(You can follow results of the race here at WTNH)
8:28 pm — With 4% of precincts reporting, it’s 60/40 Lamont. Chris Bowers is standing in front of the TV cheering. Should give you some idea of the sentiment in the room.
8:42 pm — 7% of precincts reporting. It’s 56% Lamont/44% Lieberman. Tom Schaller reports that Lieberman lost his home precinct in New Haven.
8:48 pm — TRex and Tom Tomorrow bonding over the Penguin. Atrios drinking wine, Bowers with beer. CT Blogger festooned with Kiss buttons. All the reporters want to talk to CTBob.
9:14 pm — 25% reporting — 55% Ned and 45% Joe.
9:42 pm — 80% reporting — 53% Ned and 47 % Joe. And a bit of an odd news item: CTLocalPolitics blog reports that there was a moment of joy at Lieberman HQ when the wrong numbers were flashed up with the wrong names. Ooops.
10:48 pm — Unofficial word from Jane — the race has gone to Lamont. Lots of questions as to what Lieberman is going to do next. No call from him as yet. I asked Jane whether the speculation was that he would concede the Democratic primary and then say "see you in the General Election" or what — and there is no solid concensus on that as yet from anyone, bloggers and reporters alike. Will update this when we can. — CHS
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NNNNNNNNNNNNNNed!
Ned!
Oh please, oh please! I suppose those early returns are absentee ballots? Anyone know where they are from? The link gives no further information.
NED!!!!!
wow. power to the people.
Feelin’ the love!
Couldn’t get into Lamont’s site. And this one is running slow.
Just want you to know Jane, how much I admire all you have done. You’re brilliant!
Go Ned!
Happy Day!
I’ve been asked by a few people w/ clipboards on sidewalks lately if I’ll sign something or whatever to help elect a Democrat.
“Like Lieberman?” … I”m too mean to these paid volunteers
Colin:
Bloggers yelling and cheering in room… They must of just seen the exit polls…
Am I seeing some daylight after a six year storm?
Trying not to get too far ahead of myself. Keep my head low.
No celebrating. Maybe a little.
Don’t smile. Maybe a little.
Maybe a little.
Rootz!
Great
I can’t believe i’m so happy with those result
hell it’not even in Quebec it’s in a whole different contry!
i don’t know why but this give me hope for America
cause you guy were starting to scare the crap out of me. Go Ned!
JOe lost his home precint!
Rootz1
Good news, I’ll feel better when we’ve got 30% of the tally in though.
I’ve had waaaay too many premature celebrations over the last few years, and I don’t feel like having that kind of downer again…
7% in:
Candidate Votes Vote %
Joe Lieberman 9,535 44%
Ned Lamont 12,236 56%
Way to go Ned. Pre-congratulations to you and your team! Good luck in Washington, and may others follow your lead.
Every site associated with this race, news, candidate, blogs are either overloaded or running very slow.
Is this what the revolution looks like?
Joe’s precint rumor from Tom Schaller:
http://gadflyer.com/flytrap/in…..00632#2930
OH, man, i am going crazy.
I have sam seder on the radio…
I have firedoglake, kos, atrios, and mydd windows open
i have Cspan and msnbc on the tv.
HELP!!!!!!!!!!1
RGJoe lost his home precinct? OMFG! 707!!!
Looking good so far !!!
I hope Ned Lamont got some Memorial Donations on behalf of my father, Ronald W, Navy veteran out of New London, CT from 1957-1961. Dad died on the 4th of July this year at age 66. Dad (and I) really disliked the opportunistic Joe Lieberman. Go Ned and represent real democrats and the People Of Connecticut!
This spread is why Lieberman shut down his own website—now he can claim that the reason Lamont won by so much (and I know it’s early) is b/c Lieberman voters couldn’t get info, couldn’t find polling places, had their votes blocked. So it was a set-up to be able to run as an Independent even if Lamont wins by a big margin. Plan C: whine that the vote was compromised, a thing he refused to do for Gore in 2000. Has anyone ever looked into the possibility that Lieberman is an actual mole?
‘Senator Lamont’. Sunrise in America.
Take a deep breath, Jane et. al. You deserve to savor the night ahead.
It smells like…victory!
I can’t even watch my Reds take on the Cardinals in the biggest eries of the year for fear of missing the latest nugget about the race in the primary.
We who follow this here blog know damn well that tonight happened at least to some degree beause of some very good people who come here to comment and go out to work their tails off. Again, thanks and congratulations!
WYNC NY’s public radio is running live coverage http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/s…..CTION=HOME
Congratulations to the people of Connecticut. This is democracy in action.
Also discernment.
I wonder if someone has hacked every website having to do with the Lieberman/Lamont election.
All of these internets are running really, really slowly.
For a while I couldn’t get into these comments.
Panic!
Lotus, I have no idea what a conch fritter is, but I’m dying to have one!
If Joe lost his homies, all bets are off!
Lost his own precinct? Oh. Snap.
Damn…
Diabolical, Ned! covering your tracks in the one-man (a la Vladimir Putin) take down of Leiberman’s website by cleverly taking down DailyKos at the height of liberal blogosphere feeding frenzy? Too many hits you say? Everyone in the world flooding these sites to find out what’s going on?
Posh.
It was superty duper Devil’s henchman Ned Lamont who did it all!
11% reporting, 56-44 Lamont! Updated 8:49 Eastern.
Every single person who worked hard for Ned Lamont should take particular pride in the fact that hardly a single CT website is functioning well tonight.
They are, each one, overwhelmed with traffic…and it isn’t merely from CT.
The world is watching, hanging on the results as precinct totals dribble in. It has been a long time since America had a political tale this optimistic, a democratic parable this enlightening, or a politician this inspiring.
It seems there’s life in old Liberty yet.
Win or lose, you have changed the rules. Congratulations.
I worked the 9th in Stamford from 10:30-4:00. My sense is that 60% were for Ned. No Lieberman people in sight. This were inner city, lots of elder folks, caribbeans and blacks. Many were thrilled to be voting Joe off the island.
The Ned people worked very hard and did a yeoman’s job of getting this man elected. Tip your hats!
I got a sunburn.
Ned wins!
Great images of both Lamont and Lieberman Campaign HQ (and the glut of media trucks setup outside) over at Connecticult Local Politics.
Precincts Reporting: 81 of 757 – 11%
Candidate Incumbent Votes Vote %
Joe Lieberman X 14,870 44%
Ned Lamont 19,257 56%
Can I dare to hope that Ned bagged the “elephant in disguise”?
Lamont winner
thus the Eagle will fly throughout the land and America will be whole again…
throw all the bums out
WNYC-AM also available through iTunes.
Leisler NYC @
28
Bowers confirms Joe’s home precint loss:
http://www.mydd.com/story/2006/8/8/20159/61017
He has more unofficial results from inside Lamont HQ.
Congratulations Jane Hamsher.
This is David beating Goliath.
The excess of democracy in action has blocked the tubes!
beautiful, beautiful
thank you Ned
thank you Maura CTBob spaze et al, Jane Rex VG et al
thank us all
this is only the beginning of people power we are going to kick the ASSES of these FUCKS
oh and nice try Rove Corporate Bullshit Media with the website horseshit
biggus diggus @ 31
Joe is shittin’ all over.
Yes, I know it’s too soon, but I would dearly love for Ned to trounce Joe. Make him laugh at his own fool self for even thinking about doing that Independent My Ass thing. For godsakes, how could he possibly have the signatures?
i gave $50 to ned back in january and have been following this ever since. i didn’t think there was any chance at all back then. i don’t know what will happen but this has been so much fun and the best $50 i think i ever spent. win or lose congratulations everyone.
