Lieberman: He's Losing
Five days before the primary,
Ned Lamont has taken a 13-point lead over Joe Lieberman in a new poll.
That's significant for two reasons.
One, it almost certainly means that Lamont is going to win the primary.
And two, it's a decisive enough victory (or looks to be) to cast some doubt on the rationale for Lieberman's independent run. If he lost by five points or fewer, he still looks like a strong independent candidate. But when you're headed towards 15 points, the decision to run as an independent makes Lieberman look like a sore loser.
You can't help but wonder if, behind the scenes, some bigwig Dems won't be putting heat on Lieberman not to run.
By the way, this new poll shows that Lieberman has actually lost ground since Bill Clinton campaigned with him in Connecticut. That is not a good sign for Hillary's Clinton's problematic presidential bid; it shows the depth of anti-war feeling among Democratic voters.
