A Reminder About the “Dems for Joe”
November 29th, 2006 by spazeboy
In case anyone forgot, I have the complete list of Democrats who campaigned against the Democratic Nominee for U.S. Senate down in the extended text.
These are people to keep an eye on. I’m not one who believes that their support of Joe Lieberman ought to be held against them forever but I think it’s important to establish that these are people who have put themselves above the party once–and may not hesitate to do so again.
One person on the list, Jim Amann, is making news…
Connecticut Chapter of Dems for Joe
- Jim Amann – Speaker of the House (Co-Chair)
- Reggie Beamon – State Representative, Waterbury
- Jeff Berger – State Representative, Waterbury
- Bert Bosse – Vice Chair Board of Finance, Lebanon
- Susan Cable – First Selectwoman, Beacon Falls
- Frank Cirillo – Fmr. DTC Chair, Meriden
- Tom Conway – Fmr. State Representative, Waterbury
- Chuck Coursey, Town Council, West Hartford
- Pat Crowley – City Council, Enfield
- Kevin Cunningham – First Selectman, Plainfield
- Red Edgar – Town Council, Enfield
- Mary Fritz – State Representative, Wallingford
- Willie Fritz – First Selectman, Clinton
- Joan Hartley – State Senator, Waterbury
- Mike Jarjura – Mayor, Waterbury (Co-Chair)
- Kevin Knowles – Fmr. State Representative Naugatuck
- Ben Lathrop – Mayor, Norwich
- Pat Lynes – Deputy Majority Leader, City Council, Meriden
- Corky Mazurek – State Representative, Wolcott
- Tom McCarthy – City Council, Bridgeport
- Steve Mikutel – State Representative, Griswold
- Jeff Nicholas – Former First Selectman, Bethlehem
- Mike Pacowta – DTC Chair, Shelton
- Iris Papale – City Council, Wallingford
- John Picard – Mayor, West Haven
- Rich Roy – State Representative, Milford
- Dan Russo – DTC Chair, Middletown
- Bill Satti – Former Mayor, New London
- Domenique Thornton – Former Mayor, Middletown
- Christel Truglia – State Representative, Stamford
- Albert Vertefeuille – Former Selectman, Windham & Lebanon
- Joe Walkovich – Former State Representative, Danbury
- Jim Miron – Mayor, Stratford
- Bill Finch – State Senator, Bridgeport
- Juan Candelaria – State Representative, New Haven
- John Leone – Former Mayor, Bristol
- Bill Dyson – State Rep. from New Haven
- Michelle Lyons – Bridgeport City Council
- Rich Paoletta – Bridgeport City Council
- Jeannine Jandreau – Town Chairman, Plymouth
- Michael Coffey – Council President, Norwalk Common Council
- Herb Grant – Councilmember, Norwalk Common Council
- Fred Bondi – Councilmember, Norwalk Common Council
- Carvin Hilliard – Councilmember, Norwalk Common Council
- Kevin Poruban – Councilmember, Norwalk Common Council
- Matthew Miklave – Councilmember, Norwalk Common Council
National Chapter of Dems for Joe
- Former Senator David Boren, OK
- Former Senator John Breaux, LA
- Former Senator Richard Bryan, NV
- Former Senator Dennis DeConcini, AZ
- Former Senator J. Bennett Johnston, LA
- Former Senator Bob Kerrey, NE
- Former Congressman Norman D’Amours, NH
- Former Congressman Buddy Darden, GA
- Former Congressman Cal Dooley, CA
- Former Congressman Ben Erdreich, AL
- Former Congressman Mike Espy, MS
- Former Congressman Don Fuqua, FLA
- Former Congressman Frank Guarini, NJ
- Former Congressman Peter Hoagland, NE
- Former Congressman Ken Holland, SC
- Former Congressman Earl Hutto, FLA
- Former Congressman Jay Johnson, WI
- Former Congressman and Mayor Ed Koch, NY
- Former Congressman John Krebs, CA
- Former Congressman Mel Levine, CA
- Former Congressman Jim Lloyd, CA
- Former Congressman Matt McHugh, NY
- Former Congressman Ron Mottl, OH
- Former Congressman Tim Penny, MN
- Former Congressman Stephen Solarz, NY
- Don Baer, Director Of Communications – Clinton Administration
- Mark Brzezinski, Former Director of National Security Council – Clinton Administration
- Ash Carter, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense – Clinton Administration
- Bill Danvers, Senior Director for the National Security Council – Clinton Administration
