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Lieberman Joins the Bush League

Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s approval ratings have reached Bush-like depths, according to numbers from Public Policy Polling: 81% of Democrats now disapprove of Lieberman’s job performance with only 14% approving, and he’s not real popular with Republicans who disapprove of him by a 48/39 margin or with independents who do so by a 61/32 spread […]

Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s approval ratings have reached Bush-like depths, according to numbers from Public Policy Polling:

81% of Democrats now disapprove of Lieberman’s job performance with only 14% approving, and he’s not real popular with Republicans who disapprove of him by a 48/39 margin or with independents who do so by a 61/32 spread either. It all adds up to a 25% approval rating with 67% of his constituents giving him bad marks.

If he were up for re-election this year, he’d be a goner. Will Ned Lamont challenge him again in 2012? If, say, Peter Schiff falls short in the contest for Dodd’s seat this year, will he consider a 2012 run against Lieberman? The Nutmeg State has some interesting politics these days. (For a reminder of why everyone dislikes Lieberman, see Michael Dougherty’s TAC essay from 2008.)

Meanwhile, the odds of Dodd becoming the next Treasury secretary seem to me to be somewhat lower than the temperature inside the Large Hadron Collider. It’s the silliest rumor I’ve heard in quite a while.

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