Here they come!
10.96%
Lamont 19,591 56.52
Lieberman 15,072 43.48
ROFLMAO, Olbermann with breaking news, the CT site monitering the results has… wait for it.. crashed!
Here they come!
10.96%
Lamont 19,591 56.52
Lieberman 15,072 43.48
U.S. Senate – - Dem Primary
106 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 14.17%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 25,969 57.79
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 18,968 42.21
frogger at 26 — woo hoo! Another Reds fan! :)
17% reporting.
STILL 56-44!
wtnh channel 8:
Candidate Incumbent Votes Vote %
Joe Lieberman X 22,898 44%
Ned Lamont 29,463 56%
Joementum has left the senate…
I want a rout. What’s it gonna take for you to stand down, Joe?
15% ? 25% ? 40% ???
GO NED.
Update 9:03pm Eastern, 17% reporting 56-44 Lamont!
17% in and the numbers are holding at 56% Ned to 44% Joe…
Waiting for Fitz-O @
55
Joementum was always leaving the senate…
17% reporting:
Lamont: 56%
Lieberman: 44%
from kos
So far, so good…
Loooooooooong way to go though.
WNYC says 19% still 56 to 44
The small towns report first and recall, ‘pups, that’s where a lot of Ned’s support came from at the April Dem Convention. We don’t know whether this 17% precincts reporting is representative.
Of course, that means it could also get better for our Ned.
Redd – I was born into a Reds family from way back. The Indianapolis Indians used to be the farm team for the Reds. I remember a very early childhood memory of Johnny Bench playing for the Indians and my Dad took me to the game (I believe maybe my first baseball game in person).
btw OldCoastie, my lil cannonball is stretched out sleeping ON my left foot which is also going to sleep…
WOW, Looks good!
Thanks everyone for this grand success.
There’ll be clinking pints & plenty of crow served at the pub tonite!
Freaked-Out Canadian @
35
Wow, you just gave me chills. Your kindness is appreciated!
Precincts Reporting: 21.39%
Lieberman 28,227 – 43.99%
Lamont 35,942 – 56.01%
Although it’s early and we don’t know which precincts have reported, 56 to 44 percent sounds great. A ten-point spread is technically considered a landslide.
NEDSLIDE!
25% – Lamont 55%, Lieberman 45%
it just came out that ted stevens has been advising joe on how to untangle those internets
Lamont/Hamsher 2008
lotus – that’s some might fine spread you’ve laid out for us, but, darlin’ – I’m too nervous to eat!!!
(Will take some liquid refreshment, though – something to smooth the edges, I think…Bloody Mary, nice and spicy and a crunchy celery stalk…mmmm)
Chris Bowers is now reporting a Lamont 8-point lead with 30% reporting.
Chris at MyDD says:
TeddySF is so right – until we get the big towns, the ones Joe was always counting on, we do not know squat. I will not get my hopes up. Until I see a big town reporting and Lamont still in the lead, then I will relax.
AP 21% precincts reporting
Ned 56.01%
RGJoe 43.99%
So who’s next?
Let’s take out a capital R repiglican!
Just a little (premature) Hell, Yeah!!! from a redneck girl…
Ned and y’all rock!
Ms. Hamsher wrote awhile back that both campaigns seemed to thing that inner city Blacks would be a key vote. Any word yet from those areas? Any word on exit polling news from those areas?
As I write, 17% in, and looking good. But I’ll check fire for a bit longer. Let’s hope the trend continues.
Ghostman
Waiting for Fitz-O @
55
and the Senators are leaving Joe…
I just want to shout out a big THANK YOU to everybody who volunteered in CT.
We haven’t won it yet. It is going to be a nailbiter.
P.S. Jane, you’re hot!
Chiming in from California — my hope is that in November we will look back at this and say “Ned Lamont’s win was the beginning…”
I’ll be a lot happier if the numbers are holding steady in 2-3 hours.
2006 Primary Election – Aug. 8, 2006
U.S. Senate
Democratic Primary
Updated at 09:09 PM – Aug. 08, 2006
Precincts Reporting: 184 of 757 – 24%
Candidate Incumbent Votes Vote %
Joe Lieberman X 32,575 45%
Ned Lamont 40,044 55%
U.S. Senate – - Dem Primary
189 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 25.27%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 40,934 55.09
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 33,375 44.91
Jane,
Thank you and Christie and all the FDL community for all you have done to make this night possible.
Because: a. I love beating a dead horse; and, b. well, I’m a firepup at heart…
My ***legal*** research has shown that there is no logical reason that joe2006.com should be down. Let me re-iterate: LEGAL. I so…have the urge…to hack…be good be good…
Anyway, as far as I can tell, somebody has simply shut down joe2006.com. I don’t mean viciously, either, as I believe the powers that be simply decided to shut the site down. meetned.com? Up and apparently going through the same routers. If they were being DoS’ed, meetned.com would not be up. SQL injection? wouldn’t take that many sites down (in theory, though it’s technically possible). Either joe or the host shut joe2006.com down. If 2dog.com ain’t lying, it was joe. I am more and more convinced that the reason joe2006.com is down is self-infliction.
BTW, I will happily volunteer my services to help joe’s campaign track down and prosecute those responsible for this attack. Please feel free to contact me by asking in this thread, and I will respond. We’ll bust Ned’s campaign if it’s the last thing I ever do *snicker*.
Yes, bfd is just fine, BarbaraB…
BFD
(Go Jane, TRex, Redd, Ned, etc. Most importantly, GO PROGRESSIVES!)
Yes, oh fucking god yes
yes yes yes yes yes yes
karl you and your bullshit are on notice, on the run, fucking history, asshole
Here’s a real hero, “Missy’s Brother”, in the CT trenches, working his heart out. Read how he forced a recount in one precinct!
“I am sunburned, dehydrated, starved and VERY HAPPY. The poll I worked out I protested the final tally. They had it all wrong with ONLY one person reading the numbers. I wouldn’t shut up and they opened it again and reread the results. Lieberman 184, Lamont 244.
Nader on the radio right now excited about the results so far. Lamont 56 and Lieberman 41
Missy’s brother | 08.08.06 – 8:56 pm | #
They had Lieberman 244 and Lamont 226. The person that read the numbers had to have been 80. They locked the machines and I quickly figured out that over double the number of voters voted in the LT. Gov. race than for US Senator. I start yelling that I was filing charges. I made a scene. They reopened them and reread the results with a different total in every race. I am glad that I did! I have reported it to Lamont’s HQ.
I am worn out. I live to far from the chi-chi Lamont parties so I will party here with y’all. I feel so VERY happy. I think we have pulled it out and I did my part!
Missy’s brother | 08.08.06 – 9:06 pm | #
And now, ALL of America knows it is possible, and most likely probable, that we CAN and WILL take our country back. We’ll do it one district at a time, one state at a time, and finally we will do it as a UNITED Country!!!!
Way to go Ned!!!!!!!!!!!
And for those of you elected official that are watching:
YOUR NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
253/743
60K Lamont
50K Lieberman
posted by B.A. at 9:16 PM
So who knew that regal saurians wear button down shirts and ties??
TRexie, you’ve been hiding your light under a barrel with all those pics of you in a t-shirt!
Check out the pic of TRex and Jane at Lamont HQ.
