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Ned Lamont (left) defeated Joe Lieberman, pictured here during a July 6 NBC 30 debate, in the August 8 Democratic primary

The 2006 election of a United States Senator from the state of Connecticut will be held on November 7 2006, with the winner serving a six-year term from January 3 2007 to January 3 2013. After a heated August 8 primary between incumbent three-term Democratic Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and one-time Greenwich selectman Ned Lamont, Lieberman is now running under the newly formed Connecticut for Lieberman political party for re-election against Lamont, the winner of the Democratic primary. They will also face Republican nominee, former Derby Mayor Alan Schlesinger, Green Party nominee Ralph Ferrucci, as well as John Mertens of the Independent Party, Connecticut.

Candidates

Democrat: Ned Lamont

On May 19, 2006, Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont received 33% of the vote at the Democratic State Convention, well above the 15% threshold needed to appear on the primary ballot without having to collect signatures.[1] Lieberman campaign manager Sean Smith dismissed his performance, claiming that many delegates at the convention saw the endorsement question as a "free vote" to "register displeasure with Lieberman without it costing them anything," and speculated that those voters would return to Lieberman in the August primary. [2]

Lamont differs from Lieberman on various issues. He is against the Iraq War and the PATRIOT Act, supports gay marriage and universal health care, opposes the recent creditor-friendly changes to U.S. bankruptcy law, opposes federal intervention in cases such as Terri Schiavo's, opposes the federal earmark system (i.e. pork barrel projects), and says he would have led the charge against the Samuel Alito nomination.[3] (Although Lieberman was one of 41 Democrats who voted against the Alito confirmation, he was one of 18 Democrats to vote for cloture. If cloture did not pass, a vote on the confirmation would have been blocked (unless Republicans had taken the controversial step of invoking the so-called "nuclear option"). [4] [5]

Republican: Alan Schlesinger

On May 20, 2006, Connecticut Republicans nominated former Derby Mayor Alan Schlesinger. In July, it was revealed that he was involved in inappropiate gambling activities: Schlesinger gambled under the alias "Alan Gold," to avoid detection as a card counter. On July 21 the Hartford Courant reported that Schlesinger had been sued by two New Jersey casinos for gambling debts. Schlesinger quickly faced fire from state party officials and some, including Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell, called on him to withdraw.[6] Connecticut GOP chairman George Gallo has considered previous Republican Senate candidate, Jack Orchulli, as a possible replacement if Schlesinger withdraws.[7] On July 24, however, Courant colummist Kevin Rennie suggested former State Senator Bill Aniskovich of Branford — who was defeated in 2004 while seeking his eighth term — would replace Schlesinger if he withdrew.[8] Other possible replacements include U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Connor, State Senator John McKinney of Fairfield and Derby state representative Themis Klarides.[9]

Connecticut for Lieberman: Joe Lieberman

Joe Lieberman, the incumbent three-term senator, is running for his fourth term. Lieberman was Al Gore's vice presidential running mate in the 2000 election. The Gore/Lieberman ticket won the popular vote but controversially lost the electoral college vote to George W. Bush.

After a heated primary, Lieberman was defeated by Lamont 52% to 48%. Soon after his defeat, his campaign submitted the required signatures to run under the new Connecticut for Lieberman Party. While many of his Democratic colleagues have tried to convince him to drop his bid, he has stood firm on his promise to run. The day after losing in the primary Lieberman fired the majority of his campaign staff including his campaign manager,[10] though some reports claim that much of his campaign staff had resigned in protest following his defeat. [11], however, both Lieberman critics and supporters deemed his primary campaign staff incompetent,[12] [13] a criticism that is not shared by Lieberman himself, who claimed the fault for the loss was his, not his campaign staff.[14] He has retained a new bipartisan campaign team for the general election. [15]

Green Party: Ralph Ferrucci

Ralph Ferrucci - artist, truck driver, 2004 congressional candidate, and 2003 "Guilty Party" New Haven mayoral candidate. Ferrucci received more than 15% of the vote when he challenged New Haven mayor John DeStefano in 2003. Ferrucci has the least amount of money on hand of all the candidates and is the only candidate to publicly state his disapproval over Israel's invasion of Lebanon.[16]

Other Third Party Candidates

  • John Mertens - a tenured Associate Professor of Engineering at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He also teaches environmental science and public policy.

