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[edit] Impopularity.
In the introduction, I found the following statement:
- Lieberman's approval rating in a poll taken January 4–5, 2010, was 25% approve versus 67% who disapprove, making him one of the least popular Senators currently in office.[1]
This is clearly interesting information, at least if no later polls have been published. However, I checked the source, and I did not there find a comparison with the (im)popularity of other senators, except a remark that his impopularity among democrats was on par with the low marks usually reserved for republican senators in that subcategory of voters. I personally guess that the claim "...among the least popular..." was true; but it ought to be sourced.
More problematic is the present tense. Popularity often has a tendency to go up and down. According to the analysis in the given source, the low figures was due to Lieberman's actions in the healthcare proposal, which were unpopular both among its adherents and its opponents. Also, the figures concern his popularity among Connecticut voters. Both these items might be worth to mention; unless there are other sources of other polls, or even better, some explicit statement in some reliable source about his long-term (im)popularity.
Anyone with access to such sources might impove the text. I don't know where to find them, and shall restrict my minor edit to changing the present to the past tense, as the given source is a poll over a half year old. IMHO, this source alone does not merit a stronger statement.
Actually, this leaves the unsourced comparison with his colleagues intact; but hopefully someone could find a source confirming this point. JoergenB (talk) 16:00, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
- I removed an earlier poll as a WP:LEDE violation in earlier November. It was added by Greg Comlish, who appears to have also added this more recent one. The least popular senator text isn't supported by the source and it should also be removed from the lead, just like the prior.
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- Lieberman's embrace of certain conservative policies and in particular his endorsement of John McCain have been cited as factors for his low approval rating in Connecticut: 38 approval to 54 disapproval. "This is the highest disapproval rating in any Quinnipiac University poll in any state for a sitting U.S. Senator — except for New Jersey's Robert Torricelli, just before he resigned in 2002. Among those who say they voted for Sen. Lieberman in 2006, 30 percent now say they would vote for someone else if they could." [63]
- Above is the older poll as it still appears in the article's body and may benefit from an update and wording tweak. †TE†Talk 17:08, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
[edit] When born?
At the moment, the date of his birth is given as February 24, 1842. I assume he was born in 1942. 64.85.225.235 (talk) 23:51, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
[edit] First line Incorrect?
"Lieberman was the Democratic nominee for Vice President, running with presidential nominee Al Gore, becoming the first Jewish candidate on a major American political party presidential ticket."
What about Barry Goldwater? in 1964 against LBJ. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.175.157.56 (talk) 02:26, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
- Our bio of Barry Goldwater states, "Goldwater's parents were married in an Episcopal church in Phoenix; for his entire life, Goldwater was an Episcopalian, though on rare occasions he referred to himself as 'Jewish'." That Goldwater had some Jewish ancestry isn't enough to make him Jewish. I'd say Lieberman qualifies as the first. JamesMLane t c 04:25, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
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