The
gloves are off and
he's not rolling over.
As we've all read, and Markos frontpaged earlier today, Holy Joe's camp said basically that they could read the writing on the wall, and so Lieberman would scrap the GOTV effort.
In the prior episode of Joe Flip-Flops his Camp of Thugs say they're rolling over:
Facing a likely defeat, Lieberman has scrapped plans for a massive and costly get-out-the-vote operation on primary day, according to several Democratic sources. Instead, he will shift some of his resources into more television commercials designed to highlight his accomplishments for the state, in hopes of boosting his battered image [...]
Surprise, SURPRISE! - NOT! --->
Now an underdog, Lieberman vows aggressive end to primary campaign
From the AP article linked above, we hear from ole Joe himself:
"We're going to have more paid workers on Election Day, not even counting volunteers, than I've ever had in any campaign I've had before," said Lieberman, following a rally with a building trades union in Hartford. "All I can tell you is, we are focused on the most aggressive get-out-the-vote operation that I have ever had."
A bit more on what's happening on the ground over at Firedoglake
Maura visited the Stamford office for Lieberman this morning, and has this to say:
I drove by the LieberOffice in Stamford and even pulled into the parking lot to get a look at what's going on, and it's PACKED with LieberShirted people. Just as much or more activity than usual. I also passed two LieberShirted people on a sidewalk in another neighborhood when I was driving to the dentist this morning, so I assume they're still out strong canvassing.
It could be he's considering Stamford the Last Stand for Lieberman, but it seems unlikely that he'd still have so much activity here and none anywhere else.
And in Hartford, TrueBlueCT says:
I went to the New Haven office this morning and I spied Rosa DeLauro's campaign manager -- she loaned out her field people to Joe for the race. And they know New Haven better than anyone. The Lieberman kids were running in and out, "give me new lists" -- they give them a street at a time. They go, they do the street, they come back, thumbs up, they go do another street. I saw 50, 60, 70 people coming and going. They're not rolling over.
They're not rolling over, nor should we ever expect them to.
Joe is for Joe only - remember?