Comments on: Liveblogging USA http://www.tallyroom.com.au/160 Elections and politics in Australia and around the world. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:46:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Ben Raue http://www.tallyroom.com.au/160/comment-page-1#comment-60 Ben Raue Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:58:12 +0000 http://tallyroom.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-60 It won't matter. Lieberman is going to be faced with a choice of being demoted to being a Democrat backbencher or defecting to the Republicans and realising they tolerate dissent less than the Democrats. And the party lines aren't so solid to give him the balance of power. For a start, people like Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins (the two Republican Senators for Maine) are to the left of Lieberman on some issues. And Lieberman isn't a centrist on everything. He's a right-winger on foreign policy and defence and a left-winger on social issues. He won't be in a key position. He was in the last two years, when his vote made the difference between a Republican majority or a Democrat majority, but now he's irrelevant. It won’t matter. Lieberman is going to be faced with a choice of being demoted to being a Democrat backbencher or defecting to the Republicans and realising they tolerate dissent less than the Democrats. And the party lines aren’t so solid to give him the balance of power. For a start, people like Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins (the two Republican Senators for Maine) are to the left of Lieberman on some issues.

And Lieberman isn’t a centrist on everything. He’s a right-winger on foreign policy and defence and a left-winger on social issues. He won’t be in a key position. He was in the last two years, when his vote made the difference between a Republican majority or a Democrat majority, but now he’s irrelevant.

]]> By: Tobias Ziegler http://www.tallyroom.com.au/160/comment-page-1#comment-59 Tobias Ziegler Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:47:38 +0000 http://tallyroom.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-59 Unless they reach 61, I would rather that they don't make it to 60. I would hate to see a situation where Joe Lieberman can remain important. Unless they reach 61, I would rather that they don’t make it to 60. I would hate to see a situation where Joe Lieberman can remain important.

]]> By: Oz http://www.tallyroom.com.au/160/comment-page-1#comment-58 Oz Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:23:45 +0000 http://tallyroom.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-58 Cheers. Just shy of 60 then. Cheers.

Just shy of 60 then.

]]> By: Oz http://www.tallyroom.com.au/160/comment-page-1#comment-57 Oz Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:00:47 +0000 http://tallyroom.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-57 Any chance of a summary, Ben? What's the most likely Congressional breakdown? Any chance of a summary, Ben?

What’s the most likely Congressional breakdown?

]]> By: It’s time « Not a Hedgehog http://www.tallyroom.com.au/160/comment-page-1#comment-56 It’s time « Not a Hedgehog Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:11:32 +0000 http://tallyroom.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-56 [...] sites, and join the discussion with some fellows Aussies: The Poll Bludger has a liveblog, as does The Tally Room; there’s an open thread at LP; or go to Andrew Bolt’s site to talk about how the [...] [...] sites, and join the discussion with some fellows Aussies: The Poll Bludger has a liveblog, as does The Tally Room; there’s an open thread at LP; or go to Andrew Bolt’s site to talk about how the [...]

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