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...Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman was looking to completely destroy his opponent, millionaire cable executive Ned Lamont, in their debate Thursday night, it didn't happen. It was clear from the start of the debate, which was broadcast nationally on C-SPAN and MSNBC, that Lieberman was not taking the genial, low-voltage approach of his debate in 2000 against Dick Cheney, his opponent in the Vice Presidential race. Lieberman attacked Lamont nonstop, calling him a "one-issue" candidate who was only focused on opposing the Iraq war, charging that Lamont had flip-flopped on whether the U.S. should withdraw troops...
...while Lamont seemed nervous at the start of the debate, with a few awkward pauses between words, he largely held his own against the 18-year Senate veteran and former vice presidential nominee - rebutting Lieberman's attacks and trying to impress on Connecticut voters that Lieberman is too close to President Bush...
...Connecticut Senate Democratic primary between Lamont and Lieberman, which will be held on Aug. 8, has become one of the most closely watched campaigns of 2006, as anti-Bush and anti-Iraq war fervor has helped Lamont wage a competitive challenge to Lieberman, who has infuriated Democrats with his vocal defense of President Bush's Iraq policy. But while nationally the race has become a referendum on the state of the Democratic Party, the division between the party's left and right wings and its position on the Iraq War, the debate saw both candidates trying to change the subject...
...liberal rhetoric against Lieberman, he's largely a traditional Democrat on most issues. At the same time, Lieberman's constant references to his liberal bona fides weren't particularly effective, since Lamont was to his left on many key issues. Lamont repeatedly said Lieberman didn't stand up to Bush; for instance, Lamont said he supports censuring President Bush for the NSA's warrantless domestic surveillance program, a stance Lieberman has not taken...
...debate was a win for Lamont in that he wasn't embarrassed by Lieberman, which seemed a possibility going in, since Lamont's highest elective office was serving as a city councilman more than a decade ago, while Lieberman has been in the Senate for 18 years and has run for both President and Vice President. The outcome of the race is likely to rest on two factors. One is which candidate can best find and turn out his supporters for a primary in August, when many voters may be on vacation or not paying attention. And the other will...