John F. Droney Jr., a former Democratic state chairman who helped Lieberman unseat Republican Sen. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. in 1988, said Lieberman should make his case for re-election to all voters in November.
"I think to be terrorized through the summer by an extremely small group of the Democratic Party, much less the voting population, is total insanity for a person who is a three-term senator," Droney said.
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctlamont0613.artjun13,0,7963363.story?coll=hc-headlines-localIt is clear that Droney thinks Lieberman should have an automatic right to the Democratic nomination, and that it's unfair for those pesky voters to have any say in it. Quite a profound attitude, I think.
Lately I have been wondering if the DSCC is more interested in maintaining the status quo for Democratic incumbents than it is in helping to ensure that we nominate electable candidates who will support the goals and values that are shared by a majority in our party. I guess some people might think it's old fashioned to have primary elections, but I think it's still a good idea.
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