He talks about the joys of running as an independent this year and the increasing numbers of unaffiliated voters.
While watching it, I was particularly struck by how, twice, the Connecticut Senator hit the the idea of members of Congress being loyal to their constituents. Lieberman is obviously fighting a rearguard battle over whether he's become such a national figure that he's forgotten the folks back home in Connecticut. No doubt his campaign's polling has told him that he needs to address this concern.
But the overarching theme at which Lieberman hammers is that Republicans and Democrats in Congress put the interests of their parties above those of their constituents or of the nation at large. This is an appealing message and will only become more so in the forseeable future.
To see a transcript of the interview, go here.
(TY to Ambivablog for leading me to this interview.)
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