Joe-mentum Slowing?
My tongue is firmly in cheek with that headline, of course…there hasn’t been any Joe-mentum in ages. Despite my quite public ridicule of the notion that Joe Lieberman can be defeated, there is a definite sense, even outside of the infantile progressive swamps, that he be on the verge of a humliating setback. Example? Here’s John McIntyre:
It’s clear Lamont has the momentum. The polls look to be playing catch-up to the anecdotal evidence that all of the energy is on the side of the challenger. Lieberman’s other problem is that he is utterly unprepared to execute the organizational ground game needed to get his voters to the polls on a Tuesday in early August. Cake walk wins in 1994 and 2000, coupled with solid job approval numbers which mirror the state’s other Democratic Senator Chris Dodd have bred an arrogance and complacency that is catching up with the Lieberman campaign big time. Suddenly, they are finding themselves in a battle for their political lives and they are nowhere near fighting shape.
The news that former President Bill Clinton will be campaigning with the Senator may give his campaign a boost. But the fact that they are bringing him into Waterbury which Lieberman should have already had locked up, as opposed to Fairfield County where Lamont is the strongest, shows just haw far Lieberman is on the defensive.
If he goes on to lose August 8th the question is whether he can get things turned around in time for the fall. Right now, both Quinnipiac and Rasmussen have him ahead in a three-way race, by 24 points and 15 points, respectively. But Lamont will almost assuredly get a huge boost from a win in the primary, and Lieberman will be burdened with the baggage of a humiliating primary rejection.
Incredibly, Joe Lieberman may feel worse the day after the election this fall than he did six years ago.
Maybe so – but I prefer to take solace from the great words of Jesse Jackson (did I really just type that?): Keep hope alive!…
It is rather interesting. If the fruit and nut bars manage to force Leiberman out the gloating and crowing from the lunatic fringe will deafening. Then maybe they can try to actually beat a Republican, ha ha ha ha!
Ah but come on, remember the Kos Kiss of death, 20 to nil. The L man may sweat it but I doubt he’ll even have to lose his primary. I think he’ll scrape through.
As much as I hate to say it, Kos is due for a victory – Murphy’s Law, y’know?
If they take down Joe it will be the worst thing for the Dems as it will foolishly encourage the NedHeads to become nationally prominent. That guy and these people cannot stand 15 minutes of serious scrutiny in dire, dire contrast to Snagglepuss. So good luck, Ned. Sorry Joe.
Muffin will stick her neck out and say Joe will still win. This reminds me of Zell Miller. “A National Party no more”.