Posted on 08/21/2006 4:05:37 PM PDT by SmithL
Hartford -- Critics of Sen. Joe Lieberman's independent run to keep his job attacked on two fronts Monday, with one group asking an elections official to throw him out of the Democratic Party and a former rival calling on state officials to keep his name off the November ballot.
Staffers for Lieberman, who lost the Aug. 8 Democratic primary to Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont, called both efforts dirty politics. The senator filed as an independent candidate a day after the loss, running under the new Connecticut for Lieberman party.
A group whose members described themselves as peace activists asked Sharon Ferrucci, New Haven's Democratic registrar of voters, to remove Lieberman from the party, arguing that he cannot be a Democrat while running under another party's banner.
The request could lead to a hearing in which Lieberman, the Democrats' vice presidential nominee in 2000, would have to argue that he still adheres to the party's principles.
"The law is pretty clear he is no longer a member of the Democratic Party in good standing," said group leader Henry Lowendorf. "There was an open vote and he was voted out. He joined a different party."
Ferrucci said she would research the request, the first of its kind in her two decades on the job.
Lieberman campaign manager Sherry Brown said the effort was "dirty political tricks at its worst."
"This kind of ridiculous, partisan game-playing is not going to provide anyone in Connecticut with better jobs, better health care, or better schools," she said.
Since losing the primary, Lieberman has referred to himself as an "independent Democrat" and said he plans to remain part of the Democratic caucus in Washington, even though several leading Democrats have called on him to give up his independent run.
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I still think Lamont was some kind of Rovian plot.
They should be careful about what they ask for.
Joe is way too moral for the Dim party.
"Party" --- Come over here, Joe. We're having a kegger for Friday's Steeler game.
What a bunch of sleazeballs. They couldn't get what they wanted out of Lieberman so they want to silence him.
FUnnie how the news media has yet to call Lieberman a maverick.
Critics of Sen. Joe Lieberman's independent run to keep his job attacked on two fronts Monday, with one group asking an elections official to throw him out of the Democratic Party and a former rival calling on state officials to keep his name off the November ballot.
It sounds to me like the dems are hittin the panic button..they know their man lamont is gonna get his a*s kicked, and the party of compassion is now pullin out the stops..IMHO
Actually Democrats are just starting to act like Republicans. What part of "GET RID OF EVERY DAMN
R(D)INO!!" does this Democratic strategy resemble most?
Ever wonder what kind of hell is going to break loose in the Dem caucus when Lieberman wins and gets to assert his seniority over those tools who backed his opponent?
I got it. You're looking for a clown.
What say we trade for Chafee?
I voted against a RINO and got a conservative republican in Tim Walberg.
I don't get it - shouldn't he be out of the party if the party didn't nominate him and he's still running?
Some people in Hell want ice water.
Really? Late abortions are moral? All righty then...
And the sooner we get rid of moderate Democrats like Lieberman and leftist Republicans like Snowe/Chaffee et al the better off the country will be. Then the choices will be clear.
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