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Low Joe

by Josh Orton, Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 11:30:50 AM EST

The residents of the great state of Connecticut seem less than thrilled that their Senator, Joe Lieberman (Connecticut for Lieberman - I) has taken to touring the country in support of George Bush's third term. According to a new Quinnipiac University poll (6/26-29, n=2,515, MoE +/-2%):

Sen. Joseph Lieberman gets a 45 - 43 percent approval, down from 52 - 35 percent March 27 and his lowest score ever.

"Sen. Lieberman's approval rating has dropped below 50 percent for the first time in 14 years of polling, with nearly two-thirds of Democrats giving him low marks, probably because he is campaigning for Sen. John McCain," Dr. Schwartz said.

This includes 62% disapproval among Democrats in the state. As Markos pointed out last fall, Joe wouldn't have a shot at a rematch with Lamont. Fool me once, and whatnot.

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Re: Low Joe (none / 0)

What are the chances the Republicans reject him too?

Think about it, they are just using him.
What use is he once McCain loses, what use is he once we bring the troops home.

I think he needs to start cozying up to the new caucus started by Vitter and Craig.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-sweene y/chutzpah-defined-vitter-a_b_109657.htm l

Joe hasn't done any hypocritical sex acts, but the pair Vitter and Craig is so hilarious that Joe would just the funniest irony to to their senate club.

Over the past year I have tried to research on how you can fire a Senator without criminal charges.
Well, its hard, especially in CT.

So my plan now is work on the APPROVAL ratings in CT.
All the work to take him down nationally is good, but think how he would be if we took him down locally.

For a guy who supports GWB 100% on matters that involve life death blood and the constitution his approval rating should match bush's deservingly 23%.
For a politician to be below 50 let alone 30 is utterly devastating, no matter how hubris they demonstrate to the public.

by DemsLandslide2008 on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 11:39:43 AM EST

Re: Low Joe (none / 0)

Over the past year I have tried to research on how you can fire a Senator without criminal charges.
Well, its hard, especially in CT.

Can't he be removed from the senate if 2/3rd of senate vote for it?

Assuming 100% of the dem senators vote for removing him, the question before the R-Senators is - is there a chance that a r-senator can be elected in the special election? If yes, some R-senators may vote for removing him.

by gaf on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 11:50:46 AM EST
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Re: Low Joe (none / 0)

Well, as much as I despite Joe Lieberman, I am not that enthused about a recall. Blame the dumb state of CT for the problem. The Republicans were unable to come up with a decent candidate of their own. And just enough of Democratic Party masses voted(about a third) for Joe. Not to mention a lot of the Democratic Party establishment was in the tank for Joe. People got what they deserved.

by Pravin on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 12:42:10 PM EST
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Re: Low Joe (none / 0)

I meant despise not despite

by Pravin on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 12:42:40 PM EST
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Re: Low Joe (none / 0)

Well I never called for a recall.

Like I said I have researched how to eliminate him from power for a while now.

Which is why I say attack him in front of his constituents.

What you have in CT is REALLY REALLY Low info voters, and democrats.

I live in Maryland, do you think that if I asked 100 people on the street who Steny Hoyer is they would know?
My guess is 95 out of 100 would say they never heard of him.

Maybe Bravenewfilms shoulda ran that petition add on public TV channels in CT for 2 or 3 days.

http://liebermanmustgo.com/

by DemsLandslide2008 on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 01:05:05 PM EST
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Re: Low Joe (none / 0)

But Joe is in for another 4 years. So sadly, his approval ratings don't matter at all to him.

by gaf on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 11:45:04 AM EST

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That's quite a typo!

by DPW on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 11:51:24 AM EST

Re: Low Joe (none / 0)

Of course, it's fixed two seconds after my comment posts.

by DPW on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 11:51:57 AM EST
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Re: Low Joe (none / 0)

I'm still surprised more people approve than disapprove.

What a sorry excuse for a lifeform.

by MNPundit on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 11:54:15 AM EST

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Wasn't Barack Obama an enthusiastic supporter of Joe Lieberman's campaign against Ned Lamott? Given Obama's actions the past two weeks, I am not surprised.

by cc on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 12:15:03 PM EST

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Someone get this person a cookie and a gold star.

