Connecticut Primary will be the vote heard 'round the world

[StarmanSkye]

Sunny:<br><br>Got it; Edited for correction.<br>Thanks for pointing it out to me. My reading wasn't as careful as it should have been.<br><br>I haven't read Greenwald consistently, I didn't have a sense of his evident attention sticking to verified facts and rigorous reasoning -- avoiding unsubstantiated speculation.<br><br>A rep well worth (!) protecting.<br>To the extent that anything 'true' in these topsy-turvy, knife-edge-poised, fact-challenged Rabbithole times can be considered to still HAVE 'worth', anyway.<br><br>Way out here on the West Coast in the semi-mythico/autonomous alternative-zone State of Jefferson, Connecticut sometimes seems another world away.<br><br>Starman <p></p><i></i>

[sunny]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>I haven't read Greenwald consistently, I didn't have a sense of his evident attention sticking to verified facts and rigorous reasoning -- avoiding unsubstantiated speculation.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>Absolutely true, but <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>I</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> have no such scruples, therefore I believe absolutely that LIEberman is a neocon plant. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 0] --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/alien.gif ALT="0]"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[chiggerbit]

Whew, it's early yet, only 4%of precincts reporting, but take a look at this report:<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.wfsb.com/politics/9641261/detail.html">www.wfsb.com/politics/964...etail.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=chiggerbit@rigorousintuition>chiggerbit</A> at: 8/8/06 7:41 pm<br></i>

[chiggerbit]

Ok, now Lamont's lead is narrowing, 56 to 44%.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[Rigorous Intuition]

With 44.39% counted:<br><br>Lamont 53.09%<br>Lieberman 46.91%<br><br>There official election monitoring web site "crashed" and went offline for a while. When it came back, Joe's numbers started creeping up. His core support is expected to be counted last.<br><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/by_state/CT_Page_0808.html?SITE=CTHARELN&SECTION=POLITICS">vote count</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br>on edit:<br><br>now with 50.27%:<br><br>Lamont: 52.13%<br>Lieberman: 47.87%<br><br><br>update at 64.71%: <br><br>Lamont: 51.60%<br>Lieberman: 48.40% <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=rigorousintuition>Rigorous Intuition</A> at: 8/8/06 8:48 pm<br></i>

[chiggerbit]

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>There official election monitoring web site "crashed" and went offline for a while.</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br>Yeah, there we go, the fix is in. <p></p><i></i>

[Et in Arcadia ego]

fuck...<br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/images/smiles/doh.gif" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--> <p>____________________<br>Some are born to sweet delight, some are born to endless night.</p><i></i>

[Bismillah]

Are Diebold actually running the show in Connecticut? <p></p><i></i>

[sunny]

Wolfmoon Lady can correct me if I'm wrong, but I <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>think</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> Connecticut voting is entirely the old fashioned lever system. <p></p><i></i>

[Ouish]

But he'll still be running as an Independent. <p></p><i></i>

[chiggerbit]

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>But he'll still be running as an Independent.</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> <br><br><br>But will he, when it really gets down to it? It would take a monumental ego to do that. Or some secret reason to do so, like blackmail........... or whatever. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=chiggerbit@rigorousintuition>chiggerbit</A> at: 8/8/06 10:32 pm<br></i>

[chiggerbit]

<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://politicalwire.com/">politicalwire.com/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>"What Does Lieberman Do Now?<br>As we said earlier today, Sen. Joe Lieberman's decision to make contingency plans to run as an independent likely cost him the victory in today's Democratic primary. Now he has to figure out what to do.<br><br>First on the list: Chuck Todd confirms our report last week that Lieberman will shake up his campaign staff. Key requirements: "Dem campaign history is a must as the Lieberman team doesn't want any GOP consultants helping due to his need to keep the Dems he has already."<br><br>Watch for the following:<br><br>1. With such a close finish, there will be a lot of second guessing over the campaign's decision to pull back on GOTV efforts.<br><br>2. Over the next 24 hours, many national Democrats -- including Bill Clinton and Sen. Chris Dodd -- will try to convince Lieberman not to run as an independent. Any Democrat running for president in 2008 will be forced to go on the record supporting Lamont.<br><br>3. What will Republicans do? Some say the GOP may try to support Lieberman, while others insist there will be renewed efforts to bump Alan Schlesinger (R) from the ballot." <br> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=chiggerbit@rigorousintuition>chiggerbit</A> at: 8/8/06 10:34 pm<br></i>

[Sepka]

Liebermann is quite likely to win as an independent. The Democrats have basically made a protest vote, and they'll reap the consequences come November.<br><br>-Sepka the Space Weasel <p></p><i></i>

[chiggerbit]

Time wil tell. But, I think you have to consider what a wakeup call this has been for incumbents. They never even considered the possibility that it could happen until this week. The Dem ones will probably be begging Lieberman to drop out. <p></p><i></i>

[Et in Arcadia ego]

4. The results of a Lamont victory will initiate an unprecedented congressional attack on the mad dog liberal bloggers/hackers that were 'solely responsible' for Joe-mentum's flat tire that will take the form of aggressive internet regulational legislation.<br><br>Maybe that was the plan all along. Leiberman's made loud and clear the sabotage he lays at the feet of the liberal internet community. His sacrifice will pave the way for more attacks on free speech by the incumbent congress.<br><br>Gotta break some eggs to make the omlette.<br><br>For now tho, buh-bye Joe; it's been real.. <p>____________________<br>Some are born to sweet delight, some are born to endless night.</p><i></i>