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...Harold Ford Has a Shot The G.O.P.'s weakness creates a chance in the Tennessee senate race for a certain kind of Democrat...
...much as 12 and Lieberman closed that gap to only four points. Lieberman officials already created a new rationale for seeking another run at the Senate by accusing Lamont supporters of crashing Lieberman?s website on Election Day. While a blue state, Connecticut has more independent than Democrat voters, so Lieberman's support among moderates in both parties could help him keep the seat. But it will be difficult for him, particularly with much of the Democratic establishment who backed him saying they will support Lamont now that he has won the primary...
...None of these candidates is a sure bet to win. Ford, a Democrat, is running in a conservative state, while Republicans Steele and Swann are contesting in places that traditionally elect Democrats. Mfume and Blackwell have better-funded opponents. Patrick in Massachusetts may have the best shot, as he is leading in the polls, but to win he has to get past two strong opponents in a Democratic primary and then a moderate Republican in the general election. But if a few of them win, it would make 2006 a watershed year for blacks in politics. There have been only...
...Moulitsas has said that if Lieberman does prevail, he will support him as the party's nominee. But for many liberals watching the race, a primary victory by Lieberman is not the worst-case scenario. The worst-case scenario is that bloggers' zeal to promote an anti-war Democrat has put the entire state of Connecticut at risk. What if Lieberman - who has not exactly shown himself to be a selfless promoter of party values - loses the primary but wins the general election as an independent? It's not difficult to imagine Joementum taking him even further to the right...
...Moulitsas grimaces. The idea that a progressive should vote for Lieberman in order to prevent his abandonment of the party "suggests that Lieberman can hold the people of Connecticut hostage by being a petty a------." Lieberman "didn't have to run as a Democrat. He chose to run in this primary... And the rules are that if you run in the primary and you lose, you lose." He acknowledges that no matter what happens, the "gasbags" in DC will figure out a way to denigrate bloggers. "If Lamont wins, we're extremist radicals dooming the Democratic Party by pushing...