Poll: Lieberman Would Lose 2012 Re-Election In Landslide

[brooklynite]

Source: Talking Points Memo

If Joe Lieberman decides to run for a fifth term in 2012, a new Quinnipiac poll suggests that it may be a lost cause.

The new poll tests Lieberman as an independent against Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. The numbers: Blumenthal 58%, Lieberman 30%. Yikes.

Lieberman's active campaigning against the Democratic Party last year hasn't won him too many friends back home. Democrats go for Blumenthal by 83%-9%, and independents are for Blumenthal 55%-29%. Lieberman is the de facto Republican nominee in this match, and with GOP voters he scores 67%-23% over Blumenthal.

Lieberman's job approval is also at only 45%, with 48% disapproving. Among Democrats that's a 21%-70% rating, Republicans 75%-20%, while independents give him a narrow approval of 48%-46%.

Read more: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/poll-lieberman-would-lose-2012-re-election-in-landslide.php

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Quinnipiac Poll details

[spartan61]

1. As a former resident of Connecticut, I can say one thing...

YEAAAAAAAAAA!!!

[vssmith]

36. Spartans 54 UM 42 tonight

[cosmicone]

2. Bye Bye Lieberfuk n/t

[eauclaireliberal]

3. Be still my pounding heart

f'n weasel.

[AlexDeLarge]

4. Couldn't happen to

a 'nicer' guy. And couldn't happen sooner to the guy.

[Hugabear]

5. Didn't we think that the last time LIEberman ran?

He got a lot of support from cross-over rethugs, and I'm not 100% convinced that there wasn't any trickery going on either.

[Tempest]

10. Lieberman won for three reasons

1) More than half the Independents in Connecticut voted for him.

2) The Repug candidate was weak and didn't have the support of the national party. They gave him nothing, no money or support.

3) A third of the Democrats in the state voted for him.


Lieberman talked of staying with the Democrats during the election, but showed his true colors afterwards.

Connecticut voters won't make the same mistake twice.

[Jennicut]

21. Rethugs..my parents are conservative and voted for him.

So did conservative Dems and independents. The Rethug candidate was barely a blip on the screen. We will get him next time, I guarantee it.

[Winterblues]

22. Most Democrats in the Senate even supported him against the Democratic nominee.

I was appalled.

[TheWraith]

28. Actually no, that's not really true.

Most of the Senate Dems offered him their endorsement in the primary, supposedly in exchange for a deal not to run as an independent.

[Soylent Brice]

6. good.

he made his bed. now he can LIE in it.

[struggle4progress]

7. Official Connecticut for Lieberman Party Website

Paid for by Connecticut for Lieberman Party

What we stand for:

The Connecticut for Lieberman Party (CFL) rejects the fraud perpetrated on the members of this party and the citizens of Connecticut by Joe Lieberman when he used the creation of this party to get on the general election ballot in 2006 ...

http://ctforlieberman.blogspot.com/

[beac]

13. Methinks a name change might be in order.

The Connecticut DUMP Lieberman! Party has a nice ring to it.

[struggle4progress]

24. I dunno. The idea, that the "Connecticut for Lieberman" Party actively opposes Lieberman,

has a certain charm

[Brother Buzz]

14. Joe never even joined his own party

The Connecticut for Lieberman Party (CFL) was an empty shell that was pounced upon by a couple of Lieberman haters that used the bylaws to take over the party that bears Lieberman's name. Funny, actually. :rofl:

[JerseygirlCT]

30. I remember reading that the head of the CFL is a Lieberman opponent

He grabbed the position just to ensure that they had a platform to complain about Lieberman. Pretty funny!

[IndianaGreen]

8. AIPAC will come galloping to his rescue, as it did 2006

'Israel's best friend in the Senate,' they called him.

[JFKfanforever]

17. Shudder.... Judas Joe has got to go!

[JerseygirlCT]

33. Honestly, I don't think that's going to help

People are just disgusted with him. People who voted for him in 06 are embarrassed and sorry for that vote.

I'm sure he knows he's done. It's more a matter of how much damage he'll do before he finally goes.

