Lieberman doesnt believe bad polls

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), one of GOP presidential nominee John McCain’s top supporters, said Friday that the Arizona senator’s poll numbers are “so extreme that I don’t believe them.” 

Most national and battleground polls are showing that McCain is far behind in his quest to reach 270 electoral votes on Election Day.

{mosads}“Those numbers hurt,” said Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee, on MSNBC.

However, the senator argued that he feels as though “the race is closing.”

“If I’m not mistaken, when Al Gore and his brilliant running mate, about this time in the campaign in 2000, were about six or seven points behind,” Lieberman stated. “And, of course, we won. Or we got more votes, anyway.”

The Independent said he believes that “a lot of people are still making up their minds.”

“I think the key is, as they get closer to voting, who do they think is really ready to be president,” Lieberman stated. “And by any review of record and experience and leadership and bipartisanship, it's John McCain.”

Lieberman added that, to him, it “doesn't make sense” that voters flocked toward Obama when a crisis hit the U.S. economy.

“It seems to me when you're in a crisis like we're in economically, you go a guy like McCain who's been tested in crises and has a real record of bringing people together across party lines,” he stated. “So it ain't over until it's over. We're fighting hard.”