Politics Ned Lamont: Where’s Patty?
Ned Lamont—who gladly took my $2100—beat Joe Lieberman in the Connecticut primary last week by four percentage points. Since announcing his intention to run as an independent, Joe Lieberman has been running around repeating GOP talking points (people who voted for Lamont hate American and want the terrorists to win!), cashing checks from Republicans, and working against the interests of the Democrat party. (Lieberman is imperiling the Democratic Party’s chances of re-taking the House and the Senate.)
Dems in the Senate face a choice: Do they back their party’s own nominee, Ned Lamont, or do they back their old, unreliable, selfish, myopic, increasingly unhinged pal Joe?
Bob Geiger is keeping track at his blog: Hillary Clinton is supporting Lamont, as is Barbara Boxer, Ted Kennedy, Tom Harkin, Barak Obama, Harry Reid, John Kerry, and Washington state’s Maria Cantwell.
Just three Dem senators are backing Lieberman, and 18 have yet to announce who they will support in November.
One of the 18 is our senior senator, Patty Murray.
So, Patty, whose side are you on? I’m know I’m curious. If any Slog readers are curious, you can contact Murray at 202-224-2621 or email her via her website.
Via Atrios.
"Lieberman is imperiling the Democratic Party’s chances of re-taking the House of Representatives"
Uhm...I think you mean senate, right?