U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman took issue Thursday with the tone of his Democratic opponent's campaign.
Ned Lamont formally announced Monday that he will oppose Lieberman for the party's nomination, becoming Lieberman's first Democratic challenger since he first won election to the Senate in 1988.
Lamont has blasted Lieberman for his support of the Iraq war, calling him, "Republican Light." During his kickoff speech said that unlike the senator, he would never be called, "Bush's favorite Democrat."
"This shouldn't be about one issue or about name calling ... angry name calling," Lieberman told the Associated Press Thursday. "I don't think the public wants that."
Lamont denies he is being negative, noting he spent a lot of time talking about issues such as education and health care in his announcement speech.
"I called it an old-fashioned kitchen table debate within the Democratic family," the Greenwich, Conn. businessman said. "I thought it was a great kickoff."
As the Lamont blog points out, Lieberman does seem a wee bit concerned about this race.