Binary Poll: Will You Give Money To Unseat Lieberman In The Primaries?

[Zhade]

Poll question: Binary Poll: Will You Give Money To Unseat Lieberman In The Primaries?

I will. Will you?

[Nite Owl]

1. A blue state

like CT deserves better!

[physioex]

3. Hell Yea....

It's better to have a real Repuke than that DINO. I'll never forgive Al Gore for chosing that sorry ass....

[Zhade]

6. I'm pretty certain it was actually the DLC who pushed him on Gore.

I'd have to drag out some links, though, and I'm on my lunch break at work. Maybe someone else can clear Gore's name in my stead!

[physioex]

10. I wasn't aware.....

Sure post the links in your spare time, I will check in..

[elshiva]

13. Toss up between a DINO and a Repuke.

I'd only give money to a real Dem challenging him and no neocon madman.

[physioex]

15. What does your name Elshiva mean? EOM

[elshiva]

17. It's how a Roman Catholic Nun (a friend of mine)

spelled my Jewish name, which is "Elesheva," which means "House of God" in Hebrew.

[physioex]

21. OK Great....

Unfortunately LIEberman is pretty close to being a Neocon madman already....

[elshiva]

45. I do not like LIEberman, he is a traitor to the

Democratic party. I'm half-Jewish, but that doesn't mean I support LIEberman now (of course I voted for him for VP in 2000, but that was then). I wish we could think of a way to boot him out of the party if he keeps going Bushlite. I don't think he is a Jewish role model because he so much supports the Anti-Semitic Dubya.

[Zhade]

4. Sure does!

NT!

[sasquatch]

2. It's time to clean house!!

:dem:

[bunny planet]

5. As long as he can be replaced with a real Democrat.

[Zhade]

7. But of course.

I mean, there'd be no point otherwise.

(Okay, OT: what does your sig line mean? I've been trying to figure it out since you landed in this madhouse!)

[WMliberal]

8. A liberal version of Club For Growth? no thanks

well... then again... I really don't like the Rethug Light turd. Who's the alternative?

[Zhade]

9. Ah, but there's a difference.

The CfG targets those who won't tow the party line in favor of reducing personal freedoms and waging illegal imperialist wars.

We're giving money to unseat Lieberman because he WILL tow the party line on those things - the REPUBLICAN party line.

World of difference.

EDIT: Alternative? No clue, I don't live there. But if a viable one is found, I'll contribute to unseat Lieberman.

[Hippo_Tron]

32. No, he is exactly right, it is a liberal version of the CFG

We believe what we are doing is right, they believe what they are doing is right. The only REAL difference is that they have 55 Senate seats and we have 45. They can afford to play games like this, we can't.

[Journeyman]

11. Depends on who's running. . .

but at the moment, I have to say 'Yes.'

[napi21]

12. How do you know anyone is even going to challenge him?

He's been in the Senate a long time, and other than a different party candidate, lots of times nobody even tries.

[In Truth We Trust]

14. In a New Haven minute!!!!

[JHBowden]

16. Money to defeat Rick Sanrectum first

Priorities!

[Osamasux]

25. You're damned skippy!!!!

Priorities indeed. We need to focus on the few senate seats we can win and on helping any Dem who has a shot at the House.

As an example, Chris Smith in the NJ 4th is one Right-to-Lifer who is on the ropes. He pissed of DeLay and his own party took away his Veterans Committee chairmanship.

Lieberman may suck, but he's a wish list item, not a priority.

[Hippo_Tron]

33. Funny thing that man-on-dog said related to this thread

I saw man-on-dog on C-Span the other night, talking to some religious conservative group. Somebody asked him why we supported the re-election of Arlen Specter over Pat Toomey. He responded by saying that the NRSC chose a strategy that kept Arlen Specter because he had a safe seat. He said that the NRSC strategy worked because the GOP has 55 Senate seats and the more Republicans in the Senate, the easier it is to pass their agenda. This is the ONE time that I will ever say this but, I agree with man-on-dog 100%.

Likewise, this applies to us. The more Democrats we have, the better we will be able to thwart the Bush agenda, ESPECIALLY if we have a majority. So let's take Santorum's advice and start unseating as many Republicans as possible, starting with him.

[spikesmom]

37. Santorum Is A Republican Puppet

he gives new meaning to the phrase "kissing ass"

[orleans]

57. there was a conservative radio talk show host out of chicago who

said, today, arlen specter was getting "squishy" and i "squishy? yuck!"

(just a little aside here)

[Stephanie]

18. Who is going to run against him?

Who do we have in CT?

[autorank]

19. Lieberman must go. Betrayed us in 2000; and again in 2004..

ABL: Anybody But Lieberman (in the Democratic primary).

