OMG!
Well, folks, the darling of the libby-lib bloggers, Ned Lamont, just conceded, as some of you might have seen. We’re not surprised; he just never managed to successfully broaden his campaign beyond his one-issue battle over the Iraq war with Senator Joe Lieberman, the Democratic incumbent for 18 years who was forced to run as an independent by his primary loss to Mr. Lamont.
I had expected Lamont to win, especially when this midterm election has become the unofficial referendum for war. It’s odd to see a symbol of anti-war to lose out. Furthermore, this is probably a smack in the face for all Democrats in Connecticut.
For those that predicted Lamont to be the next President of the United States, you might want to rethink your prediction.
Regardless, as of 11:39 Malaysian time, the Democrats have captured three seats in the Senate and another five in the House. However, despite Lamont’s loss, everything seems to be going smoothly so far. If everything goes it is right now, the Greens will be coming to power. By proxy!
Despite the fact that I’m happy with the current result, I hope the pressure for protectionism in the US won’t be too great to resist.
Anyway, track the Senate, the House and the Governorship race at the NYT.
p/s – congratulations, Governor Granholm.
3 replies on “[950] Of Lamont lost to Lieberman!”
maybe but i bet on lamont (embarrassingly)
It voted for all blue yesterday.
I don’t see how anyone could be surprised by a Lamont loss. He was trailing behind Lieberman in polls for the general election from day one.