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Wednesday, August 9, 2006 12:00 AM

Lieberman wins!

The three-term incumbent senator was beaten by a political unknown, but on election night his team was already spinning it as a victory.
By Alex Koppelman

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  • Wednesday, August 9, 2006 06:54 AM

    reminds me of another power democrat who lost the primary

    Ed Koch when he lost the democratic primary to David Dinkins. Both men seem to think of themselves rather than their party as being popular. Koch wore his megalomania with pride, but Lieberman is more pernicious. What's worrying is that Koch felt a personal sense of betrayal by the party and has taken jabs at the Dems. What will Joe do, whether or not he's reelected? Will he become a permanent fixture on Fox News, the Democrat turned Independent who berates his party for not being more like him? That's Joementum we don't need.

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