In direct contrast to the Democrats mentioned in the post below, the National Republican Senatorial Committee will not openly support Joe Lieberman. Even though they think he is a better candidate than their own nominee, they have chosen the appropriate path: sit on their hands:
This morning, a source at the National Republican Senatorial Committee confirmed in a phone interview that the party will not help Schlesinger or any other potential Republican candidate in Connecticut, and it now favors a Lieberman victory in November.
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UPDATE: An NRSC spokesman just called to make clear the distinction between actively and openly supporting Lieberman, which they’re not doing, and merely opting not to support a Republican in Connecticut.
See the difference, Mr. Pryor?
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