The Nerve

[Carol]

I think Sen. Lieberman is in a rough spot for a November election. Mr. Lamont is on the ballot as the Democrat. candidate in November. Some Republican folks agree with him, BUT Sen. Lieberman seperated himself far from the Republican party when he was on the natioanal ticket with Sen. Gore.

William F. Buckley, Jr. (an unabashed conservative) thought that Liberman stood little chance of getting any support in the primary from anyone enrolling as a Dem for the primaries. Sen. Lieberman has been a hawk but hasn't stood in line with that many other conservative principles.

Now that Sen. Lieberman has lost, Mr. Buckley does not think that he will have much chance to win in November as an Indie and does not think he'll win the supports of those in Connecticut that stand right-of-center. He says Sen. Lieberman he cannot expect a "relationship that he has never courted."

I'm inclined to agree. I don't care one way or another whether he runs or not, but I think he'll have to pull a rabbit out of his hat to win if he does.

 

[FearlessFreep]

in the primary from anyone enrolling as a Dem for the primaries.

Which I'm wondering if the people who tend to vote in primaries tend to be more 'activist' and therefore represent the more extreme end of their party. I wonder how many times that ends up costing if the extreme end of a party nominates someone who cannot be elected by the part or population at large?

and in a minor way I wonder if Leiberman is counting on this? That he feels he will appeal more to the populus of Connecticut then just those that voted in the primaries