United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2006

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Ned Lamont (left) defeated Joe Lieberman, pictured here during a July 6 NBC 30 debate, in the August 8 Democratic primary
Ned Lamont (left) defeated Joe Lieberman, pictured here during a July 6 NBC 30 debate, in the August 8 Democratic primary

The 2006 election of a United States Senator from the state of Connecticut was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Senator Joe Lieberman won the election with approximately 50% of the vote, and will serve a six-year term from January 3, 2007 to January 3, 2013. In the August 8 Democratic primary, former Greenwich selectman Ned Lamont defeated Lieberman, the three-term incumbent. Lieberman ran in the general election under the newly formed Connecticut for Lieberman political party for re-election against Lamont. They also faced Republican nominee, former Derby Mayor Alan Schlesinger, Green Party nominee Ralph Ferrucci, as well as Timothy Knibbs of the Concerned Citizens Party. There were two registered write-in candidates, Carl E. Vassar and John M. Joy.

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[edit] Candidates

[edit] Democrat: Ned Lamont

Ned Lamont
Ned Lamont

On August 8, Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont received 52% of the vote in the statewide Democratic Primary for one of Connecticut's seats in the United States Senate. He defeated incumbent Senator Joe Lieberman, who ran in the November election as a petitioning candidate of the Connecticut for Lieberman party line. In order to get onto the primary ballot on May 19, 2006, Lamont received 33% of the vote at the Democratic State Convention, well above the 15% threshold needed to appear on the primary ballot without having to collect signatures.[1] Sean Smith, who at the time was the campaign manager for Senator Lieberman, dismissed his performance, claiming that many delegates at the convention saw the endorsement question as a "free vote" to "register displeasure with Lieberman without it costing them anything," and speculated that those voters would return to Lieberman in the August primary. Lieberman dismissed Smith as his campaign manager the morning after Lieberman's primary defeat on August 8.[2]

Lamont differed from Lieberman on various issues. He opposed the Iraq War and the USA Patriot Act, supported same-sex marriage and universal health care, opposed the recent creditor-friendly changes to U.S. bankruptcy law, opposed federal intervention in cases such as Terri Schiavo's, opposed the federal earmark system (i.e. pork barrel projects), and said he would have led the charge against the Samuel Alito nomination.[3] (Although Lieberman was one of 41 Democrats who voted against the Alito confirmation, he was one of 18 Democrats to vote for cloture. If cloture did not pass, a vote on the confirmation would have been blocked (unless Republicans had taken the controversial step of invoking the so-called "nuclear option").[4][5]

[edit] Republican: Alan Schlesinger

On May 20, 2006, Connecticut Republicans nominated former Derby Mayor Alan Schlesinger. In July, it was revealed that he was involved in inappropriate gambling activities: Schlesinger gambled under the alias "Alan Gold" to avoid detection as a card counter. On July 21, the Hartford Courant reported that Schlesinger had been sued by two New Jersey casinos for gambling debts. Schlesinger quickly faced fire from state party officials and some, including Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell, called on him to withdraw.[6] Connecticut GOP chairman George Gallo had considered previous Republican Senate candidate Jack Orchulli as a possible replacement if Schlesinger had withdrawn.[7] On July 24, however, Courant colummist Kevin Rennie suggested former State Senator Bill Aniskovich of Branford — who was defeated in 2004 while seeking his eighth term — would replace Schlesinger if he withdrew.[8] Other possible replacements included U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Connor, State Senator John McKinney of Fairfield and Derby state representative Themis Klarides.[9]

[edit] Third party candidates

[edit] Connecticut for Lieberman: Joe Lieberman

Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman

Joe Lieberman, the incumbent three-term senator, was running for his fourth term. Lieberman was Al Gore's vice presidential running mate in the 2000 election. The Gore/Lieberman ticket won the popular vote but controversially lost the electoral college vote to George W. Bush.

After a heated primary, Lieberman was defeated by Lamont 52% to 48%. Soon after his defeat, his campaign submitted the required signatures to run under the new Connecticut for Lieberman Party. While many of his Democratic colleagues tried to convince him to drop his bid, he stood firm on his promise to run. The day after losing in the primary, Lieberman fired the majority of his campaign staff including his campaign manager[10].

