Full Extent of the Law
The campaign just sent out a press release regarding “the hack.”
STATEWIDE -Democratic Nominee Ned Lamont’s campaign today demanded an apology for false accusations that it attacked its opponent’s web site.
On Tuesday, the day Lamont beat incumbent Joseph Lieberman in an election with record turnout for the Democratic nomination, Lieberman’s campaign began accusing Lamont of hacking into his web site, issuing a press release and trumpeting the charge to numerous reporters and accusing its opponent of interfering with an election.
“These are very serious charges, absolutely untrue, and a desperate attempt to divert attention from the Senator’s own record—and from the fact that he is ignoring the will of the voters and running under his own ‘Just for Lieberman’ banner,” said Lamont spokeswoman Liz Dupont-Diehl. “The Lieberman campaign has spread deliberately false and slanderous lies about our campaign. There are no facts to back their claims and they should apologize – and they should be held accountable for pressing false charges.”
Despite Lamont’s victory, in a primary that drew record numbers of registered Democrats to the polls, Lieberman is following through in his bid to retain his Senate seat for a fourth term.
“We welcome investigations by the FBI and the Attorney General, as they will prove our campaign had nothing whatsoever to do with this,” she added. “And we hope that anyone in the Lieberman campaign found guilty of making false charges is prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
“It is sad that a former Presidential and vice-Presidential candidate is resorting to such tactics in his last-ditch bid to keep his seat in Washington,” she added. “His party name says it all – it’s not Lieberman for Connecticut – for him, it’s Connecticut for Lieberman.”
- by Tim Tagaris | 08/12/06 16:36:35