I've been waiting forever it seems for an open thread, and if there was one, I'd post Zogby's comments there.
Has the De-Liebermanization of the Democratic Party Begun?
I don't know what Zogby knows (he's not sayin') but I just thought you might like to read it yourself. I'm afraid to take any positive poll with too much enthusiasm (even though I do anyway - witness this diary), because we've been burned too many times before.
Disclaimer: Keep up the good work Lamont people! Our voices (by way of CT) need to be heard.
Now, on to Zogby's comments at Huffington's:
Connecticut Democrats will go to the polls on Tuesday and the choice will be a defining moment for both the Democratic Party and the nation. While I will stop short of a precise prediction, let me suggest that polling evidence shows that Senator Joseph Lieberman will lose the Senate primary to businessman Ned Lamont by a substantial margin.
Enough of a margin, in fact, to convince his Senate colleagues and friends that he should forego a promised independent run and bow out gracefully. We already see good friends like New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg suggesting that Lieberman will have to drop out and the pressure will build. [snip]
[L]ook for Ned Lamont, who is running a strong antiwar campaign, to be the new face of the Democrats in 2006 and perhaps beyond. And look for Democratic voters to push harder for even more clarity on where Democrats stand. Lieberman will be gone and Clinton will be distancing herself from her previous stand. But calling an obvious failure a failure will not be enough. The next step in offering voters some clarity on Iraq will be to develop an exit strategy.
The CT-Sen race is the first stone thrown into the pond. With luck, plus the right message, it'll make a big splash and the ripples will go far and wide.