It looks like Lamont will win. With this early lead with 25% precincts reporting, it will be extremely unusual for Joe to come back.

I think Democrats everywhere should begin to consider what a Lamont victory would mean. It's not just about the Iraq war.

Great return #'s for Lamont!!

Go Ned Go!

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
376 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 50.27%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 70,444 52.13
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 64,700 47.87
 

404 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 54.01%

  Lamont, Ned Dem 74,396  51.98
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 68,718  48.02

I hope Ned pulls it off!

At about 55% precincts reporting

Lamont 74,396  51.98%

Lieberman Dem 68,718  48.02%

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
423 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 56.55%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 79,580 52.17
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 72,964 47.83
 

Horse race.................

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
404 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 54.01%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 74,396 51.98
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 68,718 48.02
 

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
484 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 64.71%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 89,814 51.60
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 84,231 48.40
 

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
537 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 71.79%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 100,425 51.61
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 94,148 48.39
 

but I read that Lieberman lost his own precinct!!!

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
551 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 73.66%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 103,145 51.73
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 96,235 48.27
 

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
575 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 76.87%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 109,239 51.76
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 101,818 48.24
 

Hopefully, the national party will put some serious pressure on Joementum to back out and accept the decision of Connecticut Democrats. That would clear the field for the netroots to focus back in on some other candidates, including Jim Webb and John Tester, both of whom have the potential to be truly transformative figures in terms of Democratic gains in the South and West.

MSNBC and Larry King are still claiming that only 55% is in. 

Whores-apparently everyone with any face time needs to have a moment with this race.

C-Span is ahead of them reporting 81% in.

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
598 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 79.95%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 114,165 51.75
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 106,428 48.25
 

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
608 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 81.28%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 116,387 51.71
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 108,683 48.29
 

It appears that, despite the percentages, the 8,000 vote difference is holding up.

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
618 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 82.62%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 119,100 51.83
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 110,686 48.17
 

for Cynthia McKinney numbers.

http://www.wsbtv.com...

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
625 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 83.56%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 120,616 51.88
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 111,887 48.12

 

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
627 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 83.82%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 120,890 51.90
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 112,060 48.10

 

The Hartford precincts have yet to report.

Joe has to make up about 9,000 vote difference.

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
648 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 86.63%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 124,528 51.82
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 115,803 48.18
 

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
651 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 87.03%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 124,940 51.84
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 116,060 48.16
 

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
667 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 89.17%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 127,786 51.60
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 119,867 48.40
 

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
702 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 93.85%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 134,942 51.65
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 126,330 48.35
 

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
713 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 95.32%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 138,836 51.92
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 128,566 48.08
 

Did Joe just concede?

Did he officially declare an independent campaign?

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
714 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 95.45%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 139,496 51.90
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 129,271 48.10

AND Lieberman is conceeding (sorta) while also declaring that he is running as an independent to clean up Washington Politics as usual... (Can you say chutzpah?)

arrogant "concession" speech I have ever seen.

with a pair that big...

I supported Lieberman is this primary.  That being said, I throw my full support behind Lamont, and hope that he beats Joementum. 

I think Joe is letting his ego blind-side him at this point.  He doesn't want to lose his seat until he leaves it voluntarily.  Let's hope that Joe (who's more popular with Republicans than Dems in Conn) and the GOP candidate spend time fighting for GOP votes while Ned can take the Indies and Dems.

Go Ned Lamont!

Fantastic! 

The guy has guts.  I'll be happy whoever ends up with the seat in Nov.  But as a party who is supposed to be a "big tent" of views Joe is on our side. 

Please someone don't come back to me and say but he was really conservative on matters of domestic policy because so is your beloved Jim Webb (remember he used to be a Republican). 

If you want to bring up the war then I've got to ask why aren't you up there campaigning for Clinton's primary challenger.

Ned isn't a bad guy and I think he will make a good senator.  But we should have some loyalty for a guy like Joe, which is one of the reasons the republicans are so good.

 

SimpleMinded: 

Jim has always been a social liberal. 

p.s.  who is Clinton's primary challenger? 

Maybe a Civil Libertarian of sorts, but not a liberal.  Being a Liberal doesn't necessarily help in state-wide Virginia elections.

Why are you afraid to let him be who he is?  No need to put tags on him.  Liberal has its origins in liberty. Just say the word 100 times and you'll get used to it.  Doesn't hurt afterall.....