[edit] Green: Ralph Ferrucci

Ralph Ferrucci - Connecticut Green Party nominee, artist, truck driver, 2004 congressional candidate, and 2003 "Guilty Party" New Haven mayoral candidate. Ferrucci received more than 15% of the vote when he challenged New Haven mayor John DeStefano, Jr. in 2003. Ferrucci had the least amount of money on hand of all the candidates and claimed to be the only candidate to publicly state his disapproval over Israel's invasion of Lebanon.[11]

[edit] Concerned Citizens: Timothy Knibbs

Timothy Knibbs ran as the nominee of the Concerned Citizens Party. He also ran for senate in 2004 against incumbent Chris Dodd.

[edit] Write-in candidates

Carl E. Vassar and John M. Joy

[edit] Withdrew from race

  • Herschal Collins - a Vietnam War veteran and frequent litigant, was the first to file for the Senate seat, but had no campaign organization and was not a serious candidate. He has a lawsuit pending claiming that Lieberman's Senate term is invalid because he permitted the Department of Interior to approve two casinos for use on Indian lands in Connecticut.[12] His name was not listed on absentee ballots or the Secretary of State's website.
  • Paul Streitz - an author, immigration control activist, and 2004 candidate; dropped out of the race just before the convention and seconded Schlesinger's nomination there.[13]
  • Diana Urban - Republican state representative from North Stonington who was running as a petitioning candidate on an anti-war platform. On August 9, she announced she had not garnered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.[14]

[edit] Primary election

Main article: Democratic Party primary, Connecticut United States Senate election, 2006

The primary election for Connecticut was held on August 8, 2006. The Democratic Party primary pitted incumbent Joe Lieberman against cable executive Ned Lamont while Alan Schlesinger ran unopposed in the Republican Party primary.

Democratic Primary Results
Candidate Votes[15] Percentage
Ned Lamont 146,587 52%
Joe Lieberman 136,468 48%

As a Democratic stronghold, Connecticut's Senate seat is considered safe to remain as a Democratic seat by political analysts,[16][17] but Lieberman's continued support for the Iraq War, Patriot Act, and other conservative and Bush administration policies made him vulnerable to a Democratic primary challenger. On March 13, 2006, Ned Lamont announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination. Early polling showed Lieberman with as much as a 46 point lead,[18] but subsequent polls showed Lamont gaining until just weeks before the primary Lamont took the lead.[19] The final polls were shown to be accurate when Lamont defeated Lieberman 51.79% to 48.21%.[20] However, in his concession speech, Lieberman announced that he would stand by his prior statements that he'd run as an independent if he lost the Democratic primary.[21]

In the Republican Party primary, Alan Schlesinger drew fire in July when it was revealed that he had been gambling under an alias in order to avoid detection as a card counter. Despite calls to withdraw from the race, Schlesinger remained in the race,[6] ultimately becoming the Republican nominee when no other Republican challengers entered the race.

[edit] General election campaign

[edit] Lieberman's candidacy in Connecticut for Lieberman party

On June 12, Ned Lamont began running radio ads promising if he lost the primary to endorse Lieberman, challenging Lieberman to abandon consideration of an independent run by making a similar pledge. Lieberman refused to make this pledge; his campaign manager, Sean Smith said, "Are we going to support Ned Lamont? Ah, no!"[22]

On July 3 in Hartford, Lieberman announced that he would collect signatures in order to guarantee himself a position on the November ballot. Both Lieberman and Smith said that Lieberman will run as a "petitioning Democrat" and will caucus with Senate Democrats if elected.[23] On July 10, the Lieberman campaign officially filed paperwork allowing him to collect signatures to form a new political party, the Connecticut for Lieberman party.[24]

Upon Lieberman's announcement, independent polls continued to show him favored to win a plurality or outright majority of the vote in a three-way general election (see below). The petition issue led to charges against the Lieberman campaign of political opportunism and lack of respect for the political process.[25]

On August 29, Lieberman began airing an ad, named "Soothing", featuring images of a sunset over an ocean beach, while a female narrator says "you might enjoy a break from Ned Lamont's negative advertising. So just sit back and think about - good stuff." The Lamont campaign stood by their advertisements.[26]

