The following is a WFSB.com transcription of Sen. Joe Lieberman's concession speech from late Tuesday evening, after the Connecticut primary.

Just before coming down to speak with you, I called Ned Lamont and congratulated him on his success today. As I see it, in this campaign, we've just finished the first half and the Lamont team is ahead, but in the second half, our team -- Team Connecticut -- is going to surge forward to victory in November.

I am, of course, disappointed by the results, but I am not discouraged. I am not disappointed because I lost, but because the old politics of partisanship and polarization won today.

I expect my opponent will continue to do in the general election what he has done in the primary: insults instead of ideas.

I will continue to offer Connecticut a different path forward to make my community and country a better place to live and work, and that's what I want to do for another six more years.

I know a lot of people in this state, and not just Democrats, are angry about the direction in which the country is moving, and so am I.

Tomorrow morning, our campaign will file the necessary petition with the Connecticut secretary of the state's office so that we can continue this campaign for a new politics of unity and purpose. I will always do what is right for my state and country regardless of what the political consequences may be.

Tomorrow is a brand new day. Tomorrow we launch a new campaign -- Team Connecticut -- Democrats, Republicans and independents.