The Lieberman campaign objected publicly that it found the image offensive and racist, with Lieberman publicly calling the use of blackface in the image "one of the most disgusting and hurtful images that has been used in American history, it's deeply offensive to people of all colors, and it has absolutely no place in the political arena today" and demanding that Lamont prohibit Hamsher from traveling with his campaign and to refuse any money that she might have raised for him.
The Lieberman campaign strongly criticized the use of blackface in an image, calling it "one of the most disgusting and hurtful images ever used in American history." They demanded that Lamont stop Hamsher from campaigning with them and prevent her from receiving any funds.