Arms and Legs
Joseph Lieberman has gone so far out on a limb with his campaign strategy that he's practically suspended in mid-air. He stuck with his pro-war stance long after it became clear it was unpopular. i don't understand why he did this, except perhaps he did not want to appear "wishy-washy" by changing stances right away. He sticks with it even now, long after it's fairly apparent that that is largely what lost him his incumbency.
I think that running as an Independent is also a mistake. He knows he won't win, and there is a risk that his campaign will take votes away from the Democratic candidate, Ned Lamont, heightening the risk that the Republican candidate may win. It seemed like a relatively easy win for Lamont, in the primary, who basically crowed his anti-war stance and probably didn't have to say much else in order to draw the majority of voters to him. Obviously, the war was a "wedge" issue here, which may portend deciding factors in the upcoming mid-term elections.
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Stephen Colbert: "I'm no fan of reality."
I think that running as an Independent is also a mistake. He knows he won't win, and there is a risk that his campaign will take votes away from the Democratic candidate, Ned Lamont, heightening the risk that the Republican candidate may win. It seemed like a relatively easy win for Lamont, in the primary, who basically crowed his anti-war stance and probably didn't have to say much else in order to draw the majority of voters to him. Obviously, the war was a "wedge" issue here, which may portend deciding factors in the upcoming mid-term elections.
Move On.org
Stephen Colbert: "I'm no fan of reality."
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