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In the event of a Republican placeholder (in Lieberman's absence), it sounds like the Dems could do much worse than get behind an independent, such as Weicker... as has been done in VT. However, with Lieberman gone, I'm pretty sure there would be a flood of interest from CT Dems no longer beholden to a senior politician (nominally) from their party.

That is to say, realisticly, Weicker does not command the history of electoral prowess that Bernie Sanders does, to make Dems realize that opposing him would be counter-productive. With Lieberman running for re-election, I think Weicker would be terrific for Progressives to rally around. But against a Republican, I think some strong Dems would quickly appear who have been longing for a shot at Lieberman's empty seat.

Tim Wolfe

John McCain is not pro-choice!

by bruorton on Tue Dec 06, 2005 at 10:20:56 AM EST


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