If you’ve been away from your computer this week, here’s a quick recap: [tag]Joe Lieberman[\/tag]’s campaign officially began the process of collecting signatures for an independent campaign for Senate, in the event he loses the Democratic primary. Lieberman subsequently referred to the strategy as his “[tag]insurance policy[\/tag].”<\/p>\n
In trying to garner support from those same Dem primary voters he just offended, Lieberman is having a tough time with a mixed message<\/a>.<\/p>\n Senator Joseph I. Lieberman tried to reassert his commitment to the Democratic Party today, after announcing on Monday that he would run independently for reelection if he loses the state [tag]Democratic[\/tag] [tag]primary[\/tag] next month.<\/p>\n “I have one goal, and it is to be the Democratic nominee and win this primary,” Mr. Lieberman said after an Independence Day parade in this eastern [tag]Connecticut[\/tag] town, where he marched with a few dozen people, drawing both cheers of support and shouts of opposition.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Lieberman’s “one goal” is to win the primary? That’s obviously not true. His principal<\/i> goal, in the short term, is to beat [tag]Ned Lamont[\/tag], but Lieberman is, by his own admission, hedging his bets. His “one goal” is keep his job. His “one loyalty” is to himself.<\/p>\n