Election 2006,  Israel,  Politics

Senator Joe Lieberman Watch: Will Israel – Hezbollah War Sink Ned Lamont?

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Sen. Joe Lieberman , D-Conn., speaks with reporters during an interview with The Associated Press in Hartford, Conn., Friday, July 14, 2006. Lieberman, facing a strong Democratic primary challenge, said Friday he has nearly $4.3 million cash on hand for his re-election campaign.

AP: Lieberman gets pro-Israel groups’ support

Pro-Israel groups, afraid of losing one of their staunchest supporters in Congress, are pouring money into beleaguered Sen. Joe Lieberman’s campaign as he tries to fend off a tougher-than-expected primary challenge.

The three-term lawmaker is struggling to dispatch millionaire businessman Ned Lamont in the Aug. 8 primary. Lamont’s fierce criticism of Lieberman’s backing of the Iraq war and perceived closeness to President Bush has won him followers among hard-core Democrats.

The primary is Aug. 8 and Lieberman has said he will run as an independent if he loses.

Pro-Israel political action committees have donated to the Connecticut senator’s campaign and have urged their national membership to give generously now and later, if Lieberman is forced to run as an unaffiliated candidate.

And, of course, the Pro-Israeli groups would heap the support on a native son, Joe Lieberman. And why not? Often Israel’s interests directly coincide with American interests.

Markos Moulitsas “Screw Them” Zuniga and Ned Lamont in Hartford.

However, does this sit well with the Kossaks of the LEFT netroots netkooks who have been accused by Hugh Hewitt and others as anti-semitic or dwelling on the Jooooos issue?

Probably not…..

Will this sink Lamon’t campaign?

Maybe but his one issue litmus test candidacy of the Iraq War may sink him as well.

The Pro-Israel lobby will be with Senator Lieberman if he loses the Democrat Primary.

So, will the GOP, who will be laughing all the way ……..

“Joe Lieberman, without exception, no conditions … is the No. 1 pro-Israel advocate and leader in Congress,” said Mark Vogel, chairman of the National Action Committee, a pro-Israel political action committee. “There is nobody who does more on behalf of Israel than Joe Lieberman. That is why he is incredibly important to the pro-Israel community.”

An Orthodox Jew who never campaigned on Saturday, the Sabbath, because of his religious beliefs, Lieberman has been consistent in his support for Israel during his 17 years in the Senate.

Vogel said opinion within the pro-Israel community is mixed about whether the United States should have launched the Iraq war. Some prefer Lamont because they argue Iraq is more important than Israel, but Vogel said there is more agreement about staying in Iraq and getting the job done.

“We need to complete the war on terror, which does not include leaving because it sends the terrorists a very bad message: that terrorism pays,” he said. “Joe is part of that line of reasoning, which I think the pro-Israel community is pretty unified on.”

The Israeli-Hezbollah War helps Joe Lieberman defeat Ned Lamont. It crystallizes Lieberman’s anti-terrorist, anti-cut and run positions on the Iraq War and American national security. Lamont’s position looks weak and provincial.

Flap handicaps an upswing for Lieberman and a victory in the Democrat primary election.

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Captain Ed has Will Israel Rescue Joe Lieberman?

I think Lieberman will win the primary, although it may be closer than he would like. I thought that before Hezbollah attacked Israel, but with that event now erupting, I think it plays to Lieberman’s benefit, both in the American affection for Israel and the desire to rely on the proven in times of crisis. I also think we won’t have seen the last of Ned Lamont.

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