...for a DLC type to tell us that dissent against Joementum is a bad thing for the party. Via Atrios, here's one of many "Lieberman's in serious trouble" columns coming out of local CT papers...as if you didn't know, Atrios is covering the Lieberman thing in great detail, along with many many others...
By now, the Lieberman crowd was beaten, even with 65 percent of the vote. A curiosity in January, the Lamont campaign has become a growing army that could overthrow the incumbent in the Aug. 8 primary. For 90 minutes, party loyalists who have known Joe Lieberman for decades rose and turned their backs on him in favor of an engaging stranger.I probably naive for thinking this, but even if Joementum wins (which is still the most likely occurrence...much less likely than it was a couple of days ago, but still at about 60% likely), this is a good thing for the party. It's May of an election off-year, and voting Democrats are energized. Now...if Lieberman loses and decides to run as an independent, that's a whole 'nother story...but for now I don't think he will, no matter what he says to the media.
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