Lieberman and the Left

One of the hard left's pet candidates this year is Ned Lamont, who is mounting a primary challenge against Senator Lieberman. And they smell blood. Here is just one example.

All available evidence indicates Lamont's campaign is taking off like a rocket, while Lieberman's campaign is sinking like a stone. . .

And this raises a crucial question: if Joe Lieberman is detested by the rank-and-file members of the state Democratic Party (presumably excluding the handful of top officers) then what large group of Democrats will actually vote for him in the August primary?

Atrios and the Kossacks have also enthusiatically joined in.

The problem is, once again, we have proof that the hard left can't smell too good.

In a possible Democratic primary, the incumbent beats businessman Ned Lamont 65 - 19 percent, with most Lamont supporters saying they are voting against Lieberman.

"Running as an independent, Lieberman has 56 or 57 percent in possible three-way races, with Lamont challenging him on the Democratic line and either former State Rep. Alan Schlesinger or businessman Paul Streitz running on the Republican line.

"Most Connecticut voters, 57 percent, know Lieberman supports the war in Iraq, but only 15 percent would vote against a candidate based only on his position on the war.

I actually feel sorry for these people, trapped in their "all we have to do is yell louder and people will start agreeing with us" world.