Lieber-Man Down

The Connecticut primary, in which Lieberman is fighting for his political life and legacy, is Tuesday, and already the portents have turned ominous. Lieberman said yesterday that he would not run as an independent if he lost by more than 10 points. This means one of two things. Either he thinks he'll lose by less than ten points so he is creating cover for himself by setting the bar high, or he thinks he'll lose by more and he is getting himself out of an embarassing proposal he made weeks ago. I am inclined to believe it is the latter. Lieberman has seen the Quinnipiac poll (which, to be fair, is often unreliable), knows that he is 13 points behind, and feels the loneliness of being the last Iraq War-denier now that even Hillary Clinton has called for Rumsfeld to resign.

Lieberman has responded by pulling his very expensive get-out-the-vote effort in the state in order to purchase more TV and radio ad time. He has too much ground to make up by hiring a bunch of kids to knock on doors.

In the meantime, watch Ned Lamont on The Colbert Report; he gives a great performance.

Lieberman Reduces Effort to Get Out Vote (NYT)