Lamont Shows Strong Following at Democratic Convention
Most people expected Ned Lamont to get the 15% of the votes at the Connecticut Democratic convention that he needed to enter a primary, but I don't think anyone anticipated that he would received 33.4% of the vote.
What does this mean for Lieberman? At this point, Lamont has become a credible threat, and the conventions showed that Democrats are willing to support candidates based on a single issue. Republicans don't really mind, and in fact many actually support Lamont because a three-way race between Lamont, Lieberman, and Alan Schlesinger, the Republican candidate, would give Republicans the first legitimate chance at a Senate seat in a long time.
This could very possibly make national news, given that Lieberman has run for president and was only several hundred votes away from being a vice-president, yet is now in one of the most difficult races he has been in for the Senate.
What does this mean for Lieberman? At this point, Lamont has become a credible threat, and the conventions showed that Democrats are willing to support candidates based on a single issue. Republicans don't really mind, and in fact many actually support Lamont because a three-way race between Lamont, Lieberman, and Alan Schlesinger, the Republican candidate, would give Republicans the first legitimate chance at a Senate seat in a long time.
This could very possibly make national news, given that Lieberman has run for president and was only several hundred votes away from being a vice-president, yet is now in one of the most difficult races he has been in for the Senate.
posted by Sean at 10:29 PM |
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Schlesinger isn't just a "legitimate" candidate - I hope all candidates will be legitimate. But he IS a "viable" candidate, despite the seemingly positive democratic convention results.
I wouldn't get over-excited about the convention votes. Convention vote tallies are almost never strongly representative of election results.
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