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Lamont wins! Lieberman refuses to lose graciously.
Tonight, Ned Lamont bested Stephen Colbert’s favorite Republican, Connecticut Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman. Sadly, Lieberman refuses to listen to the will of the voters and has announced he will run as an Independent.
We here in the Balls et Walnuts household delight in doing our Snoopy dance (yes, we contributed to Lamont’s campaign), but the battle has only just begun. Lieberman’s going down like a crack whore turning tricks for smokes — reluctantly and desperately. Kos has the attack plan:
Here’s what we all need to do the next few days:
1. Push Harry Reid to strip Lieberman of all committee assignments.
2. Let people know what a sore loser Lieberman is.
3. Get all Democrats — including Bill Clinton — to publicly back Ned Lamont.
4. Get the Democratic interest groups who backed Lieberman to switch allegiances in the general.
For starters, send Joe Lieberman a note telling him to respect the will of Connecticut’s Democratic voters. Keep your eyes on Daily Kos for the latest updates.
Edited to add:
Kos on Countdown. Crooks and Liars has video.
Edited to add:
Ah, Markos. You choked me up this morning with this post:
What tonight showed is that democracy can work. That even the most powerful, entrenched forces can be dislodged by people-power. That the combined mights of the Democratic and Conservative establishments couldn’t hold the gates against the barbarian intruders.
Amen.
D.
I think there’s a real danger that Lieberman may get Lamont’s Republican opponent elected. If it’s close (which it may not be) Lieberman may pull enough votes from Lamont to let the Repub. through.
I’m hoping the Democratic party can put enough pressure on Lieberman to STFU already.
Haven’t checked Kos yet this morning . . .
There’ve been ooodles of posts about this very topic on Firedoglake. I’ve been reading the comments and hitting the refresh button like a drug fiend for his next hit. Very bad for productivity at Chez Beard.