Lamont, Lieberman, Little Love Lost

According to the latest poll, Ned Lamont will defeat Joe Lieberman in today's Connecticut primary. We'll know soon enough.

A few comments.

1) You gotta admit, Lieberman saw the writing on the wall. He was still leading when he decided he should prepare for a run as in independent.

2) This bizarre race is a useful snapshot of the Democratic party. Things are looking pretty good for them this upcoming election, and the last thing they need is to come across as too extreme.

3) Most pundits are saying Lieberman will still win the senatorial race because he's comfortably ahead in three-way polls. Hey, wasn't he comfortably ahead in the Democrat polls, too?

4) Let's say Lieberman wins, but not as a Democrat. Will he take back his "independent" status and say he's a Democrat again? I hope someone asks him this, since he'll need a lot of independent votes to win. This issue is especially important if he can put his party into the Senate majority.