[lbo-talk] What's the matter with Connecticut?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Oct 16 08:41:40 PDT 2006


On Oct 16, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Carl Remick wrote:


> In an election universally deemed a referendum on Iraq, the
> overwhelming majority of CTers agree with Lamont's stance on the war.

[from the quoted article]


> Lieberman led Lamont despite the fact the majority of Connecticut
> voters disagree with his position on the war in Iraq. Only 34
> percent said the United States made the right decision by invading
> Iraq, while 60 percent said it was the wrong decision. Fifty
> percent of the sample favored setting a timetable for U.S. troops
> to leave Iraq, while 47 percent wanted to "leave [the] date open"
> to depart Iraq. Even so, 44 percent said Lieberman came closer to
> their views on important issues while 39 percent chose Lamont.

50% isn't an "overwhelming majority," and I suspect the problem is that Lamont's position offends the "split the difference" spirit of the American middle ranks. They want something vaguer.

Doug



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