Joe Lieberman May Back Republican in ‘08
Joe Lieberman continues to tweak Democrats at every opportunity. U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an independent who supports Democrats in Congress despite his backing of the Iraq war, said on Thursday he was not ruling out endorsing a Republican in the White House race. The 2000 Democratic vice presidential candidate said he also wants to see if an independent enters the crowded ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 6, 2007 10:02
CPAC - Rudy McRomney
A gentleman is going around trying to give away stickers with a slash through the name "Rudy McRomney." He's not having much luck. Asked by your intrepid reporter why he should want such a sticker, it was explained that good conservatives should be opposed to all the current frontrunners for the GOP nomination (Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on March 1, 2007 10:35
Democrats Support Troops, Screw Over Bloggers
Matt Stoler has given up on Congressional Democrats, deciding that, "It's pretty obvious at this point that the Democratic leadership isn't serious about ending the war in Iraq. They won't defund the war, and keep repeating the meme that cutting off funding for the war means cutting off funding for the troops." As a result, "they are ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 14, 2007 11:55
Explaining Boltonmania
Sean Hackbarth does a pretty good job of explaining the basic appeal of Bolton. Although, I have to wonder how True Believers will react to being compared to Ned Lamont boosters! :)Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on November 14, 2006 14:54
Democrats Run to the Right in Key House Races
The NYT gives prominent attention to news that Democrats run relatively conservative candidates in key House seats they are trying to keep or snatch from the Republicans. In their push to win back control of the House, Democrats have turned to conservative and moderate candidates who fit the profiles of their districts more closely than the profile of the national party. One ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on October 30, 2006 08:44
Lieberman Opens 10 Point Lead over Lamont
Joe Lieberman is once again running away with the Connecticut Senate race. Senator Joseph Lieberman (I) has increased his margin over Democrat Ned Lamont by eight points. He now leads the antiwar candidate 50% to 40% (see crosstabs [$]). Thirty-nine percent (39%) are certain of their Lieberman vote, while 30% definitely expect to pull the lever for Lamont. GOP nominee Alan ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on October 5, 2006 16:41
Lieberman Says Democrats Promised He Can Keep Seniority
The Senate Democrats are hedging their bets, apparently promising Joe Lieberman he will retain his seniority if he's re-elected as an Independent and joins their caucus. Sen. Joe Lieberman, the longtime Democratic senator from Connecticut running for re-election as an independent, says the party leadership has assured him he would keep his seniority if he returns to Congress. Local Democrats are ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on October 3, 2006 09:21
Lieberman Says Lamont Not Really a Teacher
Ned Lamont touts himself as a teacher of inner city kids. The Lieberman camp says that's stretching the truth. On the campaign stump, Democratic Senate candidate Ned Lamont often tells audiences that he teaches at Harding High School in Bridgeport. On his Web page, Lamont states, "I teach in a 50-year-old inner-city public school," referring to Harding. In a July ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on September 14, 2006 11:54
Snakes on a Blog
Writing for USA Today, Bruce Kluger uses some rather strained logic to argue that the power of the blogosphere is largely mythological. His evidence? Bloggers failed to kill of Joe Lieberman's independent campaign for the Senate and "Snakes on a Plane" had only modest success at the box office. On Aug. 8, Connecticut businessman Ned Lamont defeated U.S. Sen. ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 30, 2006 15:43
Lieberman Could Save House for Republicans
An article in today's NYT discusses the concerns of Democratic leaders that Joe Lieberman's "independent" senate campaign will bring more Republicans to the polls, hurting the Democrats' chances of winning a couple of key House races. As Senator Joseph I. Lieberman begins to mount a vigorous and well-financed re-election campaign as an independent, many Connecticut Democrats say they are worried that ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 28, 2006 09:05
