Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/connecticut-incumbents-face-close-elections-for-supporting-iraq-war Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript In a second report in a series on the 2006 elections, Gwen Ifill reports on how supporting the Iraq war is affecting two congressional incumbents in Connecticut running for re-election in 2006. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. GWEN IFILL: Welcome to Connecticut, a state of wealthy shore towns and gritty cities where voters typically send members to Congress for decades at a time.But this year, Connecticut voters are among the angriest in the nation, deeply dismayed about the war in Iraq, and deeply unhappy about two home-state lawmakers who still continue to strongly support that war: Senator Joseph Lieberman, a Democrat, and Representative Chris Shays, a Republican.Only six years ago, Joe Lieberman was his party's vice-presidential standard-bearer. Two years ago, he ran for president himself. But now, thanks to his support for the Iraq War, he has some explaining to do at home, some of it in person…SEN. JOSEPH LIEBERMAN (D), Connecticut: It's controversial, you know. But, you know, when it comes to national security, you got to do what you… GWEN IFILL: Some of it on the air. SEN. JOSEPH LIEBERMAN: I already know that some of you feel passionately against my position on Iraq. I respect your views. And while we probably won't change each other's minds, I hope we can still have a dialogue. GWEN IFILL: The dialogue has already been vigorous. This spring, demonstrators carried mock coffins to Lieberman's Hartford offices, chanting "Joe must go." PROTESTORS: Joe must go! Joe must go!