Lamont Wins, Lieberman Spites Dems, Vows Independent Run
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% (much more after the jump and more video links here).
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)
Wait, before you go…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, we?ve 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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