Raw calls Lamont victor in Connecticut primary

John Byrne
Published: Tuesday August 8, 2006

With Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) trailing by 4 percent with more than 80 percent of the votes counted in Tuesday's Democratic primary in Connecticut, RAW STORY has declared anti-war challenger Ned Lamont victor.

Sometime around 11PM, after calling Lamont to concede, Lieberman announced to a cheering crowd of supporters that he will file a petition to run as an independent in November's general election. Democratic insiders say the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee will back the winner of tonight's primary, potentially handing Lamont a hefty campaign war chest.

"As I see it, in this campaign we just finished the first half and the Lamont team is ahead," said Lieberman. "But, in the second half, our team, Team Connecticut, is going to surge forward to victory in November."

Lamont, a cable television millionaire, is a political novice whose political resume includes serving as town selectman and as a member of his town tax board. Lieberman is a three-term incumbent senator.

The latest AP results can be found here.