Connecticut for Lieberman

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Connecticut for Lieberman was a short-lived Connecticut political party created to provide Senator Joe Lieberman with an independent ballot line after he lost the 2006 Democratic primary.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party
state-level political party
associatedWithIssue intra-party conflict within the Democratic Party
associatedWithYear 2006
ballotLineUsedInElection 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdToSupportCandidacyOf Joe Lieberman NERFINISHED
dissolutionReason loss of purpose after 2006 Senate election
electoralCategory third party in Connecticut politics
electoralFocus United States Senate elections in Connecticut NERFINISHED
electoralOutcome Joe Lieberman won the 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut on the Connecticut for Lieberman line NERFINISHED
electoralStrategy independent candidacy after primary defeat
foundedFor Joe Lieberman NERFINISHED
hasBallotAccessLevel statewide in Connecticut (2006)
hasCharacteristic created specifically for a single candidate
single-election vehicle
hasIdeology centrist politics
moderate politics
language English
namedAfter Joe Lieberman NERFINISHED
notableCandidate Joe Lieberman NERFINISHED
notableFor being created after Joe Lieberman lost a party primary
illustrating use of ad hoc parties for ballot access in U.S. elections
operatesInJurisdiction Connecticut NERFINISHED
opposedBy some members of the Connecticut Democratic Party
participatedInElection 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut
politicalPosition center
politicalSystem multi-party system of the United States
reasonForCreation response to Joe Lieberman losing the 2006 Democratic primary
to provide Joe Lieberman an independent ballot line in 2006
region New England NERFINISHED
relatedTo 2006 United States Senate elections NERFINISHED
Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
Independent candidates in the United States
state Connecticut
status minor party
short-lived

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