In blow to Lieberman, senior party official says campaign committee will back winner of Democratic party in Connecticut

In a serious blow to Sen. Joseph Lieberman's (D-CT) reelection campaign, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is likely to back the winner of the Democratic primary in Connecticut, meaning that Lieberman may be left without national allies for campaign money.

A senior Democratic party official confirmed that the DSCC is unlikely to back Lieberman should he lose the primary to Ned Lamont, a more progressive contender in Connecticut who has ... Full Story »

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by Warren Keith Wright - Oct. 1, 2008

Even to make a scoop, it's advisable to have two independent sources saying the same thing. (NewsTrust readers can recall a couple of other startling, and startlingly undersourced, stories in recent months that proved groundless.) Or a lot of supporting circumstantial evidence. This seems premature, and lacks the grace to admit it. We'll see.

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