I'm waiting, Chuck Schumer. I'm waiting, Harry Reid. You too, Bill Clinton

[patrioticliberal]

Where are your endorsements and commitments to campaign for Ned Lamont?

How come there is no mention on the DNC website? Or DSCC?

ENDORSE LAMONT IMMEDIATELY. If you side with Lieberman, you are a stinking traitor.

[Fridays Child]

1. They ignore the will of the Democratic rank and file at their peril.

Anything short of giving full support to Lamont and leaning heavily on Lieberman to give up his candidacy would be a huge mistake by party leaders.

[flpoljunkie]

2. Reid, Schumer expected to announce this morning they are supporting Lamont

Mr. Lieberman’s determination to remain in the race may soon collide with the will of many Democratic leaders in Washington and Connecticut. The Senate minority leader, Harry Reid, and Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York, who is leading the effort to elect more Democrats in November, were expected to announce this morning that they were supporting Mr. Lamont and that the party should unite around the nominee, according to Democrats close to both men. A spokesman for Mr. Schumer said a statement would be forthcoming, but declined further comment.

“Reid and Schumer will back Lamont, but the big question is if they will approach Joe about dropping out, because they don’t want to get his back up against the wall,” said a senior Senate Democratic aide who was involved in the Reid-Schumer discussions but was not authorized to discuss them publicly.

Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, Mr. Lieberman’s Democratic ally, privately congratulated Mr. Lamont last night and was expected to appear at a “unity press conference” with Mr. Lamont and other candidates at state party headquarters this morning. Two Lamont advisers said that they expected Mr. Dodd to help smooth Mr. Lieberman’s exit from the race; a spokeswoman for Mr. Dodd, however, said he would not play a go-between role to broker the senator’s exit.

A spokeswoman for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, meanwhile, restated Mrs. Clinton’s announced intentions to support the Democratic nominee in Connecticut — now Mr. Lamont. A spokesman for former President Bill Clinton, who campaigned for Mr. Lieberman last month, did not return a phone message late last night.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/washington/09cnd-campaign.html?hp&ex=1155182400&en=96f50dc8a14c7823&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[Dems Will Win]

4. HillaryPAC just cut a $5,000 check for Lamont...

[MannyGoldstein]

3. Schumer Already Spoke on This

Schumer said that the DSCC "fully supports" Sen. Joe Lieberman in his primary bid, and he refused to rule out continuing that support if Lieberman were to run as an independent.

There were degrees of independence, Schumer said. "You can run as an independent, you can run as an independent Democrat who pledges to vote for Harry Reid as Majority Leader."

(from http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/06/post_14.html)

I believe that Reid also refused to rule out supporting Lieberman as an independent.

[ixion]

5. the phrase, 'thick as theives' comes to mind

[mtnsnake]

6. Oh christ you act as if these are th only 3 people on earth against Lamont

What, did every other Democrat you didn't mention endorse Lamont while I was asleep or something?

[beaconess]

7. Damn! Give them a chance to have breakfast and put on their shoes!

And maybe even speak to Lieberman first.

The primary ended less than 12 hours ago. The general's not until November. The world won't end if every Democrat on earth doesn't endorse Lamont before lunch!

[Catherine Vincent]

13. LOL! That's what I was thinking.

It only happened last night. They are probably still in their pjs. :)

[MaineDem]

8. Already done n/t

[abburdlen]

9. Reid & Shumer issue statement:

Democratic Leader Harry Reid and DSCC Chair Chuck Schumer issued the following joint statement today on the Connecticut Senate race:

“The Democratic voters of Connecticut have spoken and chosen Ned Lamont as their nominee. Both we and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) fully support Mr. Lamont’s candidacy. Congratulations to Ned on his victory and on a race well run.

“Joe Lieberman has been an effective Democratic Senator for Connecticut and for America. But the perception was that he was too close to George Bush and this election was, in many respects, a referendum on the President more than anything else. The results bode well for Democratic victories in November and our efforts to take the country in a new direction.”
http://www.dscc.org/news/roundup/20060809_lamont/index.htm

[yellowcanine]

10. How about Al Gore? Where is he on this? He needs to say.

[wisteria]

11. Yeah, it is interesting that we have heard nothing from him over his

VP choice in 2000.

[Catherine Vincent]

12. Be patient. The man won last night.

They have to give it the few weeks so as not let Lieberman down.