Thursday, September 28, 2006
· And now it's personal: PJ Media's Roger Simon has an interview with Joe Lieberman (not at the link yet, I guess they're still editing the video) that scored a Drudge link and crashed the site for awhile. This has the Lamont people hoppin' mad:
Ouch. I wonder if "miserable failure" will lose to "beaten by an independent" in a Googlefight a couple months from now. We shall see...
· The big news of the day is, of course, the new Quinnipiac Poll that shows Lieberman leading Lamont by 10 points among likely voters
The race has tightened slightly since an Aug. 17 poll that showed Lieberman leading 53 percent to 41 percent...
Some interesting numbers here:
Unaffiliated voters outnumber Democrats and Republicans in the state.
"Lamont wins among those who say Iraq is the most important issue to their vote, but that is only 35 percent of the electorate," Schwartz said. "Lieberman wins on all the other issues voters say matter most to them, including terrorism and the economy...
· Joe has gotten a nice boost here: 50 former Congressmen, Senators, Clinton vets launch 'Dems for Joe' Lieberman
Meanwhile, the Lamont blog is touting its own endorsements from Mark Warner and Wesley Clark, as well as People For the American Way.
· Finally, readers may be interested in this interview with Ned Lamont appearing in the Jewish Ledger. Some of the more interesting questions they ask: "Where did you stand in terms of Israel and its conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon? Do you think we should be negotiating with them and with Hamas? -- Two people who did not support Israel during the recent conflict were Reps. Maxine Waters and Marcy Kaptur. Both declined to back a House resolution denouncing Hezbollah and its terrorist actions against Israel. During the conflict, these women came to the state to campaign with you. What do you say to Jewish voters who, as a result, question your support for Israel? -- Along the same lines, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton - who have had a rather contentious relationship with the Jewish community over the years - campaigned for you very prominently during the primary. What would you say to those who question your relationship with the Jewish community because of this?"
You can read the answers in the full interview, here.
[The Lieberman/Lamont Notebook is part of my ongoing coverage of the race for Pajamas Media.]
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I just wasted 10 minutes of my life at googlefight.
thanks.