Re:Not a big Republican demographic on Comedy Cent (Score 1)

Don't dare try to have a different opinion other than the teams party lines, otherwise, they'll try a hostel take over of your position. Just ask Joel Liberman, who supports the Iraq war and some tax cuts and was attacked by his own party by them running and financing another Democrat to take his seat.

1. It's "Joe Lieberman." You can't spell Lieberman without a "LIE"!
2. Running for his political life, Lieberman lied to Connecticut about his position on the Iraq War, claiming "No one wants to end this war more than I do." He lied on countless other issues. (I did research and advising for Ned and was shocked by how shameless and common Lieberman's lies were.) He is as cynical and self-serving a politician as I've ever seen. And that says a lot, esp. these days!
3. As I met one-on-one with Ned Lamont two months before he announced his candidacy, he received phone calls from state and even national Democratic Party leaders telling him NOT to run. Many wanted to protect the incumbent. Many had received favors and campaign contributions from Lieberman.
4. Ned had personally spent several months trying to recruit someone ELSE to run against Lieberman (including the relatively liberal Republican Lowell Weicker) who would end the war, but no one else was willing to challenge Lieberman because they all assumed they would lose.
5. The only reason Ned was able to shock the world by defeating Lieberman for the Democratic nomination is because he spent his own wealth. The Party did NOT pay him to run. Heck, most of the party establishment actively supported Lieberman. Even Bill Clinton, whom Lieberman had savagely attacked over Monica Lewinski, came to Connecticut to endorse and campaign for Lieberman.
6. Seeking legal representation, Ned's campaign approached virtually every lawyer in the state who had ever advised a campaign and was turned down flat by all. Virtually every lawyer in the state was afraid of angering Joe Lieberman and angering the Democratic Party powers who could have cut them off forever for helping a (then) fledgling/upstart try to knock off an incumbent.
7. EVEN AFTER NED WON THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION, he received only lukewarm support from the Democratic establishment. Democratic powers shamefully did little to help the Democratic nominee win the general election. Perhaps the DLC types who dominate financing and leadership were more comfortable with the conservative Lieberman than the more liberal Lamont. Perhaps they were protecting their fellow incumbent, despite the expressed will of Connecticut Democratic voters who chose Ned. Whatever their reasons, Ned's candidacy reflects the opposite of what you're arguing. The incumbents circled their wagons, to heck with what rank-and-file Democrats wanted.