Post-Lieberman
Connecticut for Lieberman Party.
It doesn't quite have the right ring, but it'll do for a short three-month sprint to election day (which Lieberman will inevitably win). The good news is that such a scenario gives Republicans just the type of perfect storm to - perhaps - elect a Republican senator in Connecticut.
Elsewhere in the country, conservative Republicans had many instances to cheer about. With President Bush's numbers now breaking into the 40's (better than 29% at it's lowest ebb), the Democratic storm may very well have been weathered.
We'll see, but the big news has to be the split in the Democratic Party. Lieberman vs. Lamont, Miller vs. Webb... the battle for the heart and soul of the Democratic Party has begun in earnest.
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Better Off/Bush Direction- 29%
Not Better Off/New Direction- 61%
with 10 undecided.
"If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2006 were being held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate in your congressional district?"
Republican- 39%
Democrats- 52%
"Generally would you say your mood is anti-incumbent -- meaning you're inclined to vote for challengers who are running for public office -- or would you say your mood is pro-incumbent -- meaning you're inclined to vote to reelect people already in public office?"
2006- 53% anti-incumbent
1994-54% anti-incumbent
Those numbers are drastically different than numbers for Republicans in 1994. So while Americans are dissatisfied with those in power (imagine that), they certainly aren't streaming to the Democrats as an alternative.
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