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Lieberman losing ground in Senate race
 Suddenly trailing in the polls, Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman is enlisting the help of former President Clinton, the man he criticized in 1998 for "disgraceful behavior" in a sex scandal with a White House intern. Clinton and Lieberman are scheduled to campaign together in Connecticut on Monday as the three-term lawmaker struggles against challenger Ned Lamont, a multimillionaire businessman who has questioned his rival's Democratic credentials and assailed his support for the Iraq war.A new poll released Thursday showed that Lieberman has lost ground to Lamont and is narrowly trailing him for the first time in their race. Lamont had support from 51 percent and Lieberman from 47 percent of likely Democratic voters in the latest Quinnipiac University poll a slight Lamont lead given the survey's error margin of plus or minus 4 percentage points. The primary is Aug. 8 summer vacation season when turnout in Connecticut primaries is typically about 25 percent of registered voters. Lieberman is arguably the most vulnerable incumbent senator in a primary. Posted by: Fred 2006-07-21 |
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