From CTBob’s site – Scroll down to “What Will They Accuse Us of Next?”
http://ctbob.blogspot.com/2006…..chive.html
I AM SO EXCITED I CAN”T SIT STILL! I jump from site to site to get the latest numbers. I’m glad you are all there to share this with!!!!
Can I hear a big group WOO HOO!!!
U.S. Senate – - Dem Primary
253 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 33.82%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 55,294 54.09
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 46,941 45.91
Repubs going to push Lieberman indy run
http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/
A well-connected Republican tells Kevin F. Rennie that in the aftermath of a potential Lieberman loss, you can expect clear signals from Washington Republicans at the highest level that it is OK for CT GOPers and others to openly support Lieberman in an independent bid for the Senate.
The tally is closing…
253 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 33.82%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 55,294 54.09
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 46,941 45.91
Kobe for Dogcatcher !
next will come http://www.Kobe4Dogcatcher.com (stop me! stop me!)
i feel like i’m strapped in the rollercoaster and being pulled up that first big hill and it’s that last moment when that chain in cog sound stops, you know, right before the big orgasmic drop….
WHHHEEEEE. NEDDDDDDDD.
Ha!! All these slow servers are definately going to reinforce to the dullards of the MSM what has been obvious to the techsavy blog masses all day – Joe totally underestimated everything about the internet…
34%
54% Lamont
46% Lieberman
damned internet tubes!!
This is wonderful. Our nation can be saved by the grassroots movement! The first win of many!
Go Lamont!
Tears of joy and red wine.
Thank you all folks for all you have done.
Hackworth–What a wonderful thing for you to do even in the time of your grieving. Thank you!
Precincts Reporting: 307 of 757 – 41%
Candidate Incumbent Votes Vote %
John DeStefano 55,937 52%
Dan Malloy 51,635 48%
U.S. Senate – - Dem Primary
287 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 38.37%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 61,449 53.62
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 53,159 46.38
AP 33% reporting
Ned 54.09
RGJoe 45.91
253/743
60K Lamont 54.5
50K Lieberman 45.5
as per CTBob, who has the fastest results anywhere.
CT SEN: Lamont 56.34% | Lieberman 43.66% | 17.11% in
from Mommybrain’s site-http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/08/supertuesday_co.html
WTIC – “NRC will go with Joe in Nov.”
Don’t forget – Buckner/Berra rulz.
shark, go, go go!
Nancy Pelosi just said if Joe Schmoe loses he should STFU. Looks like we’ve got their attention!
38% reporting:
Candidate Votes Vote %
Joe Lieberman 53,159 46%
Ned Lamont 61,449 54%
Ten point lead for Lamont with 40% of precincts in. http://www.mydd.com/story/2006…..commenttop
AP 44.39%reporting
NED 53.09%
RGJoe 46.91
Jane’s on WNYC now. First thing out of the guy’s mouth is the Lieberman in black face.
Christy at 53
I sold souvenirs in the early seventies and then used to work in the front office, ran the scoreboard and did the on-field announcing in the Bench/Morgan/Seaver/Concepcion. I share season tickets for four and if you and family ever get to Cincy, they’re yours. (I even have a cute three year old boy peanut who would LOVE to hook up with yours.) My tickets are five rows up in the upper deck right behind home plate.
It would be my honor and a very small token of appreciation for the role you and this blog have played in my life and the life of my beloved country on this momentous night.
I am starting to puddle up, as my sainted mother would say.
Holy shit, I think I’m going to faint….
Also, CTBOB reports:
Present here (not in the room, though): Maxine Waters, Jessie Jackson, Lowell Weicker
Ned is upstairs in the house
You guys are absolutely outstanding. The whole campaign was impressive in it’s level of dignity and class. Taking notes for my pitiful district (CA 4), maybe …, maybe …, Nov …!! ???? Thank you from No Cal for the gift of Senator Lamont and most importantly the hope you have inspired in those of us who watch this from our living rooms.
You all did a great job! Karl is scarred and Holy Joe Its not personal its politics you guys suck at governing the country and waging war and joe about supporting the Iraq war just because the Iraq army gives up does not mean we have won the war we win when the SHOOTING STOPS being a clueless cheerleader saying everything is great and getting better in Iraq when it isn’t is why you lost. Forget about blaming the “hackers ” the left, the blogs etc cause even the right knows you and Bush are incompetently waging a war we SHOULD HAVE WON never mind if we were right to invade. Only you, Bush and the 30 something percent that still believes thinks we are winning in Iraq. Take responsiblity for YOUR defeat admit YOUR mistakes and don’t run as a third party canidate.
DKos/PsiFighter37:
64.71% of precincts reporting
NED 51.60 %
RGJoe 48.40 %
DKos/PsiFighter37:
Candidate Votes Vote %
Joe Lieberman 89,226 48%
Ned Lamont 96,364 52%
with 68% of precincts reporting [WTNH at 9:49pm EDT]
Christy at 37–
I used to work in the Reds’ front office in the Bench/Concepcion/Seaver era, running the scorebaord and serving as on-field announcer. In high school and college, I sold souvenirs and programs. Now, I share four season tickets and you are welcome to them anytime you and/or family get into Cincy. I even have a three-year old boy peanut who could seriously hook up with yours. You know how to reach me.
It would be an honor and the least I could do in appreciation of what this blog has meant for me and my beloved country on this momentous night.
Now, as me sainted mother would say, I am puddling up.
CSpan carrying CT local TV – mostly just press @ RGJoe’s HQ.
U.S. Senate – - Dem Primary
575 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 76.87%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 109,239 51.76
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 101,818 48.24
tap tap
Is this thing on?
Jane:
Your interview on WNYC was a perfect example of why you, and the other roots bloggers are needed.
Brian Lehrer got almost everything wrong. He didn’t know your name, didn’t know where either you or Joan were calling from, and got all the details of graphicsgate wrong.
Their reporter, when asked what Ned’s campaign had to say about the ‘hacking’ hulabaloo, resonded by saying, “They’ve said nothing,” despite Ned’s hosting of the Google cache site and his offer to help.
They fumbled the question of whether DeStefano had supported Lieberman or Lamont.
All together, they bloviated about the race – and about its implications – while knowing nothing about it that could be encapsulated in a shoddy, one-paragraph pre-show briefing note.
Utterly shameful performance on their part. I could hear you gritting your teeth, and commend you for holding your tongue and letting your silence speak volumes.
You deserve credit for your dedication, intelligence and professionalism. Thank god you challenged his “aw shucks” insult. Have a great night. You deserve it.
According to the Courant with about 82% votes counted Ned is ahead by about 7700 votes so lieberman would have to carry about 58% of the balance to catch up…
Kudos to ever got the HANNITY SUCKS sign behind Alan Colmes live shot at Lamont HQ on Faux Snooze! LMAO!!!!
Checking in from littleprop’s puter. The one with the Winnie the Pohh keyboard that stickS
I think this will be a sqeaker. Unless Joe shows some class and concedes, this will go to the lawyers.
I know how that works.
Sigh.
Ned’s up by 9,000. Can you hear us now?
Yeah!!! Yeah Ned!!! Yeah bloggers!!! Yeah Jane and Christy!!!
Yeah Fitz!
Happy day…
Candidate Votes Vote %
Joe Lieberman 111,887 48%
Ned Lamont 120,616 52%
with 83% of precincts reporting [WTNH at 10:29pm EDT]
(Believe it or not, I’ve been trying to reload this page for the last fifteen minutes. That’s why I’ve missed three updates).
It’s looking like Lamont will win by a small margin, but neither WTNH nor the Courant have called this race yet.