Status unclear

  • Herschal Collins - a Vietnam War veteran and frequent litigant, was the first to file for the Senate seat, but has no campaign organization and does not appear to be a serious candidate. He has a lawsuit pending claiming that Lieberman's Senate term is invalid because he permitted the Department of Interior to approve two casinos for use on Indian lands in Connecticut.[17]

No longer running

  • Paul Streitz, an author, immigration control activist, and 2004 candidate; dropped out of the race just before the convention and seconded Schlesinger's nomination there.[18]
  • Diana S. Urban - Republican state representative from North Stonington[19] who was running as a petitioning candidate on an anti-war platform.[20] On August 9, she announced she had not garned enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Democratic Primary

Democratic Primary Results

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2006 Connecticut United States Senate Election Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ned Lamont 146,587 51.79% N/A
Democratic Joe Lieberman 136,468 48.21% N/A

From the Hartford Courant

Opinion Polls

Source Date Lieberman Lamont
Quinnipiac (likely primary voters) August 7, 2006 45% 51%
Research 2000 (likely primary voters) August 4, 2006 43% 53%
Quinnipiac (likely primary voters) August 3, 2006 41% 54%
Rasmussen (likely primary voters) July 20, 2006 41% 51%
Quinnipiac (likely primary voters) July 20, 2006 47% 51%
"Democratic internal poll" (JTA) (Jewish voters) July 5, 2006 41% 50%
Rasmussen (likely primary voters) June 14, 2006 46% 40%
Quinnipiac (likely primary voters) June 8, 2006 55% 40%
Quinnipiac (all Democrats) June 8, 2006 57% 32%
Quinnipiac (all Democrats) May 2, 2006 65% 19%
Rasmussen April 27, 2006 51% 31%

Endorsements

For Lieberman

Individuals
  • U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Congressman from Georgia, endorsed Lieberman for both the Democratic primary and the general election.[21]
Organizations
  • AFL-CIO and affiliated labor organizations endorsed Lieberman.[29][30] However, Connecticut AFT, the second largest AFL-CIO union in Connecticut, endorsed Lamont (see below).
Newspapers
  • The Greenwich Time.[39]
  • The Washington Post published an editorial offering some praise of Lieberman,[40] but did not use the word endorse or otherwise explicitly call for his reelection.

For Lamont

Individuals
  • Former U.S. Senator and Governor Lowell Weicker, who was unseated by Lieberman in 1988 and had been considering running as an independent, gave Lamont his endorsement.[46] Weicker served in the Senate as a Republican from 1971-1989, and as Governor as an independent from 1991 to 1995.
  • George Jepsen, former Connecticut Senate Majority Leader and former Chair of the Connecticut Democratic Party.[48]
  • Carl Feen, Lieberman's first finance chair, and Irv Stolberg, former Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives.[49]
  • Lieberman's former college roommate David Wyles.[53]
Organizations
  • MoveOn.org endorsed Lamont's Senate campaign in an "Online Primary",[56] with Lamont winning 85% of the vote and Lieberman winning only 14%.
  • Democracy for America, a political action committee founded by Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean and run by his brother Jim Dean, endorsed and began collecting donations for Ned Lamont. Jim Dean is a Connecticut resident.
  • Democratic National Committee - The DNC remained neutral until after Lamont won the the democratic primary. After his win, Howard Dean, the Chairman of the DNC, called for Lieberman to exit the race and said the DNC would support Lamont.[59]
Newspapers
  • The Hartford Advocate published an editorial by Alistair Highet, the newspaper's editor, critical of Lieberman and of the Courant's endorsement.[61]

Neutral

There are many Democratic Party officials and organizations that remained on the sidelines during the primary contest, stating only that they will support the Democratic nominee. Some of the most notable examples include:

  • Al Gore declined to endorse Lieberman, his 2000 vice presidential selection.[62]
  • Connecticut gubernatorial candidate John DeStefano endorsed Lieberman but campaigned with Lamont.[63]

Primary Political ads

Lieberman

Lieberman campaign ads are the work of Carter Eskew, who previously functioned in that role in Lieberman's first campaign in 1988. [64]

"Bear cub" ad

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Lieberman's Attack ad on Lamont; lampooning him as a bearcub

On June 16, Lieberman released a web-based ad on his campaign site aimed at Lamont's support from Lowell Weicker. The animated ad is a sequel to a 1988 spot portraying Weicker as a sleeping bear - this time, Lamont is Weicker's "bear cub." The narrator of the ad asks, "Remember Lowell Weicker? Well, bears never forget. He's never gotten over losing his Senate race to Joe Lieberman, but instead of coming out of hibernation, he's sent his bear cub, instead. Ned Lamont." On its initial release, the ad received a negative response from many political bloggers, some characterizing it as amateurish.[65]

"No More Joe" ad Lieberman released an advertisement that aired on Fox News on July 9 and CSPAN during the first Lieberman-Lamont Debate. The ad argues that Lamont stands for little more than opposition to Lieberman. In service of this point, the Lieberman ad displays "an invented bumper sticker and fictitious website address, making them appear to be part of his primary challenger Ned Lamont's campaign."[66]

"Bill Clinton" ad Lieberman began airing an ad on Connecticut broadcast television stations featuring footage from his rally with former President Bill Clinton in Waterbury on July 26.[67]

"Unity" ad

On August 11, Lieberman began running an ad on Connecticut TV stations outlining his rationale for a third party run, stating he wanted to bring a "unity of purpose" back to Washington.[68]

Lamont

Lamont campaign ads are the work of Bill Hillsman, who has previously produced ads for Governor Jesse Ventura and Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, Denver, Colorado Mayor John Hickenlooper, and Texas Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman.[69]

"Right Now" ad In his first television commercial, Lamont is shown talking on a sofa in a well-appointed home while supporters peer through his window and eventually storm the house.

"Messy Desk" ad Lamont released a humorous ad mocking the frivolity of many of Lieberman's negative attack ads: "Meet Ned Lamont," begins a foreboding narrator, "He can't make a decent cup of coffee, he's a bad karaoke singer, and he has a messy desk."

Lamont later chimes in, "Aren't you sick of political attack ads that insult your intelligence? Senator Lieberman, let's stick to issues and pledge to support whoever wins the Democratic primary."[70]

"Wishing Well" ad "Wishing Well"

"Where's Joe?" ad "Where's Joe?"

"Who's Joe?" ad "Who's Joe?"

"The Issue" ad "The Issue"

"Go for It, Mr. Lamont!" ad "Go for It, Mr. Lamont!"

Opposition to Lieberman

Lieberman's critics object to what they call Lieberman's lack of commitment to the Democratic party;[71]his opposition to affirmative action;[72] his opposition to a Connecticut state law that would require Catholic hospitals to provide emergency contraception to rape victims;[73] his opposition to same-sex marriage;[74] his membership in the Gang of 14;[75] his support of Florida governor Jeb Bush in the Terri Schiavo case;[76] his willingness to compromise on Social Security privatization;[77] his alliances with Republicans[78] and attacks on other Democrats;[79][80][81] and Lieberman's rhetoric, which is believed by many Democrats, including Paul Krugman and former John Kerry advisor Ari Melber, to often support Republican talking points.[82][83][84] Paul Bass, in the Hartford Courant, argues that Lieberman's voting record is not representative of his actions.[85]

Lieberman has been criticized for an editorial he wrote for The Wall Street Journal, in which he suggested that criticism of the President and the war put the nation in jeopardy. He declared "we undermine presidential credibility at our nation's peril."[86]

Opposition to Lamont

New Republic senior editor and "liberal hawk" Jonathan Chait, who is critical of Lieberman on a variety of issues, writes:

I can't quite root for Lieberman to lose his primary. What's holding me back is that the anti-Lieberman campaign has come to stand for much more than Lieberman's sins. It's a test of strength for the new breed of left-wing activists who are flexing their muscles within the party. These are exactly the sorts of fanatics who tore the party apart in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They think in simple slogans and refuse to tolerate any ideological dissent."[87]

Kevin Drum, in The Washington Monthly, objects to this characterization of Lieberman's opponents, writing:

Chait calls the Kos/Atrios wing "left-wing activists." But this is a serious misreading.... They aren't especially left wing. Markos in particular specifically prides himself on caring mostly about winning elections, not fighting ideological battles. Now, there's no question that the left blogosphere is vaguely in favor of all the usual liberal goals: progressive taxation, decent healthcare for everyone, tolerance for minorities, and so forth. And, yes, they're loudly in favor of these things.... But to compare it to the left-wing radicals of the early 70s is to misunderstand it completely. Netroots favorite Howard Dean is no lefty radical, and at a policy level most of the high-traffic liberal blogs are only modestly to the left of the DLC."[88]

Many Democrats have argued that a primary race against Lieberman will divert energy and attention from other contested Senate races; Lieberman and Lamont are spending millions of dollars on a primary for what would be a safe Democratic seat. Because of Lieberman's high favorability ratings in Connecticut, some strategists consider the commitment of significant resources toward defeating Lieberman to be dubious.[citation needed] Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's request to Lamont not to run was rebuffed.[citation needed]

Lamont's opinions regarding Israel's recent military campaign in Lebanon have been criticised. Hartford Courant columnist Kevin Rennie wrote on August 13:

Lamont's is a frightening point of view that ignores decades of determination by Islamic terrorists to kill Jews. The means have become more lethal and sophisticated, but there is nothing new in the purpose. To blame George W. Bush for the missiles flying from southern Lebanon into northern Israeli towns betrays a malignant partisanship by Lamont that ought to alarm voters on most spots of the political spectrum"[89]

Lieberman allegations of website attack

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Joe2006.com on the day of the primary election.

From midmorning August 7th to well past August 9th, Lieberman's official campaign site joe2006.com was taken offline; officials from Lieberman's campaign claimed "dirty politics" and "Rovian tactics" on the part of Lamont's supporters, and more specifically, a sustained Distributed Denial of Service attack that, according to the Lieberman campaign, has left the site down for several days.[90]

On Wednesday August 9th, 2006, the Lieberman website was updated with the following message among a white screen:[91]

UPDATE ON THE ATTACK ON THE LIEBERMAN CAMPAIGN WEBSITE

STATEMENT FROM SEAN SMITH: "For the past 24 hours the Friends for Joe Lieberman's website and email has been totally disrupted and disabled, we believe that this is the result of a coordinated attack by our political opponents. The campaign has notified the US Attorney and the Connecticut Chief State's Attorney and the campaign will be filing a formal complaint reflecting our concerns. The campaign has also notified the State Attorney General Dick Blumenthal for his review."

"We call on Ned Lamont to make an unqualified statement denouncing this kind of dirty campaign trick and to demand whoever is responsible to cease and desist immediately. Any attempt to suppress voter participation and undermine the voting process on Election Day is deplorable and has no place in our democracy."

Tim Tagaris, Lamont's Internet communications director, denied the charge and attributed the downtime to the fact that the Lieberman campaign had chosen an inferior web host, or ISP, and was only paying $15/month to operate its site (in comparison to the $1500/month being spent by the Lamont campaign).[92][93][94] He then offered to help bring their servers back up, along with providing a link to a cached version of Lieberman's site on their blog.[95]

Markos Zuniga, of Daily Kos also posted that he was able to telnet into the IP address where the Lieberman campaign's website existed, which would be impossible if a DDoS attack had occurred.[96]

On August 8th, Lieberman contacted the Connecticut attorney general's office and asked for a criminal investigation by state and federal authorities. Connecticuts Attorney General Richard Blumenthal stated in a official press release that he plans to investigate the website hacking.[97]

I have received a complaint from Sen. Lieberman's campaign asking my office to investigate the hacking of his campaign web site. I will investigate potential violations of anti-hacking provisions of our state computer crimes laws that are specifically within my jurisdiction. I will also work with the State Elections Enforcement Commission, and state and federal criminal authorities concerning possible violations of state election statutes, and federal election protections and other laws. We will seek civil and criminal penalties, where appropriate.