[fob]

20. Yes, if he makes deal with Graham on SS that gives bush* cover

[JI7]

22. no

unless whoever is running against him is able to show they actually have a chance at beating him i might. but so far Lieberman is pretty much a safe seat as is Dianne Feinstein in California and others who are unpopular on DU.

but my time,money etc will be on beating the Republicans.

[Illinois_Dem]

23. Why would I donate money to unseat a progressive?

Despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth here at DU, Joe Lieberman has a great progressive record on a whole host of issues. It's quite obvious that people dislike his hawkish foreign-policy and defense stances, but many Democrats ARE hawkish.

Not one thin dime from me.

[Zhade]

26. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the laugh, and welcome to DU.

[Padraig18]

42. I didn't see anything funny in his post.

ADA gives him a lifetime rating of 78, which is a damned sight better than most in the Senate.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

24. Is the DNC permitted to support a primary candidate?

A method to whip this asshole into acting like a democrat instead of being the idiot’s stooge.

[MAlibdem]

27. If i lived in CT

and wasn't a college student.

[msongs]

28. tell the older Jewish people in Florida that SS is dying thanks to JOE...

Lieberman really promoted himself to that demographic in 2000 and won huge support of the Jewish people.......as do dems in general....so if he is gonna kill social security, he might lose the support of that group.

of course this strategy applies to people of all....or NO...religious views.

Msongs
www.msongs.com/political-shirts.htm

[bush_is_wacko]

29. Is there a viable, decent Dem willing to go against him?

Because the man fits none of those word as far as I'm concerned. Gore was about as CONSERVATIVE as I am ever willing to go. Leiberman isn't even Republican LITE he is a RETHUGLICAN, period!

[The Zanti Regent]

30. Looneyman is a disgrace.

Believe me, if I have to borrow a thousand dollars on a Master Card to get rid of that phony asshole, I WILL!

[Hippo_Tron]

31. Fuck no

The Senate operates at largely the will of the majority leadership. As far as I'm concerned, 51 matters more than unseating holy Joe, especially when the GOP controls the ENTIRE government.

[Goldmund]

34. In the primaries, not the GE -- nobody's advocating...

...replacing him with a Republican.

[Hippo_Tron]

35. Replacing him with a newcomer requires the DSCC to spend money...

On that newcomer's campign. Blue state or not it still could be a competative seat, especially considering that CT has a Republican governor. We need as many safe seats as possible so that we can focus our resources where they will be most effective. Not to mention that I think any dollar you give to unseating him would be much better spent given to a Democrat running in the general election. However, if we get 51 Senate seats in 2006 AND replace Joe with a more progressive democrat, then I would be wrong.

I will admit, that there would be an exception to this. I think that if a once in a generation politician, like the one that I display in my avatar, challenged Joe, then I would support him. However, if it's just another rank-and-file, who happens to be more liberal than Joe, then I would rather see the money spent elsewhere.

[WI_DEM]

36. who is running against him? do we have a candidate?

[ProgressiveConn]

39. Draft Paul Newman?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=143x1089

After looking at his donation record I'm very interested in the idea.

[Vinca]

38. Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't live in Ct., but I've had it with Republican hiney kissers.

[ProgressiveConn]

40. Yes and knock on doors etc.

While I will donate to other Democrats too I am represented by Lieberman. He is doing a very poor job of that and I do not wish him to continue in that role.

[Clarkie1]

41. Regretably, yes.

I say regretably because I think he's a good person with strong values.

But we disagree on too many issues.

[ChiciB1]

43. I Vote a Big YES!!!

What ever happened to him??? He LOST me during the last primaries!!!

[Name removed]

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[NoPasaran]

46. Link?

[Zhade]

47. Oh, I have no link, it's a general solicitation of opinion.

NT!

[NoPasaran]

48. I know

I was just indicating my readiness to whip out the ol' credit card!
:hi:

[Zhade]

51. Aha! I hear ya.

NT!

[liberalitch]

49. Yes.... but if he wins those primaries anyways....

he must be re-elected

[Greybnk48]

50. No. My priority is to unseat Repugs not Dems n/t

[sellitman]

53. He is worse than a Repug

He is a phoney. Even a Repug as detestable as he is .......is at least honest in his deciet. LIAR-berman is a shame. I'd rather have a honest Repug than a slimey LIAR-berman.

[wyldwolf]

54. ridiculous

http://www.ontheissues.org/Joseph_Lieberman.htm

Find you a republican with that voting record.

[Cuban_Liberal]

52. Nope.

Dumbest. Idea. Ever.

[hansolsen]

55. We will be a stronger Party when we have had a good house cleaning. N/T

[googly]

56. Why eat our own?