Lamont Wins, Lieberman Spites Dems, Vows Independent Run

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Posted on Aug 8, 2006

Riding a fierce antiwar message, Ned Lamont came out of nowhere to defeat a three-term senator, capturing 52% of the vote to Lieberman’s 48%.

A bonanza of video links here)

Hillary Clinton was the first to cut Lamont a check (for $5,000).

Kos went on Keith Olbermann’s “Countdown” to debunk nonsensical Lieberman allegations about Lamont-side Internet hacking.

Huffington Post has a great blogger roundup.

John at AMERICAblog wants Lieberman kicked off Democratic committees, now that he’s forsaking the party for an independent run.

N.Y. Times:

Ned Lamont, a Connecticut millionaire whose candidacy for the United States Senate soared from nowhere on a fierce antiwar message, won a narrow victory in the Democratic primary last night over the incumbent, Joseph I. Lieberman.

Senator Lieberman, a national party leader and the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, conceded defeat in a phone call to Mr. Lamont shortly before 11 p.m. But then, in a combative speech to supporters in Hartford that was carried live on television news, the senator declared that he was not dropping out of the race, but would instead run for re-election as an independent this fall.

As I see it, in this campaign, weve just finished the first half and the Lamont team is ahead but in the second half, our team, Team Connecticut, is going to surge forward to victory in November, Mr. Lieberman told cheering supporters.

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From the AP

Sen. Joe Lieberman waves to supporters after his primary loss Tuesday night to Ned Lamont.