Friday, August 11, 2006

CT Primary Fallout: McCain-Lieberman '08?

The most obvious tragedy of the Connecticut primary election is that the Nutmeg State Democrats seem determined to make Hillary Clinton the most moderate Democrat in the US Senate.

But the ever-astute Michael Barone serves up a more interesting potential consequence: a McCain-Lieberman GOP presidential ticket in 2008. The prospect demands that Lieberman win the Connecticut general election for the Senate this November, an outcome that Barone already deems likely (Lieberman probably wins more Republican votes than the weak Republican token candidate and certainly wrests from Lamont most of the 48% of Ds who voted for him).

Also interesting is Barone's remark that important private polls show either Giuliani or McCain handily beating either Hillary or Gore in '08.

All the buzz is about the Rs being in trouble in '06. But Barone sees a pool table in the Democrats' River City in '08. And the trouble will linger as long as the hard left runs their party.

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