nder Connecticut law, Joseph Lieberman can run for both vice president and his third Senate term.
In one scenario, Lieberman could quit the Senate race as late as Oct. 27 and be replaced by another Democratic Party nominee, according to Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz.
But if the Democratic ticket were to win the White House, and Lieberman re-election, he would have to resign his Senate seat. It would then fall to Republican Governor John G. Rowland to appoint a new senator who would sit until the next statewide election in 2002.
Since Rowland would likely appoint a Republican, Lieberman's election as vice president and re-election as senator could affect Democratic efforts to regain control of the Senate, where the GOP now holds a 54-46 advantage. His re-election has seemed all but sure: A recent Quinnipiac University poll showed Lieberman supported by 71 percent of respondents, compared with 14 percent for challenger Philip Giordano, the mayor of Waterbury.
