August 23, 2006
Lieberman Makes It On The BallotThe Associated Press reports that Joe Lieberman has obtained enough signatures to get on the ballot in November.
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, who relaunched his campaign as an independent after losing the Democratic primary, has enough valid voter signatures to secure a spot on the November ballot, the secretary of the state announced Wednesday.I imagine this doesn't please leaders in the Democratic Party, but clearly Joe has no intentions of backing down.Lieberman far exceeded the 7,500 signatures necessary to be certified as a third-party candidate, Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz said.
His name will appear on the general election ballot under his newly created party, Connecticut for Lieberman. By creating the party, Lieberman secured a position higher on the ballot than he would have had as an independent.
"We are happy to have cleared this hurdle, so we can focus on bringing people together in Connecticut for a new politics of unity and purpose," said Dan Gerstein, Lieberman's campaign spokesman.
Posted by Matt Margolis on August 23, 2006 11:27 PM
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Well, it must not please the Connecticut Republican party either, considering that the last 3-way poll showed the Republican candidate Schlesinger with only 3% of the vote.
If you want to turn a two-man Democrat race into a coup for the neo-cons, I look forward to your future rhetoric. Should be highly entertaining.
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