Comments on: Lieberman to Endorse McCain

By: Political Mavens » McCain: The Leftover Alternative?

Political Mavens » McCain: The Leftover Alternative? — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:23:55 +0000

[...] was widely discussed in the ‘Sphere yesterday afternoon Senator Lieberman has endorsed McCain for the presidency. This move will, no [...]

By: Bruce Moomaw

Bruce Moomaw — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:00:20 +0000

I doubt that Lieberman's endorsement will help McCain one bit, for the reason stated by Matt Yglesias. Lieberman endorsed McCain for one reason and one reason only: they're both enthusiastic hawks on Iraq. Therefore his endorsement is not going to make McCain one speck more popular with the people who were going to vote against McCain because they oppose his hawkishness on Iraq -- nor is it going to help him one bit among the people who were going to vote for or against McCain for OTHER reasons. Politically, this is simply a complete non-story, despite the frantic attempts of the Talking Heads to give it political significance.

Actually, it does have one piece of post-2008 political significance: it provides another major obstacle to Al Gore ever running for President again. ("You mean, you put HIM on your ticket?")

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Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:57:22 +0000

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By: Mark My Words

Mark My Words — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:54:19 +0000

The taming of a shrewd...

If only that were a word play on literature or the title of a movie, but Mike Huckabee is all to real and whether or not he will be the Republican candidate for president is far more serious. Despite negative stories......

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Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:37:58 +0000

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By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:59:01 +0000

Tlaloc,

And out of the party in a position that he can credibly endorse a republican for president. Yes by all means. Drive everyone out of the democratic party who does not advocate an immediate retreat in Iraq. That will certainly be a net gain for the party (I'll leave it to you to figure out which party).

By: Tlaloc

Tlaloc — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:21:27 +0000

I'm not overly fond of Markos but his opposition to lieberman was a good call. It was win-win for the Left; either we kept Lieberman or we got Lamont (a big step up). Since Lieberman caucused with the Democrats there was no loss to the left at all. Indeed by getting him (lieberman) out of the party it was a net gain.

By: third world county

third world county — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:08:40 +0000

Dim Logic...

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By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:24:24 +0000

I wonder if Markos will take credit for his part in helping to bring this about?

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The Pink Flamingo — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:15:15 +0000

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By: MichaelB

MichaelB — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:40:53 +0000

But the question isn't whether Democrats like Lieberman, it's whether Republicans do. Since Lieberman is currently best known for supporting the war in the face of opposition from his party - a popular position amongst Republications - this seems to help McCain.

The (many) liberal views that Lieberman holds are not what people know about him, except for political junkies and perhaps his own voters. Besides, nobody seriously thinks he's endorsing McCain because of McCain's position on abortion.

By: PoliBlog ™: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts » McCain: The Leftover Alternative?

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:31:38 +0000

[...] was widely discussed in the ‘Sphere yesterday afternoon Senator Lieberman has endorsed McCain for the presidency. This move will, no [...]

By: PoliGazette » Lieberman Endorses John McCain

PoliGazette » Lieberman Endorses John McCain — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:41:29 +0000

[...] now Senator Joe Lieberman - the independent - does so as well. Several bloggers / experts such as James Joyner, Roger L. Simon and Marc Ambinder believe that this means that McCain is [...]

By: Twd

Twd — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:20:37 +0000

I'm sure being associated with Lieberman will help McCain every bit as much as it helped Gore.