Why did My Republicans Vote Lieberman into office when they knew he would tip it to the Dems?
821447
This was a very clever trick. They did not want Lamont, who wants us out of Iraq and is an intelligent progressive to win.\nThe Republican candidate had no chance of winning in well to do intelligent Connecticut. So by voting for Lieberman, who is a big supporter of Israel and the Iraq war, they defeated the progressive candidate, Lamont.
809232
I think the ideals of the Republican party are superior.  Unfortunately, they are not currently practicing these ideals.  So you want to vote Democrat to give Republicans a spanking for their corruption and ineffectiveness.  But you realize Democrats will cause problems for this country because they do not understand reality.  So for this election, you flip a coin and pray!
923860
It's a pendulum, the Republicans had control and unfortunately a lot of people are not happy with current events.  Time for a change (that sounds familiar). Not what I voted for.
872918
They only want to stop the ones who would vote republicans. they have 17,000 lawyers out ready to declare any kind of fraud they can think of except of course those that voted democrat.
732151
It was just a change!\nI voted Republican and will always unless a better party comes round....
864123
I think you hit the nail on the head! There's enough conservative Democrats to really rock the boat.\n\nAlso, what's going to happen when they need Lieberman's vote??\n\nIs Pilosi going to say; We're sorry... I don't think so!
323906
Lying Comes Naturally to Republicans\nWhenever Republican politicians find themselves in trouble, their automatic knee-jerk reaction is to blame Democrats. If there is nothing to blame Democrats for, they merely make something up - they lie. This is exactly what the Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman, following the lead of his boss George W. Bush, has done and is doing. He is placing the blame of the mean and punitive House immigration bill on the Democrats, when he knows that it is an outrageous lie. \nthey also know that come this November they will be out of a job...
721111
The Republicans in MY run from very consvative to liberal. Many times you will see a candidate endorsed by The Republican, Conservative, and The Roght To Life Party.
634314
He doesn't have a hope.  He'd have to get Republicans to vote for him.  The populist Republicans would vote for any third party candidate first, even knowing that would put the Democrat candidate in power.  All the spending of big business won't buy their vote now, and Democrats aren't about to cross lines for him.
769784
Yeah...he can suddenly turn Republican\njust like Joe LIE-berman
630956
It has to do with the fact that he is a republican. If they had democrats running this country we would be better off and in less debt then we have now. But no they have to have some Texas Republican who is a idiot running this county and giving him full power to make the wrong choices for our country
988730
Take the working poor for example. Say you work at Wal-Mart, or even for local factory. Your boss is a business owner. He's looking for ways to pay you less money, cut your benefits, cut back on work safety laws (they keep you from being injured, but cost him money) and ways to end overtime pay. The republican party is the party that's going to help him get these laws passed, while the Democrats are trying to pass laws to protect your wages, benefits, etc. So what does he do come election time? He starts telling his workers that if the Democrats get elected, that there is no way he can stay in business without big layoffs. Even though he's been in business for 70 years, with many Democratic Presidents running the show. Now these working poor are sacred to death of loosing their lively hood, so with the threat of financial ruin, they vote for the republicans. So basically, the republicans use lies & false threats to get elected, the same system they use to start wars.
925694
There are a few Republicans out there that I would have voted for an opposing candidate even if that candidate was a crack whore. Congressthug John Sweeney for one.
1087861
NO! He's a traitor to the Democratic Party.  The Republicans can have him since they love traitors.
768779
Ha! Don't look now but after counting your gains during the election, you overlooked the trend of the Democrats to turn to Conservatism! Lieberman, Casey, Webb, and several other Dem gains came from a new movement to move toward the center! While the Dems obviously won, so did Conservatism!\n\nLieberman earned MY respect!
1108661
It's "herd mentality"- think of a herd of sheep. It's the driving force that causes people to vote Republican. The inability to think for oneself so a person just follows the crowd without questioning anything.
846337
you are correct , it would have definately helped in the close races , i think republicans would definately have the senate if he would have made the announcement sooner . In my opinion he did this for 2 reasons , 1. he would have never let rumsfeld go if republicans would have won senate and the house . 2. he has always had the majority of the military behind him and he would have done this before elections many of the military would have seen it as a politicol move and he would have lost their respect which was his reason that he stated wed. morning