Wondering why RNC chief Ken Mehlman refuses to endorse his party's candidate for U.S. Senate in Connecticut? It's all about control of the House of Representatives.
The Hartford Courant: "Suddenly the Democrats' nightmare scenario becomes plausible: They are a seat or two from gaining a House majority in November, but so many Connecticut Republicans go to the polls to vote for Joe Lieberman that the state's three vulnerable GOP incumbents win re-election."
In fact, "less than an hour after Lieberman announced he'd run as an independent, Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT) rushed out a statement praising the senator; Reps. Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-CT) later followed suit."
However, the Cook Political Report's Amy Walter takes a different view: "Lieberman's bid may help give Republican incumbents some traction in their bid to turn attention away from Washington, DC and President Bush and onto issues they'd rather talk about, like their ability to work across party lines and their independent voting records. However, the mood is still so sour in the state right now for Republicans -- and shows no signs of getting better before November -- that even a split among Democratic voters is not likely going to be enough to protect the state's vulnerable Republican incumbents."
August 10, 2006
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