Sunday, October 8, 2006
OK, I know it's been awhile, but let's see where things stand:
· Polsters for Joe: There are a couple of polls floating about out there with widely divergent margins, though both give advantage Lieberman. There's a Zogby poll that shows Lieberman up by 20 points over Lamont, something I, like a lot of people, find hard to believe. Politics are strange, but I think the final result might be a bit closer to these results: Poll shows close Senate race in are
The poll shows Lieberman garnering significant Republican support, with GOP candidate Alan Schlesinger earning 4 percent of the vote. Fourteen percent of respondents were undecided...
..."Lieberman's got a slight lead among independents (10 percentage points), and Lamont is holding his own among Democrats," said Monika McDermott of the University of Connecticut's Center for Survey Research and Analysis, which conducted the poll. "The most noticeable thing is, at least in Fairfield County, it's like theLieberman-Lamont race is only between two candidates, and Lieberman is the Republican."
The phone poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points, was conducted Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. UConn pollsters contacted 753 registered voters in the 4th Congressional District...
· Ned Lamont's been writing more checks to himself, like this one for $500 grand. Man, it must be good to be loaded.
· Some good stuff here at Taegan Goddard's Political Wire: Lamont's Lull
John Edwards, Ted Kennedy, and Wesley Clark are the best Lamont has mustered onto to the trail for him so far. People are wondering where the Clintons are. Their absence is a sure sign that Lamont is not seen as a winner. Hillary Clinton appeared in Fairfield County on Friday, October 6th, but there’s no word on returning for Lamont...
· Speaking of Wesley Clark, the New York Times points out that a "General" endorses Lamont: General Endorses Lamont, Faulting Lieberman on Iraq. Of course, the General is Democrat operative Clark.
· Lieberman is questioning Lamont's Zionist Patriotism: Lieberman Queries Lamont Over Commitment to Israel
Speaking to a largely Jewish group of a few dozen supporters, Mr. Lieberman said that Ned Lamont, who defeated him in the Democratic primary, had been “surrounded by people who are either naïve or are isolationists or, frankly, some more explicitly against Israel.”
Mr. Lieberman, who is running on his own party line, pointed to Representative Maxine Waters, a Democrat from Los Angeles, who campaigned for Mr. Lamont during the primary. This summer, Ms. Waters was one of a dozen Democrats who did not vote in favor of a resolution condemning Hezbollah for attacking Israel during the war in Lebanon...
...“So far I would say my opponent is saying basically a pro-Israel line,” Mr. Lieberman said at the fund-raiser. “But look, the position he’s taking on Iraq is not good for America and not good for the Middle East. Secondly, you know to some extent you’ve got to judge people by their friends. I’m glad to be judged by my friends like Ed Koch and all of you.”...
...In his remarks, Mr. Lieberman also recalled the appearance of the Rev. Al Sharpton at Mr. Lamont’s side on primary night, calling it “a remarkable moment.”
Since primary night, Mr. Lieberman and his aides have repeatedly raised questions about Mr. Lamont’s alliance with Mr. Sharpton, whom they have described as divisive. Mr. Lieberman, however, has been on friendly terms with Mr. Sharpton in the past, particularly when the two ran for the most recent Democratic presidential nomination. This summer, Mr. Lieberman also asked Mr. Sharpton not to campaign for Mr. Lamont.
Tom Swan, Mr. Lamont’s campaign manager, said that Mr. Lieberman’s campaign was playing “racial politics.”...
Yeah, cause that's for Al Sharpton to play!
Not to worry though, Ned has some supporters, like Huffington Post blogger, Jonathan Tasini, who assured us, like a disturbingly high number of people on the Left, that real friends of Israel crap all over it. He then proceeds to demonstrate what this phenomenon looks like and assures us, 'Mr. Lieberman,' You're No Friend of Israel. Someone at the Lamont campaign must be thinking, "Jonathan, next time you decide to help...don't."
· Speaking of Koch, yeah, he's for Lieberman.
"I'm disappointed in them," Koch said after stumping with Lieberman - now running as an independent - among Connecticut-bound commuters at Grand Central Station.
"I support both of those people - but until Joe, I've never had a perfect candidate," said Koch, who said Lieberman is "correctly perceived as the conscience of the Senate."
Lieberman called Koch a friend and mentor...
· Final note: Ironically enough, did you know Ned Lamont was stealing cable?
[The Lieberman/Lamont Notebook is part of my ongoing coverage of the race for Pajamas Media.]
