Lamont wins; Lieberman to run as an independent

August 8, 2006 in Democrats

It’s official: Lieberman conceded today’s primary to Democratic challenger, Ned Lamont. Some were claiming this race was the most important in America, a litmus test for how effective blogs are and how strong the burgeoning left-based populist movement is.

Unfortunately the good news is laced with some bad. Lieberman, in the same breath annoucing his concession to Lamont announced that he plans to take Lamont on again, but as an independent.

What an *ss.

In the next few days we’ll see whether the DC insider establishment has digested the import of Lamont’s run. If so, we’ll see the Democratic leadership first urge Lieberman to drop out, then when he doesn’t, go on the attack. If not, we’ll see the usual hemming and hawing and calls for compromise and attacks on Lamont as a radical and the bloggers as a pack of dangerous extremists. (That is, how the right will spin it.)

But for now, news is good.

Congratulations, Lamont. Good riddance — for now — to Lieberman.