There was some debate over what impact Lieberman's campaign would have on several tight House races in Connecticut. Some argued that Lieberman would bring out Republican supporters, who would vote for Lieberman and then cross over to support the Republican House candidates. Others, such as Rahm Emanuel, argued that having two Democrats running against each other will increase the Democratic turnout, which will then benefit the Democratic House candidates.[citation needed]

[edit] Democratic reaction to Lieberman's independent run

On August 9, Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and DSCC Chair Chuck Schumer issued the following joint statement on the Connecticut Senate race:

“ The Democratic voters of Connecticut have spoken and chosen Ned Lamont as their nominee. Both we and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) fully support Mr. Lamont’s candidacy. Congratulations to Ned on his victory and on a race well run.

Joe Lieberman has been an effective Democratic Senator for Connecticut and for America. But the perception was that he was too close to George Bush and this election was, in many respects, a referendum on the President more than anything else. The results bode well for Democratic victories in November and our efforts to take the country in a new direction.[27]

 ”

According to The Hill, a Democratic aide to a high-ranking senator commented that Lieberman might be stripped of his Democratic privileges in the Senate. "At this point Lieberman cannot expect to just keep his seniority," said the aide. "He can’t run against a Democrat and expect to waltz back to the caucus with the same seniority as before. It would give the view that the Senate is a country club rather than representative of a political party and political movement."[28]

On August 21, 2006 a group of New Haven Democrats cited Connecticut General Statutes section 9-61 in a complaint filed with the New Haven Democratic Registrar of Voters, Sharon Ferrucci, demanding that she purge Lieberman from the Democratic voter rolls. The statute reads in part: "Knowingly becoming a candidate for office on ticket of a new party automatically separates voter from his former party."[29] Lieberman's campaign manager called it a "dirty political trick". Ferrucci rejected the complaint.[30]

[edit] Waterbury statement controversy

Lamont campaign manager Tom Swan criticized the strongly pro-Lieberman city of Waterbury for alleged corruption, describing it as a meeting place for "forces of evil" in a published interview.[31] Waterbury's Democratic Mayor Michael Jarjura, had endorsed Lieberman after the primary.[32] Swan later apologized for the statement saying the comment was aimed at former Mayor Philip Giordano, who was arrested for sexual crimes with a minor, as "slime" and former Governor John Rowland, a Waterbury native, who was indicted for corruption, as "evil". Both Giordano and Rowland were forced to resign from their positions due to criminal activities.[33] As Jarjura failed to accept Swan's "apology", Lamont himself was forced to apologize for the comments.[34] On August 22 Lamont announced former Democratic state chairman George Jepsen would be the chairman of the general election campaign. He denied this was a demotion of Swan.[35]

[edit] Lamont called the "Al-Qaeda candidate"

On August 11, CNN Headline News anchor Chuck Roberts asked Hotline senior editor John Mercurio about the effects of the recent London terrorist plot on the 2006 Connecticut Senate race:

“ How does this factor into the Lieberman/Lamont contest? And might some argue, as some have, that Lamont is the Al-Qaeda candidate? ”

Roberts later apologized personally to Lamont on the air:[36]

“ You know, I owe you an apology. Last week, I led into an interview with a guest analyst and really botched the set-up. The guest had wanted to discuss the Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman statements suggesting that terror groups — Al Qaeda type, to use Cheney’s words — would be buoyed by your win, but I posed it badly, stupidly ad-libbing about "some saying Lamont is the Al-Qaeda candidate." No one, in fact, used that construction. Anyway, I wanted to correct the record, and I'm glad we had this chance to do it. ”

[edit] Impact of Lamont allies

Opinion columnist Robert Novak stated that Democratic leaders feared the visible role black activists Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson had at Lamont's primary night rally "might drive Republican, independent and even some Democratic voters into support of Lieberman's independent candidacy."[37]

[edit] Vets For Freedom

On August 15, 2006, the Stamford Advocate reported that an organization called Vets For Freedom had run full page ads in the Hartford Courant in support of Lieberman. Lamont supporters claim that Vets for Freedom is a de facto Republican organization and point out the similarities between this organization and the Swift Vets, who had connections to Republican officials.[38]

