Although Joe Lieberman and his allies in the “liberal” media and the Democratic Party have tried to portray Ned Lamont’s supporters as a gang of deranged, pacifist zealots, Josh Marshall notes that Lieberman’s supporters are even farther off their rocker.

Mort “Beltway Boy” Kondracke seems to think that Joe Lieberman is the sole remaining defender of Western civilization and humane discourse in American politics. This seems highly improbable, as does the assertion that incumbents having to defend their record to the American people and primary challengers are a threat to democracy. Joe Lieberman doesn’t have a Constitutional right to a seat in the United States Senate. Whether you’re a Lieberman Democrat or a Lamont Democrat, everyone needs to remember that debate is healthy in a democracy.