As Al Gore's running mate in 2000, Lieberman became the first Jewish candidate on a presidential ticket of one of the two major parties. He later became an independent and was a leader of No Labels.
Joseph Lieberman, a centrist former Connecticut senator and onetime Democratic vice presidential nominee, has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 82.The statement said:"His beloved wife, Hadassah, and members of his family were with him as he passed. Senator Lieberman's love of God, his family, and America endured throughout his life of service in the public interest.
As Al Gore's running mate in 2000, Lieberman became the first Jewish American on the presidential ticket of one of the two major parties. Four years later, Lieberman unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination himself. Lieberman was a centrist, and often angered Democrats. He lost a 2006 Democratic Senate primary in his home state, but won reelection regardless, running as an independent. In 2008 hehe wouldn't seek a fifth term as senator, he said:"I have not always fit comfortably into conventional political boxes — Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative.
Lieberman's continued support of the Iraq War antagonized many Democrats. The Democratic candidate he beat in the 2006 Senate race, Ned Lamont, is now Connecticut governor, and he alluded to Lieberman's support of the war in aWednesday:"While the senator and I had our political differences, he was a man of integrity and conviction, so our debate about the Iraq War was serious. I believe we agreed to disagree from a position of principle.
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