BWAHAHAHA - PPP Poll: Uncle Joe LIEberman TRAILING VERY BADLY In 2012 Re-Election Bid

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" A new survey of Connecticut by Public Policy Polling (D) provides a fascinating look into the possible future of independent Sen. Joe Lieberman. To be exact, the former Democrat is incredibly unpopular with most voters -- and only marginally popular with Republicans -- and would have a hard time avoiding a landslide defeat should he run again in 2012.



Lieberman's political journey over the last four years has sure alienated a lot of folks. After he lost the 2006 Democratic primary, he was then re-elected as an independent with unofficial Republican support. He then campaigned aggressively for John McCain for president in 2008, and spoke at the Republican National Convention -- but after McCain lost, he settled back into place in the Democratic caucus. Then he helped to stop the public option during the health care debate, promising to support a Republican filibuster, but also voted for final passage of the eventual law sans public option.


Lieberman's approval rating stands at only 31%, with 57% disapproval -- even lower than the 36%-54% for Sen. Chris Dodd, who is retiring. Broken down by party, Lieberman's rating is 20%-69% among Democrats, 46%-41% among Republicans, and 31%-56% among independents.


Respondents were also asked this question: "Generally speaking in 2012 will you vote to reelect Joe Lieberman or would you rather replace him with someone else?" The answer was only 24% to re-elect him, against 66% who would vote to replace him.


PPP also tested three-way race for Lieberman, Rep. Chris Murphy as the Democratic nominee and Republican financial commentator and Ron Paul activist Peter Schiff (who recently came in third place in the Republican primary for Senate) as the Republican candidate. The result was Murphy 39%, Schiff 25%, and Lieberman 19%.


Another three-way race put in Gov. Jodi Rell, who is retiring this year with relatively decent approval ratings, as the Republican candidate. This time it's Murphy 37%, Rell 29%, and Lieberman 17%.


In a direct two-way match, Murphy leads Lieberman by 47%-33%.


"Democrats, Republicans, and independents in Connecticut agree on one thing: they want Joe Lieberman replaced in the US Senate," writes PPP president Dean Debnam. "His path to reelection, at least at this point a couple years away, looks extremely difficult."


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[Oceansaway]

1. wooooohoooooo !!...nt

[Divine Discontent]

2. LIEberman.... blech... gross man.

[bluestateguy]

3. Republicans did not support their own nominee in 2006

If their Senate nominee in 2006 had won a majority of Republican voters, I suspect Ned Lamont would have prevailed.

[unblock]

8. lamont would have won easily

it was a close race with republicans going more than 80% for lieberman.

[neverforget]

4. Droopy Dog does whats best for Droopy Dog.

[littlewolf]

5. that is 2 years out ... can we PLEASE stay on 2010 right now please ....

[Cal33]

6. Right on. I think so too.

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9. This is the GENERAL DISCUSSION Board in case you missed the sign on the door.

There are many OTHER discussion topics on this board that are also " 2 years out "....

[Radical Activist]

12. No. Lieberman is the reason we need more Democratic Senators.

[gratuitous]

7. Lieberman won the classic pyrrhic victory in 2006

He's destined for retirement after 2012, and I'd like to see the Democrats exclude him from their Senate caucus in the next biennium and to hell with his "with us on everything but voting" posturing.

[Ozymanithrax]

10. Definitly time for LIeberman to spend more time with his family. n/t

[Radical Activist]

11. People angry about the public option need to stop bellyaching over Obama

and look at Senators like Lieberman who are the reason that compromise was unavoidable. There's no good reason for the misplaced blame.

[zipplewrath]

13. Obama never even called him

Obama flew to Kucinich's district in Ohio to campaign for HCR, but he never even picked up the phone to call Lieberman on HCR. And when the leadership was considering removing him from his leadership position, Obama told them to give him a pass. Lieberman is a creation of the whole DLC/New Democrat machinery of which Obama is a part.

[Vincardog]

15. People angry about the public option need to keep working to kick out all the corporate

obstructionists until we get the Public Option AKA universal SINGLE PAYER

[Dappleganger]

17. +10000

[bobbolink]

14. He never intended to be reelected. It was all about setting himself up for a lucrative lobbying job

[SoCalDem]

16. Maybe he "term-limited" himself when he ran last time

Many people probably regretted voting for him, and he probably only won because republicans shoved him down the throats of Connecticut voters because their guy was worse than Joementum. I think republicans voted for him to punish dems who finally had had enough of him and were thinking they would be rid of him.. we all know how ornery republicans can be.

Murphy needs to get busy & hopefully Joementum will decide to retire:)

[old mark]

18. Please help Joe retire. He deserves a rest, and I'm sure he has saved enough money

for a decent life in his golden years...



mark

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19. Joementum has served HIS masters well over the years will be rewarded after he's

been given the electorate boot.

[old mark]

20. God grant he lie still....nt