So FDL has either not been loading, or if it does, comments won’t load. I just got in after trying for an hour. I’ve been checking Eschaton comments and obsessively refreshing both the Courant and the WTNH results pages. I wonder if this comment will post – if it does, it will probably take twenty minutes to do so.
Thank G*d I can email some of my Roots buddies or I would have been going absolutely nuts.
I’m still nervous, mostly because I know how bad these people (Republicans) cheat.
But it looks good. I once again thank all of you road warriors and ground troops for your supremely dedicated and no-matter-what successful efforts, and I am grateful that you have given me some hope for my country again.
God bless all of you. And I’m not even a God-guy.
87% in, Ned 124.5K, Joe 115.8K
I hear you, Frank Probst. Let’s hope it holds.
btw, can you hear me?
Raw Story called for Lamont. I’m not ready to stop worrying yet but that’s nice to see.
big precints still out, especially Hartford.
Too early to call this, folks.
Can Joe file for an independent run if he’s still challenging the vote count in the primary? Any CT election lawyers out there?
Finally !!! I have no fingernails left.
Candidate Votes Vote %
Joe Lieberman 116,060 48%
Ned Lamont 124,940 52%
with 86% of precincts reporting [WTNH at 10:39pm EDT]
Latest Results 10:27 PM ET Candidates Votes % of Votes
Joseph I. Lieberman 115,803 48.2%
Ned Lamont 124,528 51.8%
87% of Precincts Reporting
YEEEEAAAARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!
Go NED!
I would have died during the past hour if it were not for the Courant results site…
Senator Lamont has done his job. He did not let us down. Now I’m gonna turn my attention to the off-year elections. And Bush.
120,000 visits to FDL today. Steadily rising! need a way to access? Go to site meter and look who’s on. click on latest thread. Go Ned.
Hey, it only took a few minutes! About the idea that the urban areas are expected to go for Joe – wouldn’t Ned’s superior outreach to the African American community have an effect on that?
Keep feeding the hamsters!
btw – cnn’s headline said that Lieberman was winning.
Sent the screenshot to Christy for a nice post photo.
MSM gets it wrong AGAIN!
Welcome Home egregious!
Looks like a nice present shaping up for you in CT. ;->
More from Connecticut Bob:
87% counted, Lamont by 8900 votes.
Lamont only has to win roughly 37% of the remaining votes. (Assuming precincts to report have an avg. number of voters.)
Pachacutec @ 7:40 pm (#140) – True. Those percentages are precincts reporting, not votes counted.
I’m still biting my nails!
All this talk on CSpan about Joe splitting the Democratic vote if he runs as an Indy — when are people going to start asking if he might not have a greater chance of splitting the Republican vote?
Do you guys share an admin with Joe2006? LOL Your site’s been down quite a bit tonight.
Looks like Ned might squeek it out!
U.S. Senate – - Dem Primary
651 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 87.03%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 124,940 51.84
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 116,060 48.16
after an hour of withdrawl — toobz just cleared.
Now where did I put my truck?
NED ‘evening, firepups!
glad to see y’all – haven’t been able to load this page/fdl home for around an hour.
congrats to Jane, Christy, Pach, TRex, and all the posters who’ve been working for Ned….
….. congrats to the CT bloggers, volunteers, GOTV peeps
….. and most of all –
……congrats to the CT voters
who ever gets the most votes, Ned won tonight.
Hi doggies, spent a long day as a witness under direct examination today in an arbitration case, I hope I can stay awake long enough to do the happy dance with all y’all.
The Nefarious Leslie @
135
Me too! Making matters worse out here in CA, CNN has Anderson Cooper in his flack jacket, Headline News has Nancy Grace’s schtick, CNBC has some idiocy, and MSNBC has some wierd “they’re coming for your children!” nonsense. The only source of CT news is . . . shudder . . . Fox.
But I’m desperate . . . so Fox it is!
But thank God for the Hartford Curant. They had their site up and current all night!
..and the fat lady is singing
Bye, bye Joe
Bye, bye you pompous ass
Hello Ned the Democrat
I feel like I could cry
Goodbye you ass, goodbye
There goes Connecticut
With someone new
Ned sure looks happy
Joe sure looks blue
Joe was their Senator
Till Ned stepped in
Goodbye to tyranny
democracy wins
Bye bye Joe
Bye, bye you pompous ass
Hello Ned the Democrat
I feel like I could cry
Goodbye you ass, goodbye
Faux News doesn’t want to call it yet. :)
I am frankly shocked that Lieberman has received as many votes as he has
FINALLY! Jane! Christy! TRex! I was jonesing here in Nawlins.
God, we’re STILL awaiting Hartford! They’re notorious for being slow.
89.17 reporting per Courant: 127,786 Ned Lieberman 119,867
89% precincts reporting (steady 371 votes/precinct)
Lamont by 7919.
Lamont needs 36.8% of remaining vote if votes/precinct holds steady.
- Congratulations to the hardhead left. you finally found someone you could beat in a meaningless primary. One of your own guys. *snort*
- Break out the champaign, pay no attention to the 700 pound Gorilla behind the curtin, and we’ll see you in the “fall”. (Litterily)
time to quit mainlining mashmallow fluff and hit the vodka.
GO NED!
GO AWAY JOE!
Tightening up again.
*Pop*
Unwraps self
I was stuck in one of the tubes, but I’m okay now.
Nails bitten to the quick, though.
glad you’re finally back up, probably server overload
this looks incredibly
I think a BIG deal has to be made out of the FACT that gw brought lieberman down
I also want to point out that clinton definately made this race MUCH closer then it should have been,
now, we HAVE to get the dlc to DENOUNCE ANY ATTEMPT BY LIEBERMAN TO RUN’
I want him FORCED to endorce ned OR BE THROWN OUT OF THE PARTY
period
89% in, Ned 127.8K, Joe 119.9K
Peterr – I’ve got local Hartford news on cspan here in CA
Craig @ 142
This means Joe needs to win the remainder 62-38 (if precincts are equally weighted, which I doubt) to pull it even. If the remaining precincts are overweighted he doesn’t need quite that big a margin.
The numbers are practically the same using Eric 156’s results.
(And the answer is yes, I am sufficiently geeky to have a spreadsheet to do these calculations as the numbers come in.)
never mind -double post
Aaargh….my nerves. Keep getting error messages trying to refresh….holding my breath without meaning to….my significant other has to work tonight, nobody to talk to, just the internets…thank God. And, to all in Connecticut — you’re my heroes!
(not to neglect Jane, Christy, TRex, Pachacutec, Watertiger,etc., etc. who worked so hard to help). God, this has been excited. I’m optimistic for the first time in years about taking our country back. Wooo-hooo!
karelroc @ 163
I do not think we can UNDERESTIMATE this victory. A virtual unknown political neophyte (with a lot of soul and integrity) just put a sitting US Fucking Senator OUT TO PASTURE.
NED RULZ
And so, for that matter, do the firepups at the lake.
What you see below in quotes is the comment I tried to send about 40 minutes ago! Wow, the toobz are really clogged tonight. It looks like it’s Ned for sure now, although I wish it had been a blow-out.
Still and all, this wasn’t supposed to be happening at all. Listening to the callers on C-Span is a hoot and a half. All the Repubs supporting Joe!
The respective speeches will be interesting. I expect Joe to be consistent — consistently SELFISH.
Hope this msg gets through this time!
[What I wouldn’t give to be up in CT right now. All my thanks and appreciation to y’all at HQ now.]
Here’s the seriously out-dated comment, included only because I worked so damned hard trying to get it sucked up by this here internet-thingy. :-)
93% still 52% Lamont.
