A new Quinnipiac University poll shows 60 percent of the public thinks Joe Lieberman is honest and trustworthy.
The poll found that the public is just about evenly split right down the middle on whether or not he should be re-elected but his stand on health care and a filibuster does not seem to be having any impact at all on voters.
"We asked specifically if they are more or less likely to vote for Senator Lieberman because of his opposition to the public option and we found the plurality of voters say it doesn't make a difference to their vote," Schwartz said.
And the most interesting numbers of all come when people are asked if Joe Lieberman shares your views.
The public at large is split again, but 70 percent of Republicans say yes, about a third of Democrats say yes, and about half the independents say yes.
"It's sort of the coalition that he had when he won re-election back in 2006," Schwartz said.
That means the people who re-elected Lieberman still agree with the way he represents them and if he stays on this course he would have a good chance of re-election next time.
The problem with this bit of sleight of hand, of course, is that the unique set of circumstances in 2006 will not occur again in 2012. Lieberman will face a stronger more experienced Democratic opponent, and the Republicans will likely field a real candidate they support who will draw more than 20% of the Republican vote. The numbers simply aren't there for Joe Lieberman's re-election. And he knows it.
Despite Schwartz and Davis's best PR efforts on Lieberman's behalf.
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