[edit] Lieberman, Lewinsky, and a Lamont e-mail released by the Lieberman campaign

In early September, Lamont attacked Lieberman's response to the 1998 scandal involving President Clinton's affair with intern Monica Lewinsky, claiming Lieberman had created a "media spectacle". Lieberman responded by releasing an e-mail Lamont sent the senator at the time, in which Lamont wrote he reluctantly supported Lieberman's stance critical of Clinton.[39]

“ I reluctantly supported the moral outrage you expressed on September 3. I was reluctant because I thought it might make matters worse; I was reluctant because nobody expressed moral outrage over how Reagan treated his kids or Gingrich lied about supporting term limits (in other words, it was selective outrage); I was reluctant because the Starr inquisition is much more threatening to our civil liberties and national interest than Clinton's misbehavior... ”

Lamont then called for Lieberman to "move on" from publicly criticizing Clinton:

“ You have expressed your outrage about the president's conduct; now stand up and use your moral authority to put an end to this snowballing mess. We all know the facts, a lot more than any of us care to know and should know. We've made up our minds that Clinton did wrong, confessed to his sin, maybe he should be censured for lying--and let's move on. ”

Lieberman's speech in 1998 had occurred after the President had gone on prime time television to admit his relationship with Lewinsky. Lieberman believes his speech defused partisan tension over a "media spectacle" already present prior to the senator's speech.[40]

[edit] "Turncoat" ads

In late September, Lamont's campaign aired a controversial television ad that depicted various actors portraying Connecticut voters referring to Lieberman as a "turncoat". One of these ads suggested that voters should wear their coats inside out to protest Lieberman's campaign as an independent candidate.[41]

Lieberman responded with the "Blackboard" ad, where the words "Democrat" and "Republican" are separated by a line and Lieberman erased it, stressing his appeal was primarily to the state's largest voter bloc, unaffiliated voters.[42]

[edit] Opinion polls

Every general election poll showed Lieberman ahead, with polls close to the actual date indicating a wide margin. Lieberman indicated that he would caucus with the Democrats if he retained his seniority.[43]

[edit] American Research Group

Date Ned Lamont (D) Alan Schlesinger (R) Joe Lieberman (CFL) Margin of Error (+/- %)
October 20, 2006[3] 37% 8% 49% 4%
September 19, 2006[44] 45% 3% 47% 4%
August 22, 2006[45] 42% 3% 44% 3.5%

[edit] Quinnipiac

Date Ned Lamont (D) Alan Schlesinger (R) Joe Lieberman (CFL) Margin of Error (+/- %)
November 6, 2006[46] 38% 8% 50% 3.8%
November 1, 2006[47] 37% 8% 49% 3.2%
October 20, 2006[48] 35% 7% 52% 3.3%
September 28, 2006[49] 39% 5% 49% 2.9%
August 17, 2006[50] 41% 4% 53% 2.7%
July 20, 2006[51] 27% 9% 51% 2%
June 8, 2006[52] 18% 8% 56% 2.1%
May 2, 2006[53] 13% 10% 56% 2.5%

[edit] Rasmussen Reports

Date Ned Lamont (D) Alan Schlesinger (R) Joe Lieberman (CFL) Margin of Error (+/- %)
October 31, 2006[54] 40% 9% 48% 4.5%
October 5, 2006[55] 40% 6% 50% 4.5%
September 14, 2006[56] 43% 5% 45% 4.5%
August 21, 2006[57] 43% 6% 45% 4.5%
August 12, 2006[58] 41% 6% 46% 4.5%
July 23, 2006[59] 40% 13% 40% 3%
June 19, 2006[60] 29% 15% 44% 4.5%

[edit] Research 2000

Date Ned Lamont (D) Alan Schlesinger (R) Joe Lieberman (CFL) Margin of Error (+/- %)
November 3, 2006[61] 39% 7% 51% 4%

[edit] SurveyUSA

Date Ned Lamont (D) Alan Schlesinger (R) Joe Lieberman (CFL) Margin of Error (+/- %)
November 5, 2006[62] 38% 9% 49% 3.9%
October 11, 2006[63] 40% 4% 53% 4.2%
September 12, 2006[64] 38% 7% 51% 4.2%