702 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 93.85%
Lamont, Ned 134,942 (51.65%)
Lieberman, Joe 126,330 (48.35%)
93.9% precincts (steady 372 votes per precinct)
Lamont by 8612.
Lamont needs 24.8% of remaining votes to win.
I’M CALLING IT FOR LAMONT!!!
wooooooooooohoooooooooooooooo
C-span is carrying a mix and match of their DC studio and a local Connecticut station (WFSB)…for those who can’t stand FAUX.
94% in, Ned 134.9K, Joe 126.3K
Folks, I’m going to suggest that we block images loaded from FDL for the time being. If your browser can do it, please do so. It’s going better now that I’ve done that. It should relieve the strain, for now.
If you’re using Firefox, left click on an image, and choose the item “Block images from this site”. To undo this later, go to Edit/Preferences/Content and click on the Exceptions button next to the “display images” checkbox, and delete the line(s) for FDL.
Meanwhile, here’s the latest from WTNH:
Candidate Votes Vote %
Joe Lieberman 125,427 48%
Ned Lamont 133,801 52%
with 92% of precincts reporting [WTNH at 10:49pm EDT]
Updated above — but just so everyone won’t refresh, here’s the update:
9:14 pm — 25% reporting — 55% Ned and 45% Joe.
9:42 pm — 80% reporting — 53% Ned and 47 % Joe. And a bit of an odd news item: CTLocalPolitics blog reports that there was a moment of joy at Lieberman HQ when the wrong numbers were flashed up with the wrong names. Ooops.
10:48 pm — Unofficial word from Jane — the race has gone to Lamont. Lots of questions as to what Lieberman is going to do next. No call from him as yet. I asked Jane whether the speculation was that he would concede the Democratic primary and then say “see you in the General Election” or what — and there is no solid concensus on that as yet from anyone, bloggers and reporters alike. Will update this when we can. — CHS
Northwestern beats Notre Dame. Congratulations Ned, take a victory lap. You’ve earned it. And so have you Jane, and all those too numerous to name who made history tonight.
courant – 94% reporting – ned 51 joe 48
OldCoastie @ 174
Many, many thanks!
(I feel much better now . . .)
OK, of course I meant to say, we cannot OVERESTIMATE (or over hype) this victory. While the toobz were closed, I took to calming myself with spirits.
Hip hip hooray!
Anderson Cooper just said he may have results to report after the next commercial…maybe CNN will call it now :)
For Freaked-out Canadian, #128 re WNYC coverage — Brian Lehrer is a classic liberal Upper West Side Manhattan Democrat and the coverage very much encapsulates the problem with the Democratic party. He is clearly pro-Lieberman, asking the reporter at Lamont HQ how grungy the crowd is, playing Lieberman speeches before every segment, not bothering to find out any facts, in fact sort of promoting a voodoo happened about the web-crashing of Lieberman’s site. You can pick up through his coverage the smugness of the Democratic Party mainstream.
He, like the party mandarins, adore Liebeman, he’s one of them after all. Listen carefully, he’s good, if a teensy bit dismissive of the black professor of politics who came on, and to Lehrer’s surprise said the inner city black vote would go to Lamont, not Lieberman (if there’s anything these type “liberals” love about themselves it’s their being good to the help).
What’s great about this race, and this coverage is seeing the so-called liberals facades ripped off, to say nothing of their ignorance. They control the media, the money and the complete political apparatus, The Lamont victory, as much as people like Lehrer denigrate it, going with their buddy Lieberman (who’s appeared on Lehrer’s show many times) will force these “liberals” to perhaps think about what they actually stand for. With liberals like Lehrer, his boy Lieberman, it’s no wonder that the Republicans have for years said they don’t stand for anything. Let’s hope we proud progressives can sweep them into the irrelevance they so deserve.
Is anyone concerned that Hartford has not reported yet?
52 Ned
48 Joezoe
92% counted
Twisted Martini @ 187
Go Wildcats!
Ok, time for some scotch.
Yeah it back up! Some of us (including Lotus and TRex) having been camping out over at
http://windcatpond.blogspot.com/
Go there if FDL goes down again. Hope this goes through…
Lamont is winning this fair and square. If Joe continues on against Ned in the general he’s a SUPREME SHITHEAD.
*excuse my language.
And finally, it looks like CNN will call the race:
after 95% of the vote is in, and the lead is still
a 3.5% split: meaning that Lieberman would have to
win 4.25 to Lamont’s 0.75 of the remaining 5%….
And they *still* haven’t called it…
Heh, it took my comment so long to post due to the site being overloaded that the numbers are already outdated.
94.39% and still 51.7/48.3.
I’m calling it, too :) Now on to the election where we’ll certainly face Loserman as an independent.
Mocha Dem, CtBob blogs that the word is all Hartford precincts went to Ned.
LindyH,
So was I, here in Ohio. What a day!
U.S. Senate – Dem Primary
Town/City Precincts J. Lieberman (i) N. Lamont
Total 706/748 127,249
48.27% 136,353
51.73%
IT IS OVER>>>>>>THE WINNER IS NED LEMONT
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!
God bless the Hartford Courant
(even if they endorsed Lieberman?)
Hi!
AP 93.85% of precincts reporting
NED 51.65%
RGJoe 48.35
CSpan now at Meriden NED HQ
I will have an ounce of respect for Joe if he concedes gracefully tonight and steps aside for the good of the party and the election process.
Show some guts, for once, Joe.
Candidate Votes Vote %
Joe Lieberman 128,566 48%
Ned Lamont 138,836 52%
with 94% of precincts reporting [WTNH at 10:59pm EDT]
U.S. Senate – - Dem Primary
706 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 94.39%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 136,353 51.73
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 127,249 48.27
Immanentize,
Thanks I was stuck in the toobz
Ned to appear in twenty minutes –
Shouldn’t Ned wait to come out until after Lieberman concedes?
Twisted Martini @ 187
As a former Hoosier/BigTen alum – I LMAO to read that. You got it just right!
706 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 94.39%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 136,353 51.73
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 127,249 48.27
.S. Senate – - Dem Primary
713 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 95.32%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 138,836 51.92
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 128,566 48.08
Yaaayyyyyyyy!!!!!
Reporting Precincts: 713 of 757 – 94%
Joe Lieberman 128,566 48%
Ned Lamont 138,836 52%
Thank you one and all – the future looks brighter
God, I’ve been knocking on all the doors for hours. I think we’ve broken all the toobz!
Bravo NED, bravo all. This may just be some really, really great news.
COngrats and hugs, fire pups -
here’s Taegan Goddard’s word on Joe the Undead’s next move:
Reports: Lieberman planning to announce an independent bid on Wednesday. A Lamont campaign worker says they have won this race.
MSNBC and CNN confirm Lieberman will go forward with an independent bid.
http://politicalwire.com/
706 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 94.39%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 136,353 51.73
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 127,249 48.27
Is C-span the best place to be right now?
RGJoe on CSPAN
GO JOE GO
heh
Joe’s speech about to start.
Looks like an Indy announcement environment.
U.S. Senate – - Dem Primary
706 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 94.39%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 136,353 51.73
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 127,249 48.27
Liebrman would need allmost two-thirds of the remaining votes to pull it out now.
Sniff! Sniff! Do you smell it, Kobe?
A 3.5 per cent win keeps it well out of recount territory.
someone should swag some black bunting on the kiss (of death) float in memory of joe.
Hooray, you’re back! I missed you all.
Thanks imm, I missed that.
