Lieberman ..... October ...... In? ....... Out?

[Stinky The Clown]

Mosta Joe's ol' runnin' buddies have at least publically abandoned him in favor of Lamont.

Joe's havin' ta go way far afield to raise bucks.

"Some people say" he could well drop out if his buck raising and his poll numbers start to go South.

What do you think? Will he will or will he won't?

In the comments, tell us if you think there will *ever* be a time he'll actually endorse Lamont.

[marmar]

1. Sadly I think he'll stay in...

because he's proven to be nothing but a garden-variety asshole who puts himself above all else, including the good of his party and the country.

[MercutioATC]

2. I don't know, but he's made it very difficult to drop out.

I think he's probably in for the long haul.

[TechBear_Seattle]

3. I expect he will stay in

The Republican Party has all but admitted that they will be helping him.

[wakeme2008]

4. Other... He will stay in because Bush and Rove told him to

I predict a more well known Repug will run in Conn and Rove and Bush want him to take down the Dem votes.

[AlinPA]

10. Yep. They will make sure he gets the money he needs.

[saltpoint]

5. I think cash will flow toward Lamont and that Joe will have to

dance backwards and uphill in heels to match the energy level needed to hold that seat.

The national press generally thinks he's a grandstanding ego-maniac. He's taking hit after hit and the polls right now only favor him by about 5%.

I don't think that's enough to retain the seat, and I think Lieberman drops out in early September. Schlesinger is compromised by the gambling story, and Bush's CT numbers are in the toilet.

Joe will withdraw and may have one of his staffers issue a luke-warm endorsement of the rightfully nominated Democratic candidate, Ned Lamont.

[dtotire]

6. He is asking for support from other parts of the country

He probably will get some, unfortunately.

[saltpoint]

9. Welcome to DU, dtotire. Yes, I think you're right -- Joe will be able to

scrape some dough together.

But the incentive is getting thinner and thinner.

His party has rejected him for president in 04, and now his home-state Dems have tossed him in favor of Lamont.

The ground is shifting on the man and for now, he stubbornly refuses to admit it. But after Labor Day or so, when his internal polls show him slipping into oblivion, I think he will issue a statement of withdrawal from the race.

[napi21]

7. He'll drop out! I think money will be part of the problem, but

when he AND HIS PUB SUPPORTERS see him loosing in the polls by double digits by Oct, he'll loose their support and their money! I think he will also opt to drop out rather than face another defeat.

[CrushTheDLC]

8. Considering that the Republicans won't even back their own candidate

You can bet they'll be shoveling shitloads of money into Holy Joe headquarters.

[HooptieWagon]

11. Several reasons Joe won't withdraw

1) He turned in the necessary sigs, he's on the ballot, why withdraw?

2) I expect he'll be getting money from RNC, rethugs around the country, AIPAC, and Big Pharma,etc. Whatever he doesn't spend, he can keep. Makes a nice nest-egg.

3) To "punish" Conn Dems who turned him out... like a scorned ex-wife.

4) Quid-pro-quo for rethugs and big business. Help them divide the Dem/Ind vote, they'll give him a nice lobbyist job should he lose.

So, basically he'll stay in b/c of ego, revenge, and money.

[Stinky The Clown]

12. The ego thng could go either way ........

Right now, I think that's why he's in. But if he starts polling ..... oh .... say ...... 15 points down? I say he'll drop our rather than be electorally humiliated.

Right now, he's already a three time loser ('00 as part of the team, '04 where he never went anywhere, and last week against Lamont). I don't think he wants to be a 4-time loser.

[Totally Committed]

13. I think the Republicans will prop him up,

even if they have to keep showing him inflated polling numbers to do it... anything to keep him in.

And, he's self-deluded, selfish, arrogant, and a big enough horse's rosette to stay in to the bitter end.

TC

[PassingFair]

14. He does not have a clear view of reality.

Remember his "Joementum" during the primaries?

He lives in his own universe, supported by
lapdogs and funded by amoral moneymen.

He will never admit defeat.

[bronxiteforever]

15. Joe Egoman -a party of one, who only cares for one!

He will stay and lose.

[annabanana]

16. His wife will insist he stay in..

Her lobbyist bucks kind of depend on it. She will help him raise GOP monies..

[CTLawGuy]

17. actually if you believe his statements

his wife wanted him to drop out.

[Imagevision]

18. Lieberman will continue doing what Rove asks

[sandnsea]

19. If that Joementum kicks in

he'll quit. He hasn't got the guts to go the distance if everything is stacked against him.

[theanarch]

20. he's in till the end...

...my money is on strong-arming Schlesinger out of the GOP slot, having Lieberman switch parties, and run as the Rove/Mehlman-approved 'official' candidate...if it becomes a two-way race under these circumstances, Leiberman wins.

[Azathoth]

21. As long as the polls are close, Joe's in it for the long haul

If Lamont opens up a large lead over him, then there is a chance he could be pressured into dropping out. Otherwise, his wounded ego and sense of entitlement are going to drive him to the bitter end.

[ihelpu2see]

22. I hope he drops out. Again, Lamont has been the early bird with the ad

buy, I have herd more Lamont ads and seeing that he is close to Joe ( with in 5%) I think the Dem. Party support can only help, as long as they do not try to water Ned down, keep hitting the Prez. and VP and the do nothing congress. Ned is still the "every man" the out sider so he can use that to gain votes from every political stripe.