This Vote Is A Referendum On . . . Oops, Never Mind.

ABCNews notes that John Kerry attacked Joe Lieberman today on This Week, calling him "the new Cheney."

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., blasted a fellow Democrat, Sen. Joe Lieberman, for continuing his bid in the Connecticut Senate race despite a narrow loss to newcomer Ned Lamont in the Democratic primary earlier this month.

"I'm concerned that [Lieberman] is making a Republican case," Kerry told ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" in an exclusive appearance. . . .

"Joe Lieberman is out of step with the people of Connecticut," Kerry added, insisting Lieberman's stance on Iraq, "shows you just why he got in trouble with the Democrats there."

And when he wins, will John Kerry admit that Connecticut supports the war? The idea that Joe Lieberman will ever caucus with the Republicans is nuts. Lieberman is a liberal, through and through -- including in his reasons for supporting the Iraq War. So, the Democrats don't run the risk of losing the Senate because Joe Lieberman votes for the Republican slate when the next Senate is organized. Rather, they run the risk of losing the Senate because their opposition to Lieberman makes clear that they have become a one issue party, and on that issue they've left the American people behind.

Update: Quinnipiac now has the race at Lieberman 53, Lamont 41