Lieberman fails to win over McCain backers

[dajabr]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, D-Conn., is failing in his attempts to woo voters who backed U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in the 2000 New Hampshire primary, according to the director of a recent poll there.

Of McCain supporters among the 447 voters polled by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, 7 percent backed Lieberman. The figure would place Lieberman fourth among McCain backers, the same position at which polls show him overall in New Hampshire.

"So far the Lieberman strategy of targeting these voters isn’t paying off," said Andrew Smith, director of the UNH Survey Center.

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean enjoys support from 41 percent of 2000 McCain voters; U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., has 20 percent; and retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark has 15 percent, according to the poll taken Dec. 10-Monday. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.6 percentage points.

Campaigning in New Hampshire over the past month, Lieberman has sought to cast himself as the McCain of this year’s presidential primary, based both on his independent, centrist ideology and his record of collaborating with McCain in the Senate.

More: http://www.newhavenregister.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1281&dept_id=31007&newsid=10691903&PAG=461&rfi=9

Dupe? Had not seen this...

[FrenchieCat]

1. Well, I guess

it's on to plan "D" for him now!

[Sean Reynolds]

2. Please say plan D is him dropping out....

[5thGenDemocrat]

3. I'll take my chances with McCain backers supporting us Clarkies

Nationally, I mean.
I'm confident we'll land more centrists of the other stripe than Dean will. I can't think of a Republican I know who'd go anywhere near Dean, but I DO know a couple who'd consider Clark.
Maybe Dean can sell himself to these fine folks in New Hampshire, but not here in the heartland. I'll take all the moderate Republicans we can get.
John
Or maybe they'll back a hero like Kerry. I'm good with it either way.

[SahaleArm]

4. He's past plan D - He's on to cash the checks before foreclosure ;) n/t

[cprise]

5. Hooowaaah!! Dean is our crossover candidate!

"Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean enjoys support from 41 percent of 2000 McCain voters;"

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