Richard M. Smith, an Internet security consultant in Brookline, Mass., said Lieberman's website was the victim of a denial of service attack, though he said that the Lieberman campaign had "went a little cheap" by using a "low-budget hosting service." [98][99]

DailyKos.com, MyDD.com, and FireDogLake.com, all liberal websites that covered the Connecticut primary extensively, all went down on Primary Day due to traffic spikes related to the primary. DailyKos estimated that at one point in the day, they were receiving 2,000 hits per minute. [100][101]

General election

Lieberman's candidacy in Connecticut for Lieberman party

On June 12, Ned Lamont began running radio ads promising if he lost the primary to endorse Lieberman, challenging Lieberman to abandon consideration of an independent run by making a similar pledge. Lieberman refused to make this pledge. In fact, Lieberman campaign manager Sean Smith said to reporter Erik Campano, "Are we going to support Ned Lamont? Ah, no!"[102]

On July 3 in Hartford, Lieberman announced that he will be collecting signatures in order to guarantee himself a position on the November ballot. Both Lieberman and his campaign manager Sean Smith said that Lieberman will run as a "petitioning democrat" and will caucus with Senate Democrats if elected.[103] This term is only rhetorical since Lieberman cannot legally run as a "petitioning democrat" due to Connecticut state law which holds that independent candidates "shall not incorporate the name of any major party" into their own party designation.[104] On July 10, the Lieberman campaign officially filed paperwork allowing him to collect signatures to form a new political party, the Connecticut for Lieberman party, in order to secure a more favorable ballot line.[105]

Because the deadline to submit 7,500 signatures for an independent candidacy is August 9 under Connecticut election law, the day after the August 8 primary, Lieberman had to declare his intentions to file well in advance of the primary in order to allow sufficient time to collect signatures. (Whether a candidate requests petition forms is public information and cannot be kept secret.) Upon Lieberman's announcement, polls showed him favored to win a plurality or outright majority of the vote in a three-way general election, but these leads have shrunk or evaporated in more recent polling (see below). The petition issue has led to charges against the Lieberman campaign of political opportunism and lack of respect for the political process.[106] On July 19, the Norwalk Democratic Town Committee passed a resolution denouncing Lieberman's proposed Independent bid.[107] Other town committees have likewise cautioned Senator Lieberman.

On August 1 the Hartford Courant reported that although Lieberman volunteers were actively soliciting signatures in a number of towns, including West Hartford, the Lieberman campaign declined to discuss the operation with the press.[108]

A poll of Connecticut Democrats on August 1 and August 2 from Research 2000 asked, "Would you like to see Joe Lieberman run as an Independent if he loses the Democratic primary?" 63% said no, and 24% said yes.[109] CBS exit polls of primary voters showed slightly less opposition (within the 3 point margin of error), but more support, with 61% opposed to a Lieberman independent run and 39% in favor of a independent run.[110]

Following his loss in the primaries, Lieberman's hometown newspaper, The New Haven Register, which endorsed him for the primary, stated on August 10 that Joe Lieberman should accept the results of his party's primary, reconsider his bid to run as an independent candidate, and get out of the race.[111]

Democratic reaction to Lieberman's campaign to run in his own party

Since Lieberman lost the Democratic primary, a growing number of Senate Democrats have become angry that Lieberman has pressed on. According to The Hill, a Democratic aide to a high-ranking senator commented that Lieberman might be stripped of his Democratic priviliges in the Senate. "At this point Lieberman cannot expect to just keep his seniority," said the aide. "He can’t run against a Democrat and expect to waltz back to the caucus with the same seniority as before. It would give the view that the Senate is a country club rather than representative of a political party and political movement." [112]

On August 9th, Democratic Leader Harry Reid and DSCC Chair Chuck Schumer issued the following joint statement on the Connecticut Senate race:

