Lamont Beats Lieberman...

David Sirota: Lieberman Campaign Blames Its Incompetence On Lamont…Joe Scarborough: Lieberman’s Loss Is The Democrats Gain…Sens Lautenberg, Obama, Clinton Say They Won’t Support Independent Lieberman Run…

The New York Times Patrick Healy August 8, 2006 at 11:08 PM

Ned Lamont, a Connecticut millionaire whose candidacy for the United States Senate soared from nowhere on a fierce antiwar message, won a narrow but decisive victory Tuesday night over the storied incumbent, Joseph I. Lieberman, in the race for the Democratic nomination.

Mr. Lieberman conceded shortly after 11 p.m. after nearly complete results showed him trailing Mr. Lamont by close to 4 percentage points.

READ WHOLE STORY