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Lamont gets support from Democratic establishment. 2004 VP candidate John Edwards was "first to call": stumps for Lamont and says "I do not think that Lieberman should be running."
Lieberman "Un-Democrated"
Donors demand refund from Lieberman for spent campaign donations - say that they supported his bid as a Democrat, not as an independent.
Jack Orchulli: There are three candidates in this race!
Businessman and Republican Senate nominee stumps furiously for votes in late-entry campaign, hoping to consolidate Republican support and squeeze by while Lamont and Lieberman split Democratic vote.
Quinnipac poll (August 17): Lieberman still leads among likely Connecticut voters.
Result is Lamont - 38, Orchulli - 8, Lieberman - 45. Lieberman beats Orchulli among Republican voters 56-24!
Lamont gets support from Democratic establishment. 2004 VP candidate John Edwards was "first to call": stumps for Lamont and says "I do not think that Lieberman should be running."
Lieberman "Un-Democrated"
The New Haven Independent:
New Haven peace activists have successfully stripped Lieberman of his party affiliation. They point to Connecticut General Statute 9-61, which states "Knowingly becoming a candidate for office on ticket of a new party automatically separates voter from his former party." After a decision by local register Sharon Ferrucci and a meeting by the local party town committee, Lieberman was thus stripped of his status as a Democrat. The activists claimed that they were acting independently of the Lamont campaign.
In a statement, the Lieberman campaign described the move as a “purge campaign launched by Ned Lamont’s supporters” constituting “dirty political tricks at its worst, ranking up there with the outrageous tactics that Katherine Harris and the Republicans used in 2000 in Florida to stop all the votes from being counted.”
Reports indicate that local register Sharon Ferrucci had initially been reluctant to uphold the law, only acquiescing after considerable pressure from local activists and pro-Lamont officials, who pointed out that state regulators had already found her office in violation of state laws three times in running elections. For more information, see our previous story here.
New Haven peace activists have successfully stripped Lieberman of his party affiliation. They point to Connecticut General Statute 9-61, which states "Knowingly becoming a candidate for office on ticket of a new party automatically separates voter from his former party." After a decision by local register Sharon Ferrucci and a meeting by the local party town committee, Lieberman was thus stripped of his status as a Democrat. The activists claimed that they were acting independently of the Lamont campaign.
In a statement, the Lieberman campaign described the move as a “purge campaign launched by Ned Lamont’s supporters” constituting “dirty political tricks at its worst, ranking up there with the outrageous tactics that Katherine Harris and the Republicans used in 2000 in Florida to stop all the votes from being counted.”
Reports indicate that local register Sharon Ferrucci had initially been reluctant to uphold the law, only acquiescing after considerable pressure from local activists and pro-Lamont officials, who pointed out that state regulators had already found her office in violation of state laws three times in running elections. For more information, see our previous story here.
Donors demand refund from Lieberman for spent campaign donations - say that they supported his bid as a Democrat, not as an independent.
Jack Orchulli: There are three candidates in this race!
Businessman and Republican Senate nominee stumps furiously for votes in late-entry campaign, hoping to consolidate Republican support and squeeze by while Lamont and Lieberman split Democratic vote.
Quinnipac poll (August 17): Lieberman still leads among likely Connecticut voters.
Result is Lamont - 38, Orchulli - 8, Lieberman - 45. Lieberman beats Orchulli among Republican voters 56-24!
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