The Democratic voters of Connecticut have spoken and chosen Ned Lamont as their nominee. Both we and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) fully support Mr. Lamont’s candidacy. Congratulations to Ned on his victory and on a race well run. Joe Lieberman has been an effective Democratic Senator for Connecticut and for America. But the perception was that he was too close to George Bush and this election was, in many respects, a referendum on the President more than anything else. The results bode well for Democratic victories in November and our efforts to take the country in a new direction.[113]

On August 21, 2006 a group of New Haven Democrats filed an unprecedented complaint with the New Haven Democratic Registrar of Voters demanding that she purge Lieberman from the Democratic voter rolls. Lieberman's campaign manager called it a "dirty political trick" [114] A leading Connecticut blogger who had endorsed Lamont in the primary said the tactic "remind me of the frequent purging of the party rolls in Soviet Russia" [115]

Waterbury statement controversy

Lamont campaign manager Tom Swan criticized the strongly pro-Lieberman city of Waterbury for alleged corruption, describing it as a meeting place for "forces of evil" in a published interview. [116] Waterbury's Democratic Mayor Michael Jarjura, had endorsed Lieberman after the primary. [117] Swan later apologized for the statement saying the comment was aimed at former Mayor Philip Giordano, who was arrested for sexual crimes with a minor, as "slime" and former Governor John Rowland, a Waterbury native, who was indicted for corruption, as "evil". Both Giordano and Rowland were forced to resign from their positions due to criminal activities. [118] As Jarjura failed to accept Swan's "apology", Lamont himself was forced to apologize for the comments. [119] On August 22 Lamont announced former Democratic state chairman George Jepsen would be the chairman of the general election campaign. He denied this was a demotion of Swan. [120]

Headline News anchor calls Lamont the "Al-Qaeda candidate"

On August 11, CNN Headline News anchor Chuck Roberts asked Hotline senior editor John Mercurio about the effects of the recent London terrorist plot on the 2006 Connecticut Senate race:

How does this factor into the Lieberman/Lamont contest? And might some argue, as some have, that Lamont is the Al-Qaeda candidate?

Roberts later apologized personally to Lamont on the air:[121]

You know, I owe you an apology. Last week, I led into an interview with a guest analyst and really botched the set-up. The guest had wanted to discuss the Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman statements suggesting that terror groups — Al Qaeda type, to use Cheney’s words — would be buoyed by your win, but I posed it badly, stupidly ad-libbing about "some saying Lamont is the Al-Qaeda candidate." No one, in fact, used that construction. Anyway, I wanted to correct the record, and I’m glad we had this chance to do it. Now, let’s get to the insinuations that were lobbed…

Impact of Lamont allies

Opinion columnist Robert Novak stated that Democratic leaders feared the visible role black activists Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson had at Lamont's primary night rally "might drive Republican, independent and even some Democratic voters into support of Lieberman's independent candidacy." [122]

Vets For Freedom

On 15 August 2006, the Stamford Advocate reported that an organization called Vets For Freedom had run full page ads in the Hartford Courant in support of Lieberman. Lamont supporters claim that Vets for Freedom is a de facto Republican organization and point out the similarities between this organization and the Swift Vets, who had connections to Republican officials. [123]

Pundit Predictions

  • Chris Matthews after seeing Lieberman's new advertisement indicating his independent run: "I see dead people—that‘s Joe Lieberman pretending he‘s still running for the Senate. He already lost." [124]

Finances

Lieberman and Lamont fought a hotly contested and expensive primary battle for the Democratic nomination. Republican candidate Schlesinger gained his party's nomination through the Republican convention and has raised and spent relatively little. Minor candidates' fundraising has been almost insignificant.

