The newest Quinnipiac poll is out on the Lamont-Lieberman race.

Lieberman is now getting spanked.

Momentum for Ned Lamont, the anti-war Connecticut U.S. Senate candidate, increases as he rolls to a 54 - 41 percent lead over incumbent Sen. Joseph Lieberman among likely Democratic primary voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

This compares to a 51 - 47 percent Lamont lead among likely Democratic primary voters in a July 20 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.

In this latest survey, 5 percent of likely Democratic primary voters remain undecided, but 85 percent of voters say their mind is made up.

Among Lamont supporters, 65 percent say their vote is mainly against Lieberman.

Lieberman's support for the war in Iraq is the main reason they are voting for the challenger, 44 percent of Lamont voters say, with 50 percent who say the war is one of the reasons.

Lamont now has a 13 percent lead. Hopefully when Lieberman gets soundly trashed in this primary he'll do the right thing and retire rather than turn on his party once again and win by attracting Republicans, rather than Democrats. Who wants a Democratic Senator who has to win by recruiting college Republicans to campaign for him? He's no Democrat.