Hillary: Won't Back Lieberman if He Loses Primary
Hillary Clinton has released a statement on Joe Lieberman's announcement yesterday that he will petition his way on the November ballot if he loses the primary to Ned Lamont:
''I've known Joe Lieberman for more than thirty years. I have been pleased to support him in his campaign for re-election, and hope that he is our party's nominee,'' the former first lady said in a statement issued by aides. ''But I want to be clear that I will support the nominee chosen by Connecticut Democrats in their primary,'' the New York Democrat added. ''I believe in the Democratic Party, and I believe we must honor the decisions made by Democratic primary voters.''
....''The challenges before us in 2006 call for a strong, united party, in which we all support and work for the candidates who are selected in the Democratic process,'' Clinton said in her statement of Tuesday.
Good for Hillary, sticking with the Democrats. Jane at Firedoglake said yesterday she'd take this position, as I noted in discussing Lieberman's statement here.
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