- Lanny Davis, Special Counsel to the President – Clinton Administration
- Stuart Eizenstat, Former Deputy Treasury Secretary – Clinton Administration
- Steve Elmendorf, Former Chief of Staff to House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt
- Al From, Founder of the Democratic Leadership Council
- Bill Galston, Deputy Assistant for Domestic Policy – Clinton Administration
- Jamie Gorelick, Deputy Attorney General – Clinton Administration
- Martin Indyk, Assistant Secretary Of State, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel – Clinton Administration
- Max Kampelman, Ambassador to the CSCE – Carter Administration
- Jim Kennedy, Former Spokesman for Former President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore
- Simon Lazarus, Associate Director of the White House Domestic Policy Staff – Carter Administration
- Michael Levy, Asst. Sec. of Legislative Affairs for the U.S. Dept. of Treasury – Clinton Administration
- Abbe Lowell, Chief Minority Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives
- Will Marshall, President and Founder, Progressive Policy Institute
- Dana Marshall, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Commerce – Clinton Administration
- Mack McLarty, Former White House Chief of Staff – Clinton Adminstration
- John Nakahata, Chief of Staff to Chairman of the FCC – Clinton Administration
- Tom Nides, Special Counsel for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs – Clinton Administration
- Leon Panetta, Former White House Chief of Staff – Clinton Administration
- Tony Podesta, Clinton Transition Team, Former Counsel to Sen. Ted Kennedy
- Bruce Reed, Domestic Policy Advisor – Clinton Administration
- Dennis Ross, Special Middle East Coordinator- Clinton Administration
- David Rothkopf, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade – Clinton Administration
- Richard Swett, Former Ambassador to Denmark – Clinton Administration
- Ben Wattenberg, Aide and Speech Writer to President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Jim Woolsey, Former Director of the CIA – Clinton Administration
Why isn’t Bill Clintons’s name listed as a supporter of Joe? Remember the media event for Lieberturd in Waterbury?
Funny thing is, Lieberman will knife them all in the back at his first given opportunity. That’s his style.
That’s a good question, because I didn’t make it totally clear.
This list was copied and pasted directly from the “Dems for Joe” section of Joe2006.com back when the site was still live. These are the Democrats (elected and retired, etc) who formally endorsed Joe.
The list of Dems who tacitly endorsed Joe could be very long.
Bill Clinton only supported Joe BEFORE the primary. After the primary he and Hillary supported Lamont, as far as I know.
yeah, clinton did support lamont after the primary, rememeber Englehart’s cartoon in the Hartford courant? Clinton mentioned he would support the party’s decision.
Joe Mcdonough the head of the Hamden democratic party also supported Lieberman. The reason I know is because I was thrown out of the headquarters because I was phonebanking for Ned.
Obama supported LIEBERMAN both BEFORE and AFTER the primary, against LAMONT. Why isn’t this ever mentioned on this blog. Hmmmmmmmm?
Confused liberal is indeed confused. There is no evidence (that I’ve seen) that Obama supported Lieberman after the 8/8/06 primary.
I stumbled on this thread two years after the fact and had a chuckle over Dan, because my district was working there the night he was thrown out. Everyone, including the Chairman Joe McDonough, was making calls for the whole Democratic ticket, including Ned. Dan wanted to call for Ned only, and he was told if he wanted to just call for Ned and not the rest of the Dems he should do so from home. He threw a fit and stormed out. Just setting the record straight two years later.
Oh and Obama did support Lieberman (as did every Democratic Senator I assume) BEFORE the primary, but NOT AFTER the primary.