Posted on 11/06/2006 12:43:07 PM PST by SmithL
Though Sen. Joe Lieberman expects to win a lot of Republican votes Tuesday, the Connecticut lawmaker said he won't feel especially beholden to the GOP if he is elected to a fourth term.
"I'll owe everybody and that's the point," Lieberman said Monday as he pressed for final votes at a senior center in Meriden.
Lieberman, whose Senate career was at risk just three months ago after he lost to anti-war challenger Ned Lamont in the Democratic primary, led Lamont by 12 percentage points in a statewide poll released Monday.
Lieberman is running as an independent and has enjoyed support from the GOP, including praise from the White House and fundraising help from prominent Republicans such as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
But he said his comeback since the primary has convinced him that he needs to be a stronger independent voice.
"It's taken me as an independent-minded Democrat and really empowered me to be more independent," said Lieberman, the Democrats' 2000 vice presidential nominee. "Parties are important, but they're not as important as the public interest."
Potential gains by Democrats mean the Senate could end up in a 50-50 split, or something close to it. Republicans, who have already helped Lieberman's campaign, would likely court him in hopes of persuading him to switch parties.
Lieberman has pledged to remain a Democrat.
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No offense but BS. He has them in his pocket. He can always stick it to them by claiming his official I-Independant status. When was the last official Senator with an official "Independent" moniker?
Joe is a liberal by record - there is no doubt. What he is practical about is whether one supports the liberal or conservative domestic agenda, neither will matter a smidgen if national security isn't the top priority. It's the chicken-and-the-egg thang.
And if the Dems run so far left (accent on anti-semitism tolerance) Joe could very well stick it to them by jumping ship, claim the title "Liberal Republican" and play the role of mediator between the two parties.
After Joe wins he will have the moves of a Queen while the Dems will be stuck with the sluggish progress of Pawns.
Oh come on, considering everything, Judy hasn't been a horror and that's what I meant.
Good for you! I don't have a dog in this race but I remember how Lieberman turned against his so called values in 2000.
"And they won't anyway, since they are NOT going to win in Maryland, Tenn., nor Missouri!"
Or Montana. And we are going to win Maryland and New Jersey.
We are picking up Senate seats.
No one who did know that would make that mistake.
Be well. Don't forget to vote. See you on the live threads!
Ping
We've all voted, here. See you on the LIVE THREADS. :-)
Voted for Schlesinger ( as did my husband ) and I too have a long memory. :-)
Fingers crossed! :-)
Oh NO, he won't be "better" than Lamont! LIEberman is scum!
Lieberman may come out of this as the most powerful man in the Senate....
I have never voted for a DemocRAT and I didn't vote for Lieberman today. He can caucus with anyone he wants -- a RAT's a RAT. Period.
You appear to know about as much about old Joe's record, as you do about spelling his name correctly.
LIEberman is as far left as Lamont on EVERYTHING except the WOT and on that, he is not as staunch as some claim. And it doesn't matter one whit, what his stance on Israel is.
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