Re: What’s the matter with Connecticut?
On Oct 16, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Carl Remick wrote:
In an election universally deemed a referendum on Iraq, the
overwhelming majority of CTers agree with Lamont’s stance on the war.
[from the quoted article]
Lieberman led Lamont despite the fact the majority of Connecticut
voters disagree with his position on the war in Iraq. Only 34
percent said the United States made the right decision by invading
Iraq, while 60 percent said it was the wrong decision. Fifty
percent of the sample favored setting a timetable for U.S. troops
to leave Iraq, while 47 percent wanted to “leave [the] date open”
to depart Iraq. Even so, 44 percent said Lieberman came closer to
their views on important issues while 39 percent chose Lamont.
50% isn’t an “overwhelming majority,” and I suspect the problem is
that Lamont’s position offends the “split the difference” spirit of
the American middle ranks. They want something vaguer.
Doug