{news} FW: Beat Lieberman!

[NECT Greens]

>From: "Owen Sullivan" <owensullivan at ireland.com>
>To: VantageTax at aol.com
>CC: nectgreens at hotmail.com
>Subject: Beat Lieberman!
>Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 21:12:56 +0000
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Dear Sir or Madam,

I'm willing to bet Connecticut Republicans won't even put up a candidate to 
contest Lieberman's US Senate seat this year. And why should they? Now that 
Zell Miller has apparently left the stage, Joe Lieberman easily fills the 
pro-war, pro-Bush, pro-Likud bill for them.

If ever there was a merger of Democrats and Republicans...this is it.  There 
isn't even a pretense of substantive difference between the two.  At best 
it's just coke vs. pepsi.

So it's high time to point out the lie in Lieberman.

Will the Green Party of Connecticut consider a Draft Ralph Nader or Draft 
Jennifer Harbury anti-war Senatorial candidacy to defeat Joe Lieberman this 
Fall?  Nader from Winsted and Harbury from Woodbridge are both Connecticut 
natives.

You will need a candidate who has instant name recognition (unlike Cobb) 
that most of the anti-war progressive left can get behind happily and 
noisely.

If you're interested...then so am I.

Let me know.  In the meantime, have a look at the news article below that 
was published recently in the Waterbury Republican.  Maybe it's just wishful 
thinking on my part, but I smell blood in the water (aka opportunity).

Sincerely,

Owen M. Sullivan, Esq.


Lieberman loses party support, still favorite

Thursday, January 12, 2006

associated press


Copyright ? 2006 AP Wire

HARTFORD -- U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman's support of the war in Iraq has cost 
him some support in his home state, but most voters believe he should be 
re-elected, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.

Sixty-two percent of Connecticut voters approve of the way the Democratic 
senator is handling his job, while 24 percent do not and the rest don't 
know, according to the telephone survey.

Meanwhile, 64 percent said Lieberman should be re-elected in November, 24 
percent said he should not and the remainder didn't know.

Seventy-five percent of Republicans, 61 percent of unaffiliated voters and 
59 percent of Democrats said Lieberman deserves re-election.

"While Sen. Lieberman has lost support among some Democrats, probably 
because of his strong support for the war in Iraq, he helps make up for it 
with support from Republicans," said Quinnipiac pollster Douglas Schwartz.


Lieberman is seeking his fourth term in the U.S. Senate. A former state 
attorney general, he has enjoyed strong popularity, with approval numbers 
typically hovering around 70 percent, Schwartz said.

Yet during the last presidential election, when Lieberman sought the 
Democratic nomination, some liberal Democrats openly backed former Vermont 
Gov. Howard Dean instead of rallying behind their homegrown candidate.

The new poll shows that Connecticut voters strongly oppose the war and give 
President George Bush low approval ratings.

Sixty-one percent of voters disapprove of the job Bush is doing, compared to 
35 percent who approve.

Although the latest poll results show a dip for Lieberman, Schwartz said the 
senator still appears to be politically healthy.

"Any senator running for re-election this year would be extremely happy to 
have Lieberman's poll numbers," he said.

A spokeswoman for Lieberman said the senator appreciates the continued 
support of his constituents.

"We generally don't comment on specific polls, but there's no question many 
people in Connecticut admire Senator Lieberman for having the courage of his 
convictions, and for his service to our state and nation," said Casey 
Aden-Wansbury, the senator's communications director. "The senator is 
grateful for that support and intends to continue working hard everyday for 
the people of Connecticut."

No candidate, Republican or Democrat, has yet filed the necessary paperwork 
to oppose Lieberman in November.


http://www.rep-am.com/story.php?id=1412