Webb called himself a "social moderate" online on Daily Kos.  Just repeating what he said. 

He said (I'm doing this from memory, so bear with me) he's a:
Social Moderate
Economic Populist
Foreign Policy Conservative

I think it was something like that.  You could go check on DailyKos if you want.  It may have been Civil Libertarian instead of Social Moderate, I don't remember.

Until I read that "concession speech."  Joe sounded like a total prick.  I find myself more aligned with Joe politically than Lamont, and that's why I supported him.  But I'll support the Democrat, and I'll support the man who will actually fight George W. Bush without being afraid of losing Republican appeal.

fightfightfight, maybe when we take bacvk the house we can open impeachment hearings on Bush!!!

I think the reason politics and our country has gotten of course is that we keep trying to demonize our collegues on the other side of the aisle.  Lets beat them with a plan on how to leave Iraq.  I certinly don't think that begins with pulling out now and allowing a bigger civil war to rage and then have Iran invade.  You can have that on your hands if you like. 

I've never been a huge fan of lieberman, infact my friends all know I would never vote for him for president.  But his type of leadership is what this country needs right now.

"I am disappointed by Democrats who are more focused on how President Bush took America into the war in Iraq almost three years ago, and by Republicans who are more worried about whether the war will bring them down in next November's elections, than they are concerned about how we continue the progress in Iraq in the months and years ahead" November 29 2005 op-ed piece for The Wall Street Journal

Lets move on and figure out how to deal with the problem that exists.  Let's not cry over spilled milk, LETS CLEAN IT UP!!

DO NOT SAY THE WORD IMPEACHMENT. THAT IS DEATH. HISTORY CAN DESTROY BUSH, WE HAVE TO GOVERN OR WE GET PAINTED AS LEFT-WING LUNATICS.

I was pretty quiet in the run up to this race; I never really hated Lieberman, and I never really loved Lamont.  Lamont's campaign and the message it sends excites me more than the candidate himself, and in terms of Lieberman, well sure; I disagree with him on some issues (and yes-the war is big with me) but there is a part of me that felt a bit of a soft spot for him.  He has had a good, long run serving our country in the party I strongly support.  He worked for his country; he is to be commended and respected.

That being said, Lieberman is now turning his back on his party.  He is turning his back on the party in which he was embraced, albeit at times begrudgingly, for 18 years.  To speak of how polarizing and partisan the political process has become as of late is to take at least some responsibility for the problem.

Tonight I was watching the C-Span coverage, and Steve Scully was doing the call in segment.  A self-decribed "true conservative Republican" called to support Lamont.  He was disgusted and outraged bc he remembered a debate when Lieberman ran against and beat his opponent 18 years ago, a man who was an 18 year incumbant.  Apparently, Joe claimed that he would never run longer than 18 years bc at that point, you aren't doing your job for the people anymore.  The busiuness of politics has worn you down.

I don't know-obviously I never saw the debate, and I don't know if there is any truth to the story.  However, if it is, it leaves a little bit of a bad taste in my mouth.

And that's on top of the stomace ache I have from my dissapointment in Lieberman in his decision to go after the netroots (suing Lamont bc he "hacked" their website) and take a huge whack at the Democratic party.

My home town had a victory.  Greenwich is where I was born and raised, and Ned Lamont represented the values of wealthy people with a freaking conscience.  Nice to see this shock to the system.  Thanks for keeping track Lowell.  As a fellow Connecticut man, I am proud of what my state did tonight.

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
745 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 99.60%
  Name Party Votes Pct
  Lamont, Ned Dem 146,061 51.78
  Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 136,042 48.22

The check mark is in Ned's column.  Congrats one and all.
 

Now Congress, wake the #&%@ up!

I think the rest of the world has some restored faith in America.  See, we can come together and make a difference.

and I hope Congress does wake up.  So tell me why did Joe jump the Dem Party, so it appears that is what he is doing?

was pretty sad, just followed Lowell's link.  How could he run as an Independent now that he just lost as a Dem?  Doesn't he have any pride or dedication? Remember his speech with Al Gore and his recollection of his march through Thelma?  Someone should roll the tape back and let him review it. He has fallen off the deep end for sure and we should not follow.  Dixie Chicks had it right in their song....for he is  "taking the long way home" "taking the long way 'round".

....too late.