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Lieberman Race Pits Moderation vs. Hatred-Politics
This is no exaggeration: The soul of the Democratic Party â and possibly the future of civility in American politics â is on the line in the Aug. 8 Senate primary in Connecticut.
Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.), one of the last âliberal hawksâ in the Democratic Party and a leader in efforts to find bipartisan solutions to Americaâs problems, is being targeted for defeat by an emergent new left thatâs using savage, Internet-based attacks to push moderation out of politics.
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