What goes around...

Joe Lieberman has been the focus of a lot of frustration from the left, not only because of his voting so frequently with the Bush folk, but because he takes seemingly needless opportunities to make his own party look bad. Well, despite his continued popularity with Connecticut voters, he's starting to generate some fallout -- members of his state leadership have indicated that they're pretty alienated.

If the state Democratic convention were held right now, Lieberman wouldn't have the votes to get the nomination without doing some very, very, very serious arm twisting--and even then he might not have the votes. Maybe the population still likes Joe Lieberman, but his friends in the Democratic Party are having second or third thoughts about him.

It's not just the people currently in the machine that are riled by his disregard of their values; newcomers are afraid to be associated with him lest it poison their chances.

Meanwhile, some people who are considering running for office--from town selectman on up to statewide office--are privately voicing concern about making a run with Lieberman at the top of the ticket.

That's some pretty serious nomentum, there...

(via kos)

Update: here's a little more perspective on how much any candidate should rest on their popularity a year before their election (esp. when not strongly supported by party leadership)...

Update 2: maybe the Republicans intend to adopt Joe?