[BigD_95]

9. Please let this happen

[hangman86]

11. Happy Days are here again!

:)

[xchrom]

12. is it 2012 yet? nt

[Naipes]

15. It's hypothetical...

The poll pitted Lieberman against Blumenthal. It's not a fair question because no one beats Blumenthal in any election. Period. (At least, not at this time and barring any unforeseen catastrophic political mistake)

Blumenthal is a champion of the common man in CT. As Attorney General he sticks his neck out to protect the little guy. He does it all the time and people notice. If Blumenthal ran for governer, he'd win, if he ran for senate, he'd win, hell, if he ran for dog catcher, he'd win. So, it's not a fair poll to compare anyone with Blumenthal, let alone a fuck-stick like Lieberman.

[w4rma]

23. Blumenthal is probably running. That's why it's a fair question. (nt)

[raysr]

16. He'll just run all out

repub with their backing! What a jerk, all that history of progressive background thrown away for vanity.

[sofa king]

18. I'm warning you, CT: Richard Blumenthal is a jerk.

I've been around long enough to know that the canary in the coalmine for American politics is American Indian tribes. Those of us in Indian Affairs knew what was in store for our country before * stole the election of 2000, and we had to watch it all unfold from day one as Jack Abramoff moved in and cranked up his operation.

Hate on Indians, and you're hating on America. End of story.

Richard Blumenthal pegged his political career on opposing the federal recognition of two Indian tribes in Connecticut. He is well aware of the difference between tribal sovereignty and tribal gaming, and he doesn't give a damn. The positive decisions in favor of those two tribes were revoked, probably illegally, probably in collusion with the right-wing lobbying firm of Haley Barbour, probably with the financial and political backing of Henry Kissinger, and probably with the knowledge and tacit approval of Richard Blumenthal.

He will fight tooth and nail to make sure you never hear that from a reputable news source.

I can assume, and you should too, that if Blumenthal doesn't give a damn about the recognizing the inherent sovereignty of tribes, he also won't give a damn about other nuisance features of our government, such as international treaties and the Fourth Amendment. You can assume that he considers our laws to be subservient to the practice of politics. He'll be another Lieberman, and the rest of the country will suffer for it.

Please, please find someone else, Connecticut. I'm not gonna stop saying this.

[DarthDem]

19. Interesting.

Thanks for that distubring information. Well, he's got to be better than Liebertool.

[Jennicut]

20. Well, what choice do we have here in CT? It may be him or Loserman.

Depends on the Dem primaries I guess. I would still rather have Blumenthal then Loserman. At least he has done some good things over the course of his career.

[JerseygirlCT]

31. I don't know about that issue

On most, Blumenthal is a strong Democrat - unlike weeny Joe.

Personally, he doesn't win me over particularly - he's a classic politician with a good dose of the phoniness that goes along with that.

But he's done a good job for us as AG. And while self-aggrandizing to be sure, he knows how to fight.

[sofa king]

38. I should offer some citations.

http://www.schaghticoke.com/popup.php?page=media&id=61

http://www.thecornerreport.com/index.php?p=2322&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

There's just a couple to give the interested reader a starting point. I'd like to spend more time on it, but frankly it already broke my heart once and I don't wish to revisit that.

[JerseygirlCT]

41. Can't blame you for that. And I'm sorry.

I'll try to give them a read if I can!

[and-justice-for-all]

25. I cant believe that snake ran with Gore...nt

[randr]

26. Change the subject line to:

Lieberman WILL lose 2012 re-election in landslide.

[Raster]

27. Don't worry about Holy Joe. I'm sure he's got a lucrative lobbying job just waiting for him.

AIPAC, MIC--take your pick. He hasn't served his country's best interests for years.

[JerseygirlCT]

29. No surprise. He was the de facto GOP candidate last time, too

The only reason he won was because the GOP candidate was a joke.

I'm absolutely convinced that he knows this is his last term. That's why he feels free to behave so outrageously.

[Vogon_Glory]

32. While We'd Like To Sack Holy Joe, Let's Not Forget That

While we'd like to sack "Holy Joe" Lieberman in the 2012 elections, let's not forget that the 2012 election is still four years off. The poll numbers are going to move around a lot between now and then.

Let's hope that the numbers for a Liebermann challenger look even better when 2012 rolls around.

[superconnected]

34. He has to be nominated and I don't think he'll pull the numbers to have the dnc nominate him.

[Vogon_Glory]

37. But Holy Joe ran as an independent last time. n/t

[New Dawn]

35. Republicans are not very popular in Connecticut.

[DCKit]

39. At least the honest ones should be more popular than back-stabbin' Joe.

I don't even live in CT and still feel personally insulted.

[Ediacara]

40. It's too bad we have to be stuck with him for another three years eleven months