One of the interesting subplots to the 2008 Maine race will be the rhetorical--and actual--role of Sen. Joe Lieberman (CFL-CT).
When Sen. Collins camp loudly announced that Lieberman would co-host a fundraiser, she surely believed that the endorsement would be a net plus.
And yet Rep. Allen's camp seems just as sure that the Lieberman association can be used to its advantage.
It's a genuine clash of perspectives about the nature of the race, and it raises a number of interesting questions. Among them: How are Maine and Connecticut similar--and how are they different? How will the political climates of 2006 and 2008, relating to Iraq in particular, be similar--and how will they be different?
And how does the presence of a tested, popular challenger play into the mix?
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