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Endorsements

by: BranfordBoy

Sun Oct 29, 2006 at 09:02:58 AM EST


It's that time of year.

Courant: Lieberman, DeStefano.

New Haven Register: Lieberman, DeStefano.

Danbury News Times: Rell.

The Day: Rell.

Stamford Advocate: Rell (sorta).

Any others? Any comments?

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Update (0.00 / 0)
LamontBlog has a good piece skewering the Courant's hypocrisy in its endorsement choices.

Shays (0.00 / 0)
Connecticut Post (not online yet)


But they also endorsed Joe in August, (0.00 / 0)
http://www.connpost....

Lieberman's ardent support for the war has obviously roiled those in his party who feel that as a Democrat the senator should have been more critical of the Bush administration's planning and execution of the war.

As we've witnessed in recent months, Lieberman's position — which has been consistently principled in keeping with his overall approach to politics — could result in a career-ending challenge for him.

What was Joe's position yesterday about the war? It changes so often I can't keep track.


Organizational candidate endorsements (0.00 / 0)
Some endorsements that could matter more from an organizing and GOTV perspective:

Congress of CT Community Colleges (4 C's)

CT AFL-CIO

CT League of Conservation Voters  (also scorecard

CT Nurses Association

CT Working Families

Love Makes a Family PAC

National Association of Social Workers (federal)

NOW (federal)

Sierra Club (federal)

On the right:

CBIA

CT Family Institute  (also scorecard)

NRA

Also candidates surveys:

CT AARP

Organic Consumers Fund

Project Vote Smart


RELL and LIEBERMAN (0.00 / 0)
both equal STAY THE COURSE.

The tree killing press have proven themselves  the most incompetent and comfortable people on the planet.

Ben Franklin is rolling in his grave.

CANCEL ALL YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS!!


I subscribed to the Courant (0.00 / 0)
and my subscription ran out...

I never renewed (in August, when the first endorsed LIEberman), but I am still getting the paper delivered.

I left a note to the delivery-man stating that I NO LONGER subscribe to the Courant, so stop delivering.  Nope still there on my front stoop, nearly after 4 months after the subscription ran out.

Was considering writing an LTTE, saying I DO NOT WANT YOUR LIEBERMAN IDOLIZING RAG ON MY PROPERTY ANYMORE!

Any suggestions on what I should do with the papers that still get delivered?  So far I have been just dumping them straight into the recycling bin...


The Day has endorsed Courtney and Rell (0.00 / 0)
but have not made a stand on the US Senate yet.  They endorsed Lieberman for the primary.  Wonder if they will break form or follow the Courant's lead like a sheep following the herd?

Wow, did you open that Project Vote Smart site, and click Congress? (0.00 / 0)
SENATOR JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY
RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2006
NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY

Key national leaders of both major parties including:
John McCain, Republican Senator
Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Congresswoman
Michael Dukakis, Former Democratic Governor
Bill Frenzel, Former Republican Congressman
Richard Kimball, Project Vote Smart President

Urge Senator Joseph I. Lieberman to pass the National Political Awareness Test.

Campaign Web Address:
http://www.joe2006.c...
Washington DC Web Address:
http://lieberman.sen...
Washington DC Web Mail Address:
http://lieberman.sen... ...



Careful... (0.00 / 0)
Ned didn't take their test, either. Neither did any of the Dem candidates, nor did any Republicans in competitive races except for Schlesinger (and mind you, he's not the reason the race is competitive) and Chris Shays.

Frankly, after looking at Schlesinger's "test" form, I can see why serious candidates stay away from it: It's a loooong list of very simplistic positions from which the candidate checks the positions s/he supports in some cases; indicates levels should be raised, lowered, or kept the same in other cases; or simply answers yes or no in other cases.

Even though it's billed as a "voter self-defense system," I find this approach much less useful than the candidates' own speeches, debates, websites, and even ads. This format doesn't really allow anyone to lay out a nuanced, integrated position, and it give opponents lots of ammo for negative ads.

Lieberman's done lots of stupid, obnoxious things, but IMHO not answering this "test" was not one of them.


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