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Significantly, the new poll findings show that
Lieberman received no boost from a high-profile visit by former president Bill Clinton, who came to Waterbury on July 24 to vouch for Lieberman's Democratic credentials and urge Connecticut Democrats not to reject him because of his support for Bush's war policies.
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First, Lieberman needs to lose in a landslide, by more than 10 points. He needs to be soundly rejected at the polls. The larger the margin, the more unlikely an independent run.
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Third, what the fuck was he thinking. Endorsements from every right wing asshole available? Was that supposed to help? There's two years of polling demanding that Dems fight Bush and his war. Skippy the wonder dog would have given Lieberman a race if he promised to piss on Bush's leg. So what did Lieberman think? He could insult and mock those who demanded a challenge to Bush?
He's not sitting in the fucking House of Lords, he has to be elected to office.News Blog