According to the Center for Responsive Politics[125], fundraising and cash on hand (as of dates specified) are as follows:

Candidate Report date Raised Spent Cash on hand
Lieberman (CfL) 2006-07-19 $8,904,642 $6,512,697 $3,487,184
Lamont (D) 2006-07-19 $4,116,131 $3,763,327 $352,953
Schlesinger (R) 2006-06-30 $113,581 $38,001 $75,578
Ferruci (G) 2006-06-30 $1,290 $604 $684

In the days before the Democratic Party primary, the Lieberman campaign invoked the "millionaire rule", believing that Lamont's personal campaign contributions had exceeded federal limits. Despite having more than double Lamont's funding, Lieberman accepted contributions up to a higher $6,300 limit per individual. The normal limit is $2,100. Lieberman accepts substantial contributions from political action committees, while Lamont solicits donations from only a handful.[126]

Endorsements

For Lieberman

Democratic U.S. Senators

Democratic U.S. Representatives

Democratic State Legislators

Republicans

* = candidate for U.S. Senate in his home state

Local Officials

Newspapers

"Voting for Lieberman"

For Lamont

Democratic Senators

Other Democrats

Opinion polls

American Research Group

Source Date Ned Lamont (D) Alan Schlesinger (R) Joe Lieberman (CFL) Margin of Error (+/- %)
ARG August 22, 2006 42% 3% 44% 3.5%

Quinnipiac opinion polls

Source Date Ned Lamont (D) Alan Schlesinger (R) Joe Lieberman (CFL) Margin of Error (+/- %)
Quinnipiac August 17, 2006 41% 4% 53% 2.7%
Quinnipiac July 20, 2006 27% 9% 51% 2%
Quinnipiac June 8, 2006 18% 8% 56% 2.1%
Quinnipiac May 2, 2006 13% 10% 56% 2.5%

Rasmussen opinion polls

Source Date Ned Lamont (D) Alan Schlesinger (R) Joe Lieberman (CFL) Margin of Error (+/- %)
Rasmussen August 21, 2006 43% 6% 45% 4.5%
Rasmussen August 12, 2006 41% 6% 46% 4.5%
Rasmussen July 23, 2006 40% 13% 40% 3%
Rasmussen June 19, 2006 29% 15% 44% 4.5%

Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," interviewed Lamont about one week before the primary. Colbert openly invited Lieberman for an interview, but indicated he had declined.

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/05/19/lieberman_lamont_face_off_at_democratic_convention/
  2. ^ http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2006/05/conn_senate_liebermans_primary.html
  3. ^ "Why Ned Lamont Is a Democrat" - Interview
  4. ^ http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00001
  5. ^ http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00002
  6. ^ http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-schlesingercandidacy0712.artjul12,0,6809198.story?coll=hc-headlines-home
  7. ^ http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-orchulli2jul15,0,5021173.story?coll=stam-news-local-headlines
  8. ^ http://politicalwire.com/archives/2006/07/24/will_dole_enter_the_fray_in_connecticut.html
  9. ^ http://connecticutlocalpolitics.blogspot.com/2006/07/replacements.html
  10. ^ http://www.nysun.com/article/37717
  11. ^ http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/8159.html
  12. ^ http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=866
  13. ^ http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2006/08/connecticut-senate-can-joe-lieberman.html
  14. ^ http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/feeds/ap/2006/08/09/ap2939264.html
  15. ^ http://www.courant.com/news/local/statewire/hc-18161522.apds.m0262.bc-ct--connaug18,0,7023684.story?coll=hc-headlines-local-wire
  16. ^ http://www.politicalgateway.com/cand.php?id=335&page=press&prid=633
  17. ^ http://connecticutlocalpolitics.blogspot.com/2005/11/joe-goes-to-iraq-again.html
  18. ^ http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/05/20/republicans_gather_to_nominate_candidates/
  19. ^ http://www.housegop.state.ct.us/members/urban.htm
  20. ^ http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-senate-new-candidate-0712,0,3252870.story
  21. ^ http://www.nbc30.com/news/9496790/detail.html
  22. ^ http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=4571485
  23. ^ http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2231205
  24. ^ http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/07/20/lamont_leads_lieberman_in_latest_poll/
  25. ^ http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/15087004.htm
  26. ^ a b "No Big Rush to Support Lieberman" - The Hill Cite error: The named reference "thehill" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  27. ^ http://www.defendersactionfund.org/releases/071706b.html
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