[edit] Zogby/Reuters

Date Ned Lamont (D) Alan Schlesinger (R) Joe Lieberman (CFL) Margin of Error (+/- %)
November 2, 2006[4] 37% 8% 49% 4.1%
October 5, 2006[5] 33% 4% 53% 4.1%

[edit] Zogby/Wall Street Journal

Date Ned Lamont (D) Alan Schlesinger (R) Joe Lieberman (CFL) Margin of Error (+/- %)
October 31, 2006[6] [7] 42.5% 6% 47.4% 4.3%
October 19, 2006[8] [9] 43.2% 4% 48.6% 4.3%
September 28, 2006[10] [11] 44% 4% 45.8% 4.2%
September 10, 2006[12] 42.1% 3% 46% 4.3%
August 28, 2006[65] 39.4% 2% 49.4% 4.2%

[edit] Finances

Lieberman and Lamont fought a hotly contested and expensive primary battle for the Democratic nomination. Republican candidate Schlesinger gained his party's nomination through the Republican convention and has raised and spent relatively little. Minor candidates' fundraising has been almost nonexistent.

According to the Center for Responsive Politics,[66] fundraising and cash on hand (as of dates specified) are as follows:

Candidate Report date Raised Spent Cash on hand
Lieberman (CfL) 2006-07-19 $8,904,642 $6,512,697 $3,487,184
Lamont (D) 2006-07-19 $4,116,131 $3,763,327 $352,953
Schlesinger (R) 2006-06-30 $113,581 $38,001 $75,578
Ferruci (G) 2006-06-30 $1,290 $604 $684

In the days before the Democratic Party primary, the Lieberman campaign invoked the "millionaire rule", believing that Lamont's personal campaign contributions had exceeded federal limits. Despite having more than double Lamont's funding, Lieberman accepted contributions up to a higher $6,300 limit per individual. The normal limit is $2,100. Since the primary Lamont has added over $2 million of his own money to his campaign effort.[67][68] According to published reports, as of late October, Lamont has spent over $12.7 million of personal funds on his campaign, while Lieberman has raised over $14 million.[69]

[edit] Endorsements

[edit] For Lieberman

Democratic U.S. Senators
Democratic U.S. Representatives
Democratic Former U.S. Senators
Republicans

* = candidate for U.S. Senate in his home state

Newspapers

[edit] For Lamont

Democratic Senators[91]
Other Democrats

* = candidate for U.S. Senate in his home state

Local Officials
Organizations
Newspapers

[edit] Election results

2006 United States Senate election, Connecticut
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Connecticut for Lieberman Joe Lieberman (incumbent) 564,095 49.7 -13.5
Democratic Ned Lamont 450,844 39.7 n/a
Republican Alan Schlesinger 109,196 9.6 -24.6
Green Ralph Ferrucci 5,922 0.5 n/a
Concerned Citizens Timothy Knibbs 4,638 0.4 -1.6
Write-in Carl E. Vassar 80 0.0 n/a
Write-in John M. Joy 3 0.0 n/a
Majority 113,251 10.0
Turnout 1,134,762
Connecticut for Lieberman gain from Democratic Swing

Lieberman won every county in the November general election. [13]

[edit] Notes

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  38. ^ Anne E. Kornblut. "G.O.P. Deserts One of Its Own For Lieberman", New York Times, August 19, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-09. 
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  41. ^ Mark Panizokas. "Lamont's Approach Leaves Some Perplexed", Hartford Courant, September 20, 2006, p. B1. 
  42. ^ Miga, Andrew. "Lieberman pushes unity in new ad", Boston Globe, 2006-09-14. Retrieved on 2006-11-20. 
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  52. ^ Lamont Gains On Lieberman Among Connecticut Dems, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Rell Rules In Governor's Race. Quinnipiac University (June 8, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
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  55. ^ Connecticut Senate: Lieberman Lead Reaches Double Digits. Rasmussen Reports (October 5, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
  56. ^ Connecticut Senate: Lieberman (I) 45% Lamont (D) 43%. Rasmussen Reports (September 14, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
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