I can’t wait to hear how much higher FDL traffic was tonight! Wooo! We’re about to see Joe’s speech on C-Span.
LindaR @ 213
November?
rediculous…leiberman is a republian, he only voted democratic when his vote wouldn’t turn the tide.
when the vote would make a differance he voted republican
he will run with the intention of either winning or getting a republcian to win
Cozumel @
130
Unconfirmed, but word is that was Mike Stark from callingallwingnuts.com
The man does yeoman’s work.
I was just at this really cool party…it was small, but kewl. They gave me a glass of champagne and then they all LEFT. Did we win yet???
Lieberman — ‘We are going to go.’
jerk.
Senator Joe Lieberman’s hometown, New Haven, went for Ned Lamont, 52.1 percent to 47.9 percent, according to the unofficial tallies. The Lamont campaign says it even beat him in his home precinct.
What?
Me Concede?
thank you dear firnens for standing by me
for all you hard work
your support has sustained me and my famil
made this a much closer race than the pundits were predicting
I think we can call it now.
LindaR @ 213
Perhaps, but what if Lieberman is curled up in a ball calling out, :but it was supposed to be MY seat, don’t you know Ned, IT IS MY SEAT!!!” or perhaps simply, “mommy?”
Conceded primary. . . what next, Joe?
Would you all please wrap up this race, so I can get to my campground here in Grand Teton National Park?
Figured that the upscale Jackson Lake Lodge might have free wireless — and it does! So we settled into the lobby, listening to a pianist playing Mozart energetically, looking out at the mountains, and “wardriving” onto FDL from out here in the boonies.
So latest I see on WTNH and Kos is 52% Lamont with 94% of precincts reporting.
Yahoo!
Lieberman called Ned and congratulated him on his success today. He is talking like he is definatley running Indie…
HoJo appearing on cspan… joe sez: I congratulated Ned on his victory… refering to “2nd half” – sounds like an independent run (doesn’t sound like too many people are there)
Lieberman conceded on local CT TV via CSPAN
WE WON!!!!!!
Liebermans on the TV screen. Thanking everyone for making it a closer race than all the pundits were predicting. What?
He congratulated Ned on his success today. In a sports analogy, they just finished the first half, which means he will run as an Independent.
Definite. DLC for Joe is now online.
And Lieberman is on TV saying he’s going to win the race.
Precincts Reporting: 713 of 757 – 94%
Candidate Votes Vote %
Joe Lieberman 128,566 48%
Ned Lamont 138,836 52%
Sore Joe:
“We’ve just finished the first half (of the game), and the Lamont team is ahead.”
Oy.
Well, the bastard’s not dropping out. Feh!
Joe Lieberman: Un-f’ing-believable.
“Ned’s ahead, but it’s only the end of the first half – on to November” (rough translation)
http://www.CT4Joe.com
http://www.CT4Joe2006.com
What the hell is Joe doing?
“In the second half, OUR TEAM, is going to surge ahead, blah blah.”
For the sake of our state, our party and the country, I cannot let this result stand.”
What planet is he living on? HE’S INSANE.
This guy is insufferable! For the sake of my party, I won’t abide by my party’s vote?????
“we just finished the first half and the Democrat is ahead”
good night firedogs
gonna be either really easy to sleep or impossible to close my eyes
don’t know which till I out head to pillow
see all manana
cannot and will not let that result stand
we jusst finished the first half and the Lamont team is ahead
LOSER
Congrats Lamont! I can’t believe we won one!
Loserman announcing indep. run on CSPAM
Lieberman congratulated Lamont for the win.
LIEBERLOSER!!!!
Lieberman concedes before CNN calls the result…
what is up with this reporting????
Could any of those newly registered Dems we heard about have been republicans?
It’s hard for me to believe that ANY real Democrat would have voted for Traitor Joe.
Thank you Christy. Hope you can get some rest tonight, special lady. ;->
Any empathy I might have been able to hock-up for RGJoe is out the damned window.
been there for 18 years
i been there and i am fed up too
in washington dc it seems that every compromise is labelled a surrender
opponents are seen as evil
Joenertia concedes! He lost! Loserman! Loserman! Going to keep running—a running dog lackey of the ruling class! An angry, hateful Bush enabler! Can’t get the nomination of his own party–it’s not his party anymore! Loserman! Loserman!
Ned!
Jane!
Christy!
Pach!
TRex!
Rootz!
Go Senator Lamont!
So we win one…. but it’s just a start, we need to redouble our efforts to take back our country. They have the money(corporate), the Media(corporate) and (for now) the power (The Pres..congress..corporate). I will be working even harder realizing that we can win!
GO NED.
Congrats to all the firedogs who worked so very hard.
Found this on the Newsweek website while blocked out of the FDL toobz. Dr. Dean Ornish on coping with stress–heh, heh, my nails are still intact. ‘tho callouses worn on the fingertips trying to find mouseholes into the toobz.
Small stones movin’, the avalanche has begun…
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14205873/
that bastard Lieberman is going independant.
According to the Courant at 11:05 pm EDT, Lamont is ahead by roughly 10,000 votes. That’s with 714 of 748 reporting. Haven’t we heard from New Haven yet?
eisler NYC @ 193
For whatever it’s worth, I sent of a blistering letter to the Lehrer show, and also called to tell the phone-supervising producer what I though of their lack of professionalism.
I am listening to Lieberman being utterly ungracious in defeat right now. He is calling Lamont’s campaign a campaign of “insults instead of ideas.”
What is wrong with this man?
I think he is utterly insane. CT better not send this guy back to the Senate in the fall. He is a dissembler of the first order.
Liarman – what a f***ing muthf**ker!
Lieberman just conceded and said he’d run as an Independent. (Via CNN)
You’ve done it! You. have. bloody. well. done. it!!
God’s grace on every hand, heart and head that brought this miracle to life!
What a complete WANKER!!!! Lieberman sucks. How dare he be such a crybaby loser and make all democrats look bad. Time to call our reps to tell them to support Lamont and don’t even think about supportin Joe.
YIPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEE!
Great win for democracy. If confirmed the effort will need to be made x50 and x100 for November 2006.
Oh, and your site is a bit slow – maybe you should proclaim you were hacked.
Immediate email bombardment to Senate Dems, demanding RGJoe be stripped of committee assignments.
REVOLTIN’ JOE.
I knew using F5 would fuck things up
zennurse said it was just “refresh” but I been getting “left out” all day
what’s up with that ???
it’s not like it’s a high traffic day or anything
oh yeah …
Did WordPress just eat my comment? AARRGGHH
i guess this means i can’t use the kiss truck for the santorum empty house float.
Democratic voters are losers. Time to vote for “team me.”
- Lieberman
The guy is such a jerk.
He’s staying on the crucifix.
Let’s nail him in the general.
This asshole Lieberman. Appeasement surrender-monkey.
MoFo Joe must go!
Lieberman concedes will run as independent.
Great win for democracy. If confirmed it will have to be x50 and x100 for November 2006.
Oh, and your site is slow – perhaps you should shout and proclaim it is being hacked.
Good work, all. With just 34 precincts to go, Joe’s down by roughly 10,000 votes. Ned’s going to win this, in spite of the $$ Joe poured into the race, the advantage of incumbency, Bill’s endorsement, etc. A toast to all in CT tonight!
Hartford Courant says Lieberman conceded.
