so the possibilities are...

[acroyear]

1. lieberman is right and the voters want a moderate who's willing to put partisan politics aside
2. lieberman's wrong and the liberal voters in the state want more direct representation than they had in him, someone willing to take on the president
3. lieberman's wrong and partisan politics will explode - he'll split the democrat vote between the "always vote democrat" and his own supporters and the republican will take the seat.

The cynic in me is betting on #3, particularly if the (ultra-)conservatives get a rallying open vote on the table the way gay marriage worked in several other states.

it seems, people love to be discriminatory if they can do so anonymously, which is exactly how these amendment votes manage to work...

question: if he wins as an independent, is he still an independent when it comes to senate majority/minority rules, committee memberships, etc?

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[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I agree that it's going to be 3.

I believe that independants can choose to organize the body with either party. Not sure though.

http://www.yourcongress.com/viewarticle.asp?article_id=39

seems to indicate that independants can choose which party to align with.