Lamont-Lieberman is the most important race in the country for anyone on this site.
Why? Not because it will lead to control of the Senate although that is a possibility. Holy Joe says he won't flip to the GOP, and I tend to believe him because he has given his word and he really does respect the Ten Commandments in his personal life. Still, nobody knows what he himself would do if Karl Rove promised to name an aircraft carrier after your wife and deposit $20 million in a numbered account. And Rove's got the money because they sure as hell haven't used it to catch bin Laden. Actually, I know what I'd do--I'd take the money, change my name, and get plastic surgery.
No, Lamont-Lieberman is the most important race in the country for anyone on this site. Here's why and what you can still do about it.
Why
1. Losing this race will make a monkey out of the Netroots. If Kos is the kingmaker, name the king. Losing is not an option.
2. This race is 100% our baby. Holy Joe was a slam-dunk Democratic caucus vote before we got in. We got in the primary and played craps with the Senate majority. Even I would hate us if Joe flips and wins.
3. All the glory goes to the Netroots if we win. The next we tell incumbents, "you better do this, you better do that," the message will pack a wallop. They'll look around the Senate floor and say to themselves, "Where's Joe Lieberman? Oh...never mind."
4. It's going to be close. Trust me. If we lose a squeaker, we'll shoot ourselves for not trying harder.
How
1. Google-bomb John Kerry
2. Google-bombLieberman
3. Freeway blog
4. Lamont friend and family. This is the easiest and coolest of them all. You do somebody in CT. I didn't think I did, but I did. I searched my high school reunion page. Use this Lamont tool.
5. Do it. There's plenty of time. In Internet time or dog years, two weeks is a full semester.
4. Lamont friends and family. This is the easiest and coolest of them all. You do somebody in CT. I didn't think I did, but I did. I searched my high school reunion page. Use this Lamont tool.
5. Do it. There's plenty of time. In Internet time or dog years, two weeks is a full semester.
Beat Holy Joe
Beat him bad