*ilson
All that “Team Connecticut” stuff from Joe makes me think that there might be a couple of new (ahem) purchase opportunites to pursue . . .
loser loser loser
LIEBERMAN is a LOSER LOSER LOSER
“never hesitate to work with members of the other party if it helps me acheive solutions that better the life of people of ct
i promise i will always do what i think is right for my state and country regardless of what the political consequences may be”
“tomorrow is a BRAND NEW day
TEAM CONNECTICUT
move forward together to solve our most serious problems/
to people outside connecticut:
if your’ fed up with the nasty
when my website is unhacked, you can go there from all over the USA
NO HE DIDN”T
tejanarusa @ 211
I’m a Wolverine married to a Hoosier, with Badgers and Wildcats for brothers. And I grew up in Greenwich. This is bigger than the Hoosiers upsetting the Wolverines in ‘87!
HoJo live on c-span and patheticly “disappointed by the results ….. I cannot and will not let that result stand. I expect that my opponent will continue to do in the fall election…insults rather than ideas…I will continue to offer CT a different path forward…I went into to politics a better place to live and work
Demagoging – can’t listen to this pathetic poop anymore.
((((((((((NED, JANE, CHRISTY, CT BOB, SPAZEBOY, MAXINE WATERS, PAUL NEWMAN, COUNTLESS FDL LAMBS & PUPS, TREX, AND SO MANY MANY MORE!)))))))
WOO HOO!
Go to my website WHEN IT IS UNHACKED.
F**K YOU!
CTBob’s reporting Lamont victory! YES!!
FDL logging over 10,000 visits/hour … wow! Time for some server/bandwidth upgrades? I’ll never survive November if it stays like this!
I just called my Senator, Ron Wyden, and left a message telling him to support Lamont, not Lieberman.
What a total loserman
Pachacutec @ 283
for a moment i thought you said “in the genitals.”
This asshole is announcing an independent run, and dares to say he will end the partisanship?
And that unhacked remark–that fucking asshole. PINCHE CULERO.
Just turned on CNN.Leiberman concedes.
Sweet
97% in, Ned 141.6K, Loserman 131.5K
HE DID IT!!!!!!!YAY!!!!!!!
The man is delusional. I predict it’s going to be ugly, ugly, ugly — and all the ugliness coming from him. Truly pathetic and self-absorbed.
Good show and kudos to all my brother and sister patriots in Connecticut tonight who worked for or voted for the Next-Senator Lamont.
But let’s get the outcome right: America won and George Bush lost. That folks like Missy’s Brother said “noway, nohow will we let the faux counters steal this one” is just another great Patriot act like dumping tea in Boston Harbor.
Finally, we’re spreading democracy … to the USA !
*ilson:
I guess I should go with the victory speech/post, eh?
Nevermind my last, I just got caught up with the Lieberman announcements. I can’t say I’m surprised by Lieberman. I’m more interested in what his Democratic supporters do.
Meanwhile congratulations Ned, FDL, and all the other blogs who helped out here.
724 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 96.79%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 141,623 51.85
Lieberman, Joe (i)Dem 131,491 48.15
OK Trolls, you can come out from under your bridges and grovel. We are ready to accept abject apologies at this time. Or did Joe stop paying you?
Shame about the domain name *snerk*. *ilson, you rock!
YES!!!! NYT CALLS it for NED!!!!
(And the BBC, too!)
can’t. stop. using. exclamation. points…
Chris Bowers calls it for NED LAMONT!!!
Harford Courant reports a 10k vote, 3.7% Ned Lamont lead, with 96.79% if the precincts reporting.
Man, that guy can’t even give a concession speech without being a dick.
Good job, all you volunteers! My heart was with you all the way. Thank you so much for making this victory happen!
Now it’s on to November, no matter what happens.
NYTimes:
Latest Results 10:59 PM ET
Joseph I. Lieberman 129,271 48.1%
Ned Lamont 139,496 51.9%
96% of Precincts Reporting
I’d say that just about does it ….
Lieberman on cspan
wowzers!! damn fine work everyone…
95 percent counted and Ned is ahead by nearly four percent!
exactly! what a total loser this guy is. “donate to my web site, when it’s not being hacked” — god what an incompetent buffoon! he says he’s fighting for unity? he needs to go to bed
Candidate Votes Vote %
Joe Lieberman 130,602 48%
Ned Lamont 140,897 52%
with 95% of precincts reporting [WTNH at 11:09pm EDT]
I just heard Joe Lieberman’s defeat speech…it was music to my ears.
After hearing from dear, sweet Ned I will be able to finally go to sleep. It’s been a long day in CT.
Jenny from the Blog @ 295
Or perhaps he meant “When I get rid of the hack that set it up”?
Naah. Joe is a boldfaced, italicized, and underlined WATB.
A big, fat, lingering hug to all who have scratched and clawed and given their hearts to this effort to put Ned Lamont over the top!
WOO – HOO!!!!
Nicely done, firepups!
that’s a mighty white crowd at the Whinerman speech ! I wonder if he can haul John Lewis of Georgia back in again?
NED!
Paging Chuckie, oooh Chuickie. . . paging the DSCC. . . Chuckie, do you read?
New thread: http://www.firedoglake.com/200…..s-primary/
Ned about to speak on C-Span1.
Geez…he really IS a sore Loserman, and I never thought I’d use that expression.
What a twit.
Nixonian in loss, willing to cost the Democratic party a seat in the Senate to salve his ego, and crooked to a fault in the end with his crack about his $15 dollar a month site being “hacked.”
Hell, even I know enough not to complain about Blogger like that when it experiences its usual “unanticipated” downtime.
Well, if nothing else, perhaps it rids the Democratic party of this troublesome Connecticutican…
He just asked for people to go to his website “when it’s unhacked” and donate campaign contributions.
WATB, gonna run indie.
Fox is reporting unquestioned that the site was hacked, possibly by lamont supporters.
kirk murphy @ 230
Joe – this was a joke, silly.
Now you will be remembered for the small-hearted, self-centered, whiny-voiced Quisling incumbent Senator who chose to lose two elections for his seat in three months.
Joe, you didn’t have to do this.
You could have gracelessly conceded – hey – it’s the best game you have – and been remembered as the self-centered, whiny-voiced Quisling incumbent Senator whom Ned Lamont defeated in November 2006 before winning the White House two years later.
You all do realize that if Joe does not drop out of this election by November, this will be yet another “moral” victory? Enjoy this pathetic moment in the sun…you deserve it…and then wallow in your pathetic conspiracy theories as to why you lost yet again to those Rovian/Bushitler ideals that warp our minds…bwahahahahahaha!
Maybe we can call John Bolton and borrow some of his “Sore Loserman” signs from 2000?
Now from the ridiculous to the sublime.
NED IS UP.
Al Gore should go to work on Loserman, get him to give it up and support Lamont.
New thread: http://www.firedoglake.com/200…..s-primary/
Ned speaking now on C-Span1.
joe2006.com still down; Joe’s team incompetent is still on display.
What a bozo! He pretty much ascribed to the Lamont campaign every nasty attribute of his own campaign. At least he honestly conveyed his delusion that the nasty partisanship in Washington can be solved if only Democrats would stop being so angry and partisan!
newtonusr @ 278
Absolutely.
Congrats! Someone should look at the final numbers in the Governor’s race vs the Senate race early on it appeared as though ~12,000 more voted in the Senate race – Republican crossovers? Subtract those from Joe’s total …
I have tears streaming down my face – with 80% of the precints reporting, I’m still afraid to believe that Lamont has won and driven out the rubber stamping, ass kissing, arrogant son of a bitch Lieberman. Can it be true that there is some hope of taking back our country from the fanatics and warmongers who turned their backs on the people who elected them and have almost driven it over the cliff? I watched Ned Lamont on the Colbert Report last week and his integrity and grit was shining through with every statement he made, the audience erupted in wild applause. I’m still stuck in Utah, where there is no hope of driving out the GOP – although Idaho is now the reddest state in the nation. Thanks Jane, TRex and everyone else who helped get the word out, we progressives should all celebrate this first victory in what is hopefully a trend for the elections in November.
