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Joe Lieberman: “It was clear to me all along that this -- that if I had an opponent who had money, as this one did, they could make…”

On the recordAugust 8, 2006
It was clear to me all along that this -- that if I had an opponent who had money, as this one did, they could make this, or would try to make it into a referendum on George Bush and the Iraq war.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Joe Lieberman reflects on how his primary defeat was influenced by the opposition to George Bush and the Iraq war.

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