Lieberman's Luck

Quite a few people have written about what Joe Lieberman's primary defeat might mean for national politics. I'm not so sure whether or to what extent an election in Connecticut—denizens of this particular state being smarter, on average, than the rest of the country—may augur change elsewhere, but even if one could accurately describe a trend it might well be the lesser part of the news. Which what matters really may be his bad luck. Politicians are prone to superstitious ideas about things and I suspect more than a few are wondering just how much of Lieberman's luck may rub off on them. One can only hope it's quite catching...