<sod>As a moderate Democrat, Lieberman became earned an inordinate amount of support from some prominent conservatives in American politics. On August 17, 2006 the [[National Republican Senatorial Committee]] stated that they would favor a Lieberman victory in the November election over Democratic nominee Ned Lamont. The NRSC did state, however, that they were not going so far as to actually support Lieberman.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060916143703/http://thepoliticker.observer.com/2006/08/nrsc-takes-lieberman.html NRSC Takes Lieberman.]. Retrieved October 10, 2006.</ref><eod>
<sod>As a moderate Democrat, Lieberman earned an inordinate amount of support from some prominent conservatives in American politics. On August 17, 2006 the [[National Republican Senatorial Committee]] stated that they would favor a Lieberman victory in the November election over Democratic nominee Ned Lamont. The NRSC did state, however, that they were not going so far as to actually support Lieberman.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060916143703/http://thepoliticker.observer.com/2006/08/nrsc-takes-lieberman.html NRSC Takes Lieberman.]. Retrieved October 10, 2006.</ref><eod>