Joe Lieberman, four-term U.S. Senator for Connecticut and Al Gore’s running mate in the 2000 presidential election, has died at the age of 82.
Lieberman’s family stated that he died “due to complications from a fall.”
“His beloved wife, Hadassah, and members of his family were with him as he passed,” the statement read.
At the midpoint of his 24-year tenure in the Senate, Lieberman was picked by Al Gore as his vice-presidential running mate in one of the closest elections in American history. The Democrat pair lost to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.
Late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) considered picking Lieberman as his running mate on the 2008 presidential ticket. In his 2018 memoir “The Restless Wave,” Mr. McCain said he regretted over being dissuaded by his advisors to not add Lieberman, a Democrat-turned-Independent, to his ticket….
