Can Lieberman (if he wins the senate seat) change parties

[demosincebirth]

again, to a Democrat? Just wondering

[waiting for hope]

1. NOOOOOOO!!!! My brain is

bleeding...make it stop........

[SaveOurDemocracy]

4. Last night, someone suggested this scenario...

Joe wins Senate seat >>> gets offered, and accepts, Sec'y of Defense to replace Rummy >>> Connecticut Gov(R) fills his vacated Senate seat with a Rethug.


Is that how that could work?

[waiting for hope]

10. I don't know but my eyes are bleeding

now - can't stomach the thought. But, if that's the case, maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing. Think of it, Joe taking over a totally mismanaged position and it would be his job to clean it up which he would fail miserably at for he is nothing but a tool and a yes man. No, it wouldn't be good any way around. Forget I said that. Let's just hope Joe loses.

[rwheeler31]

2. If he wins

it is six more years of bought Joe.

[DIKB]

3. I think so.

If I remember correctly a Repuke Senator changed to independent early on in *'s term. I'm not sure of the exact procedure or details.

[Eric J in MN]

5. Senator Jim Jeffords (VT) switched from Republican to Independent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jeffords

[demosincebirth]

9. Is he still an Independent?

[Eric J in MN]

14. Yes, and he's expected to be replaced by independent....

Bernie Sanders after the November election.

[demosincebirth]

7. I was just wondering , 'cause if the Dem's get the Senate back,

he may want a chairmanship or some other important post.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. I believe he can.........

Look at the gentleman whose name escapes me who became an Independent after having been a republican.......

Several years ago.........I'm sure someone here will recall who he is, and which state he's from.......

Maine, perhaps? Or Vermont?

Anyway, I know he is still in the Congress.

I do believe Lieberman can do it as well.

[demosincebirth]

8. Did he change back to a repug? I don't think so.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. It was Jeffords, as the poster upthread said.......

And Jeffords remains an Independent.

He mainly votes with the Dems.........

[DaveinMD]

13. not only votes with Dems

he caucuses with Dems. He always mainly voted with Dems. He co-sponsored Clinton's health care bill when he was still a Republican.

[Auntie Bush]

12. Yes, Jim Jeffords (VT) changed from Repub. to Indep. giving control

of Congress to the Dems. However Jeffords is retiring this year and Bernie Sanders is running for his seat as an Independent...& he'll win!

Let's hear it for Bernie! :woohoo: :bounce:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. How cool is that!

:bounce: :bounce:

[TheDonkey]

16. that's his plan.