Reply #6: Maybe not a bribe in strict legal terms, but its how it would be perceived [View All]

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by the public: an attempt to get someone who was elected with 50 percent of the vote in his state to abandon his elected office in return for cash and that attempt is motivated by a disagreement with his votes and positions.

Whether or not its a bribe, it would be perceived as one by the public who would applaud Lieberman for rejecting it and think poorly of those who made the offer, if for no other reason that it would set a horrible precedent (lots of rich repubs out there who could cobble together lots of $$ for similar offers).