Savor the victory, folks… and then get to the phones and call your Democratic senators; tell them the grassroots have spoken and it’s vital for them to get behind the Democratic candidate, not an Independent no matter how long they’ve known him. Let them know you really care about this. I’m planning to call Barbara Boxer’s office tomorrow and let her know that I will not appreciate it if she supports Joe in November.
awesome result
Lieberman should call Lamont to congratulate him and then go home with his tail between his legs – that weak bastard finally got his ass handed to him!!!
“Power to do good is the true and lawful end of aspiring”
-Francis Bacon
The lesson for all Americans is simple: if you don’t like where the country is going, you can change the course. If the people of Connecticut can force out a man of Lieberman’s fame, stature, and power, then anyone can do it anywhere. It’s in our power.
Jane and Christy–fairly or unfairly, power is going to be coming to you as a result of this. for our country’s sake don’t be shy in taking and using it. It is a true and lawful end.
And over on Huffpost the headline is that Lieberman has conceded (wild cheering)!!!
LG/Aquaria, lol!
From Kos on front page at DailyKos:
And one thing Kos didn’t add: Contact the DSCC and tell them you’re cutting them off if they spend one cent on Lieberman, that they should be done with him. Period.
Lamont is gracious, Lieberman nasty; perfect concession speeches.
A great triumph for progressives, now the fun work begins — where will the media & Democrat mandarins go…
Time is wasting — Rayne is right esp #4.
Erstwhile JoeKids
Don’t let them go home alone tonight…
Time to wipe off the greasepaint, Jaded Joey …RepubliClown College isn’t hiring second-raters for the third ring anymore.
Congratulations to Mr. Lamont, his campaign staff and workers, and all interested parties who labored to see the truth prevail.
NEXT!
With 98% of the precincts reporting, the Hartford Courant has called the election for Lamont.
Time for a well-deserved happy dance, Jane!
Liberloosers last gasp at the unconcension speech. Go to our website [Donate] when it is unhacked! CSPAN 2 great equal time coverage.
broken thread ???
Sasha @ 131
Don’t know if anyone else has brought this over here yet, but Friar over at DKos has suggested that we contact Dem Senators and Govs tomorrow to get them to pressure Lieberman to abandon his Indy bid.
We don’t need another Lamont – Lieberman battle sucking all the energy and resources out of other races around the country.
Thanks to all who can help on this.
I just sent this message to Joe via his Senate site
Senator Lieberman,
I’ve just listened to your concession speech and am sitting at my computer in AMAZEMENT. I’m saddened and miffed by the fact that you want to call yourself a Democrat as you stand there causing disunity in the party.
I’m not sure what makes you think that you own the seat or that you deserve to be the US Senator from CT, but it’s sure shocking progressives in every corner of the country. You simply don’t get it!
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I saw this message today:
Tuesday, Aug. 08, 2006
“I feel they were flirting with the other guy for a while, wanting to send me a message. I got their message.”
— Sen. Joe Lieberman
Democrat from Connecticut, on why voters supported his primary challenger Ned Lamont
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My family and I are very sad because we know Joe that you actually didn’t get the message.
There is no good news from Iraq, there is no good news from the Congress, we have our President sending weapons to Israel to kill innocents in Lebanon with American tax dollars. We have our president spying on our e-mail, listening to our phone calls, and you know the rest of it better than I do. Sir, do you understand how critical it is for us to take back the House and Senate in November? Do you understand that the loss of the Senate seat in CT could cause us to put a screeching halt to taking back the Senate? There has never been a more critical time in the history of this country, and you’re going to send the message to the Democrats in CT that you’re the only one who can represent them in the US Senate? Wow Joe, do you have an ego problem or something? Joe, do you really care about America? It appears that REALITY shows that you seriously don’t give a damn.
And I forgot this one Joe: we called, we wrote, we sent a million e-mails asking you to vote NO on cloture on Alito. You think that your vote NO on Alito was enough because you think we’re stupid and you think that we don’t know what your NO on cloture vote meant. By voting YES on cloture, you assured this criminal administration that you and your colleagues have no intention of doing any kind of oversight on all of the crimes of this administration.
Joe, shame on you. If you don’t understand this message, then you deserve to spend the rest of your life in hell because you failed at the most critical moment in American history. You “kissed” and you rubberstamped every evil action that this administration has carried out against the US Constitution, against the USA and against people around the world who are suffering because of the Bush/Cheney criminal cabal.
You Senator were in there with them every step of the way as they destroyed this country.
I beg Mr. Lamont to get very serious about making this a campaign to reveal the ENTIRE truth about the destruction this criminal administration has caused America.
And by the way Senator, I want you to ask your staff to do some research on the recent trip to Jordan by 14 women, including Cindy Sheehan, the peace activist from California who lost her son in Iraq.
Cindy and the Code Pink staff met with members of the Iraqi parliament. If you are serious about loving this country, then you need to contact Diane Wilson or Cindy Sheehan at Code Pink and ask them to meet with you. Do this if you really care about this country. I’m sure they will talk to you because YOU SIR need to hear from this sincere group of average American women who have a message from you and the Congress from members of the Iraqi parliament. They have a message about civil war, the hellish destruction of the country of Iraq, and their wish for American soldiers, the Bush private militia/mercenaries and their Vatican-sized embassy to get the @#$@ out of their country. Do you remember the contractors that you authorized to drive trucks and help interrogate the Iraqi war criminals? They refuse permanent bases and they want NO sign of the American government in Iraq. They (the members of the Iraqi parliament) demand an immediate withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. You sir need to hear that message and do something about it.
Shame on you Senator! You have blood on your hands. You allowed Bush to cause such harm to American people that it will be very difficult for us to recover. Joe, what about the Supreme Court with Alito and Roberts? Have you paid attention to their votes? Do you understand what this means to the American people? Are you proud of your vote and the complete lack of backbone from the Congress (both the House and Senate).
Shame, shame, shame, shame. We implore you to take a deep breath and tell your campaign staff and supporters that you have had a change of heart. Let them know that you are a REAL Democrat and you love America and your party.
After you do that, we’ll know who you are and you’ll regain our respect. Until then, you can be sure that you are on the road to hell. Turn toward the center path and walk forward. Make a change in your life. Get a REAL JOB and make some REAL MONEY. You sir can do things (like Tom Daschle did) to help America. Let go of your ego and PROVE IT. Show us that you love America. How? Quit NOW!
this is great news! i’ve been lurking for awhile out of interest, but i have to say i find this bunch one of the most entertaining on all the blogs.
congratulations, NED!, and congratulations all of you here that have put your hearts and money and time and effort into pulling this off.
i bet (and hope) many dems who voted for lieberman today will vote for the OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR U.S. SENATOR FROM CONNECTICUT, NED LAMONT, in november.
i also think ned should’ve called joe on not even having the decency to give a proper concession speech. seriously, that was a concession speech? taking shots at your competitor and fellow democrat shows no class…
oh i forgot, now you’re not a democrat, are you joe?
after november, you can be whatever you want, joe. ’cause yer not gonna be a senator no more!
methinks i need to give ned’s campaign some cash.