Lieberman who is currently leading in the polls, only better positioned himself after this debate. He let Lamont know his bitter feelings on how Lamont was running his campaign. "I'm fed up with the partisanship and the bitterness in our politics. There's too much personal hatred." He said all Mr. Lamont does is attack him, he promised free pizza and beer if Mr. Lamont criticized him in double digits in this 1 hour long debate. He said Mr. Lamont would pay for it!

Lamont responded calling Lieberman "a career politician" whose time was up. Lamont did not use his time effectively in this debate, not even using up all the time that was allocated to him. The only time he showed a ray of hope was in his 2-minute closing remarks where he appeared confident.  

Mr. Schlesinger, who really isn't a factor in this election, focused on attacking Lieberman in hope to take away some Lieberman's republican vote. Many republicans will vote for Lieberman only so he can beat Lamont. Schlesinger believed this election has not focused on the people of CT, but rather has become a national election.

In my opinion, it really has become a one issue election. Lieberman, who voted for the war in Iraq and still stands by his position, has been constantly criticized for his stance. Lamont has used this issue and exploited it, receiving money from liberals everywhere who are against the war. Not to mention he has put more than $2 million of his own money into the campaign. Lamont isn't a politician; he is a one issue candidate who should go back to the business world.