Alot of Democrats made the mistake of supporting him in the Primary, including the clintons. After he lost the Democratic primary they all supported the nominee Ned Lamont.

If you want to blog for Lieberman, he needs all the help he can get.

by DemsLandslide2008 on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 12:17:21 PM EST
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Re: Low Joe (none / 0)

Yeah .. but remember Bill going on Larry King(was it the night of the primary?) and saying that there wasn't a bit of difference between Lieberman and Lamont

John McCain: Bush right to veto kids health insurance expansion

by Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 12:31:09 PM EST
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Re: Low Joe (none / 0)

Again, I don't see how the past of the Clintons, Obama, Dean, etc etc etc have to do with the outright embaressment every Democrat should feel when they see this traitor stumping for Republicans.

Democrats are famous for keeping the status quo of the establisment.

Over the last four years the power struggle in the Democratic party has been GLORIOUS.

Before groups like the DLC were designed to protect people like Joe.
Before, big donors were able to write letters to candidates and the candidates had to buckle, not anymore! (thanks to my girl Hillary)

People, the scene has changed and it is in everyone's favor.

Instead of attacking Bill, Hillary, and Barack for supporting Lieberman at one point or another you need to be giving US, the NETROOTS credit for changing the environment where the people, the voters, are more powerful than the establishment.

Like I said, come next year Lieberman will be a sad pathetic man.
The republicans will have no use for him unless they have 39 senators.
The Demcocrats hate him so much that we write petitions for his removal and curse Harry Reid for being weak.
The media will disavow him as an insane war monger who ended his career by betraying the party that nominated him to be their VP.
Knowing the media, they will set the dialouge to whatever they want and it will be easy, REAL easy for the media to demonize Lieberman as the albatross of McCain failed campaign.

Did I mention I can wait for Jan 2009?

by DemsLandslide2008 on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 12:39:36 PM EST
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Re: Low Joe (none / 0)

Even recently, Reid refused to consider stripping Lieberman of his chairmanship even if the Democrats gained seats. Now i hope this was just political lying on part of Reid to play it safe until such a reality does take place. But for some reason, I think harry Reid really has no big compulsion to get rid of Joe regardless of the numbers.

by Pravin on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 12:44:20 PM EST
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Who says Reid will even be in charge next year?

I doubt him and Pelosi will keep going as leaders.

I might be dreaming but I think Waxman should be speaker of the House, with Wexler replacing the embaressment to my state Hoyer. (plus Waxman Wexler rolls off my liberal tounge so nicely)

For the Senate there is only one Senator that we can call our leader of the senate with every drop of pride and confidence in our bodies.
Russ Feingold.

You want to talk about honor, strength, principles?

Find me ONE Democrat in America who doesn't love Russ.
I guarantee you in 200 years HBO will make a 7 part movie called "Feingold- the first politician with a spine"

by DemsLandslide2008 on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 12:58:28 PM EST
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Re: Low Joe (none / 0)

I think you are closer to being right than most realize, I used to work in a Senate Office and Lieberman is pretty popular with his fellow Senators, moreover I will bet he cut a deal with Ried before he backed McCain, who is also very popular with fellow Senators, and if Lieberman sticks to his end of the deal Ried will also, though what the deal is I am not sure.

by THE MODERATE on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 01:06:23 PM EST
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Re: Low Joe (2.00 / 1)

remember all the democrats who were upset at a primary challenge to Lieberman?

they were OUTRAGED at dKos and all the "nutroots" they called them. and most of these people were real democrats.

well i bet they wished they had seen the real Joe sooner, at least the ones in CT.

by falseintellect on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 12:21:46 PM EST

Re: Low Joe (2.00 / 2)

Well thats progress for you.

They're not saying that now!

I never expect our elected leaders to buckle and cowtow to every demand netroots puts on he agenda, but we alone provided the conduit to saving our party.

They also know that with ActBlue we are targeting weak and ineffective Democrats in primaries.

by DemsLandslide2008 on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 12:27:41 PM EST
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Re: Low Joe (none / 0)

We've saved them again and again.

On Social Security (TPM) on "Stay the Course" (Netroots turned it into an albatross) on getting out of Iraq, on the 50-state strategy and on and on.

"we alone provided the conduit to saving our party."

This statement is 100% true.

by MNPundit on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 03:47:59 PM EST
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