Polling for Connecticut

I think the left blogosphere also sees it's power in bringing races they have a stake in and care about, to the attention of the less aware inclined to vote Democratic. They popularize them to people who may not follow the daily political sccop as closely. And since they really want Ned Lamont to win and really want Joe Lieberman to lose they utilize a duel strategy; The first part is to relentlessly highlight anything that has to do with Lieberman and spin it in the worst light possible to him, almost to a comical extent. The other half is to relentlessly highlight any and everything to do with Ned Lamont and Name drop him so much you'd think they get 25 cents for every mention of him. Most times this requires creating something fully out of nothing; "I spoke with Ned Lamont today, boy is he awesome!" "I was just thinking about Ned Lamont, what a great guy!"

Chris Bowers and Matt Stoller, Markos & Atrios are n't THAT obtuse. They're smart guys, they know what they're doing. And to even keep the dim flame of hope that is defeating Lieberman alive, they have to willfully play FOX News games to their readership.

I couldn't find where Bowers suggested this was "right where we need to be". I did, however, see the words: "These may not be the numbers we wanted at first, but it certainly isn't hopeless."

Actually, it's a riff on the words used (IIRC) by Jerome Armstrong back when he & KOS did their Primary Polls of Dem Presidentials. Everytime Dean kept coming up in the single digits, Dean was "right were we want to be" because the move from 4% to 7% was seen as "proof" that things were clicking.

By that same token, the readings of Lamont's polling numbers generate much the same sentiment, even if not the same exact words. In fact, there's another poll out that shows Joe as an independent winning the election outright ... yet it's offered as "proof" of Lamont's strength.

Just par for the course with those guys ... so I may have to dust off a few of the gems they came up with to describe the inevitability of Howard Dean as President (and now, Lamont as Senator).

So, Greg. I guess we'll never have to hear "the party line of the far left will be after Joe wins the nomination," eh?

Would you like some wine with your big honkin' plate of crow?

Crash and burn, Greg. CRASH AND BURN!!!!!

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

Interesting opinion, Greg. Hopelessly obtuse, clueless, and, um, wrong as well; interesting nonetheless.

And funny as hell in retrospect! I suggest fried crow with fava beans.