A large faction of Connecticut Democrats attempted to make a statement when they selected anti-war liberal Ned Lamont in the Connecticut senatorial primaries over pro-war incumbent Joseph Lieberman. Once again, it appeared that the radical Leftist anti-war agenda of "surrender = victory" paraded over traditional Democrats who support what is best for America. However, the confetti falling from the sky in the anti-war camp may be a bit premature.

No one will contest that among a large amount of Democrats (those who participated in the primaries, which generally bring out a large amount of voters) that Lamont is favored by a slight margin over Lieberman. After all, Lamont, who finished in third place in a Senate run back in 1990, defeated the former Vice Presidential candidate behind former Vice President Al Gore in 2000 by earning 52 percent of the vote to Lieberman's 48. However, the X-factor in the Connecticut race is not of Democratic-minded voters but the undecided/independent- and Republican-minded voters.

Considering that the turnout for the Lamont-Lieberman primary was more than double the normal rates for primaries in the past, the 52-48 ratio would seem to be the breakup of Connecticut Democrats. Consider also that it has been exceptionally hard for a Republican candidate to win in the Northeast in quite a while and it would make a large amount of sense for Connecticut Republicans to vote for Lieberman instead of Republican candidate Alan Schlesinger. Schlesinger in this scenario should be looked on as a third party candidate and rightfully so - voting third party means throwing one's vote away and with Schlesinger garnering the support of only 3 percent of the likely voters in recent Connecticut polls, it seems that the Right up north is catching on.

This has led to a two percent lead over Lamont for the incumbent although that slim margin does fall within the 3.5 percent margin of error. However, another poll conducted by Quinnipiac University showed a sizable 53-41 Lieberman lead over Lamont and in another poll conducted among voters who held favorable views of both candidates, Lieberman led 68 to 32.

With the numbers separating Lieberman and Lamont among Democrats being so close, the addition of Republican votes to Lieberman's camp should end up being the swing vote. It would seem odd that the Right would end up putting a Democrat, albeit a moderate, in office but up north where a Republican winning is nearly impossible, you take what you can get and having a moderate Democrat instead of a radical liberal like Lamont representing you is certainly the lesser of two evils.

This race will be one the most discussed ones this upcoming election season, especially if Lieberman ends up defeating Lamont with the help of Republican voters who cannot stand the growing "surrender = victory" sentiment among the Left in this country. If that does happen, it will be a great day for America as logic and intelligence will prevail over foolish sentiment fueled by lies that America's war on terrorism does not include Iraq and that surrender is a method towards success in a war.

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