Any Democratic Vote For Lieberman Is a Wasted One

This article from the TPM Cafe presents things as they really are. Here are some exerts:

"On August 8th, Democrats in Connecticut will go to the polls to choose who will represent them in the November election for U.S. Senator. They have two candidates to choose from: Ned Lamont and the incumbent, Joseph Lieberman. If they vote for Mr. Lamont, they will be voting for a Democrat to represent them. If the vote for Mr. Lieberman, they will be wasting their vote.

Mr. Lieberman has already stated that if he loses the upcoming Democratic primary, he will run in the November election as an independent. Therefore, a Democratic vote for Mr. Lieberman is a wasted vote. Mr. Lieberman does not need the votes of Connecticut Democrats in the Democratic primary - he has said so. So any vote cast in his favor would be a wasted vote - it would signify nothing. On the other hand, Mr. Lamont needs and wants the votes of Connecticut Democrats. He has campaigned hard for these votes. He has fought an often-lonely battle against a 35-year incumbent to get to this point. He has worked hard to become the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate from the great state of Connecticut. Democratic voters in Connecticut have only two meaningful choices: cast a vote for Ned Lamont or stay home. A citizen's vote is his or her most powerful weapon in the arena of democracy - to cast that vote for a person who neither wants it or values it is a wasted exercise is democracy."