who new polls show would be swamped in a landslide if he had to face Connecticut voters today-- by playing footsie with the Republicans and betraying the values and ideals of his own party. His idea of a stimulus bill is $170 billion, something that economists are laughing at as completely ineffectual and even ridiculous. ...
5 Dead-Weight Democrats for 2010
Politics Daily —
... Unfortunately for the Democrats, Dodd is entrenched. He's Ted Kennedy's best friend, he's chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, and he could drink party leadership under the table. That said, he's the most unpopular man in Connecticut-- except Lieberman of course. Even ...
Why Senators Filibuster
The Monkey Cage —
... decision. (And we should emphasize apparent; perhaps he is bluffing or strategically threatening.) In fact, it makes his decision all the more curious. He is not a minority party member. He is not ideologically extreme relative to the chamber. (Perhaps more so relative to the median Democratic senator.) However, although he has not announced any plans to retire, perhaps he sees himself as electorally threatened and therefore sees fewer costs to obstruction. Here’s one poll that suggests the threat. ...
