Connecticut: Democrats Lead 3 Out of 4 Match-Ups for Lieberman Senate Seat

Image by Linda McMahon CT via FlickrQuinnipiac Poll:

In possible 2012 general election matchups:

• [Chris] Murphy tops [Linda] McMahon 49 - 38 percent;
• [Susan] Bysiewicz beats McMahon 46 - 38 percent;
• Murphy beats [Christopher] Shays 43 - 37 percent;
• Shays gets 42 percent to Bysiewicz' 40 percent.

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• CT-Obama Job Approval: 48% Approve, 48% Disapprove (Quinnipiac 9/8-13) (huffingtonpost.com)
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Tuesday Night Republican Convention Highlights

Fred Thompson wakes from his long slumber and delivers a great speech..


Joe Lieberman reminds us that party is not as important as country.

McCain's Letter of Introduction to Supporters

Dear Supporter,

Last Friday, our campaign was proud to welcome Governor Sarah Palin to the ticket as John McCain's running mate. Over the past few days, the campaign has received an outpouring of support in the form of record-breaking donations and crowds of supporters who have packed rallies in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Missouri.

Tomorrow night, Governor Palin will officially accept the nomination to be the first female Republican Vice Presidential candidate in history. And today, we're giving you the opportunity to get to know Governor Palin a little better through an exclusive video you can watch by following this link.

Watch the Video: "Introducing Governor Sarah Palin"

After watching the video, we encourage you to pass this email along to your friends, family, neighbors and colleagues.

We know everyone is anticipating John McCain and Governor Palin's speeches at the Republican National Convention later this week. We hope you'll take the time tonight to watch the following speakers during tonight's convention prime-time program.

President Bush will deliver remarks via satellite. Mrs. Laura Bush, Senators Fred Thompson and Joe Lieberman and many others will also speak. We encourage you to tune in tonight between the hours of 8:30 to 10:00 CST.

Sincerely,
The McCain Campaign

Lieberman: Carter Naive at Best

"There is a long list of people who thought they could reason with dictators and killers, going back to Neville Chamberlain and Hitler in the 1930s, but it has been shown to be absolutely wrong."

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Lieberman's Statement Concerning His Potential Vote for GOP Presidential Candidate

[CHRIS] WALLACE: Let's look ahead to 2008. Are there any Democrats who appear to be running at this point that you could support for president?

[JOSEPH] LIEBERMAN: Are there any Democrats who don't appear to be running at this point? Look, I've had a very political couple of years in Connecticut, and I'm stepping back for a while to concentrate on being the best senator I can be for my state and my country.

I'm also an Independent-Democrat now, and I'm going to do what most Independents and a lot of Democrats and Republicans in America do, which is to take a look at all the candidates and then in the end, regardless of party, decide who I think will be best for the future of our country.

So I'm open to supporting a Democrat, Republican or even an Independent, if there's a strong one. Stay tuned.

WALLACE: But looking at the three frontrunners — Clinton, Obama, Edwards — all of them in varying degrees expressing their opposition to the war and wanting to end our involvement there — could you support any presidential candidate who you didn't feel was committed to victory in Iraq?

LIEBERMAN: Well, you make a decision based on a whole range of issues. But obviously, the positions that some candidates have taken in Iraq troubles me. Obviously, I will be looking at what positions they take in the larger war against Islamist terrorism.

Here's where I am and maybe why it's — I am genuinely an Independent. I agree more often than not with Democrats on domestic policy. I agree more often than not with Republicans on foreign and defense policy. I'm an Independent.

WALLACE: And we've got less than a minute left.

LIEBERMAN: Yes.

WALLACE: Joe Lieberman grew up in John Bailey's Connecticut, Democratic vice presidential nominee. You're saying you might vote Republican in 2008.

LIEBERMAN: I am, because we have so much on the line both in terms of the Islamist terrorists, who are an enemy as brutal as the fascists and communists we faced in the last century, and we have great challenges here at home to make our economy continue to produce good jobs, to deal with our crises in health care, education, immigration, energy.

I want to choose the person that I believe is best for the future of our country. What I'm saying is what I said last year and what I think the voters said in November. Party is important, but more important is the national interest. And that's the basis that I will decide who to support for president.

WALLACE: Senator Lieberman, thank you. Thanks for coming in.

LIEBERMAN: Thanks, Chris.

Lieberman's Brave Voice of Sanity