Lieberman on the brink
Slate
by John Dickerson
06/20/06
By traditional measurements, Lieberman should still feel confident. He won the endorsement of the state party last month, and Lamont trails by double digits in the polls. However, the polling gap is closing -- Lamont is behind by 40 to 55 percent, but that is an improvement of 21 points in four weeks. And Lamont is winning endorsements from party veterans, including Jim Dean, brother of DNC Chairman Howard Dean. The challenger clearly has the momentum. He's doing so well that Lieberman has had serious discussions with political advisers about quitting the party to run in the general election as an independent. Lieberman enjoys higher poll numbers among Republicans and unaffiliated voters than among Democrats...
http://www.slate.com/id/2144093/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Lieberman
by John Dickerson
06/20/06
By traditional measurements, Lieberman should still feel confident. He won the endorsement of the state party last month, and Lamont trails by double digits in the polls. However, the polling gap is closing -- Lamont is behind by 40 to 55 percent, but that is an improvement of 21 points in four weeks. And Lamont is winning endorsements from party veterans, including Jim Dean, brother of DNC Chairman Howard Dean. The challenger clearly has the momentum. He's doing so well that Lieberman has had serious discussions with political advisers about quitting the party to run in the general election as an independent. Lieberman enjoys higher poll numbers among Republicans and unaffiliated voters than among Democrats...
http://www.slate.com/id/2144093/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Lieberman
rudkla - 21. Jun, 14:28
