Lieberman losing support in CT
 

Sam Stein – Thu Jan 7, 11:48 am ET

Sen. Joseph Lieberman's (I-Conn.) role in upending health care negotiations is costing him dearly at home.

A new poll by Public Policy Polling has the Independent senator losing support in his home state, not just among Democrats but among independents and even Republicans as well.

More than 80 percent (81 percent) of Democrats now say they disapprove of the job Lieberman is doing with only 14 percent approving. Among Republicans, 48 percent disapprove of the senator with just 39 approving. And among independents, 61 percent disapprove of Lieberman's antics with just 32 percent approving.

"It all adds up to a 25% approval rating with 67% of his constituents giving him bad marks," the study concludes. "Barack Obama's approval rating with Connecticut Republicans is higher than Lieberman's with the state's Democrats."

Lieberman, undoubtedly, will interpret the results as a vindication of his maverick nature -- yet another example of just how unwilling he is to tie himself to any particular ideological camp. In actuality, it seems to be more a reflection of just how out of touch the senator has grown with the constituents he represents.

Among voters who support the health care bill 87% disapprove of how Lieberman handled it with only 10% supporting it. But by voting for the final product after getting it watered down he also managed to earn the unhappiness of constituents opposed to the bill, 52% of whom say they disapprove of what Lieberman did to 33% in support.

Overall just 19% of voters in the state say they like what Lieberman did on the issue with 68% opposed.

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Yeah, I doubt it will last. He's like herpes...comes back when you least expect it.

^^lol

Of all the politicians desperately losing support, you chose Lieberman?

What about Reid, Obama, or my favorite: Blanche Lincoln.

Bye bye Blanche, you suck.

Two things on this:

1) Lieberman has been "losing support" in Connecticut for a LONG time. The reason he ran as an independent is because he lost support from the state Democrats. The reason he still won re-election is because his opponent, Ned Lamont, ran a completely inept campaign (not that I'm complaining, I'm not a big Lamont fan).

2) From what I'm hearing, it's unlikely Lieberman will run again anyway.

This isn't even big news in CT - the bigger news around here is Dodd dropping out of the race. Between Chris Dodd and his father, the Dodd family has been a political force in the state back to the 1930s and 40s.

ETA: I'll at least give the article credit for admitting that Lieberman doesn't qualify as a conservative. I always thought it was funny when people would identify him as such.