Reply #63: Lieberman will back McCain

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Source: LAT

Connecticut senator, the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2000, will endorse the GOP presidential candidate because of his stance against Islamic terrorism.
From the Associated Press
December 17, 2007


MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), trying to build momentum toward a reprise of his 2000 New Hampshire primary victory, is piling up high-profile endorsements, including one from another political maverick, Sen. Joe Lieberman.

The Connecticut senator, an independent Democrat who was the Democrats' 2000 vice presidential nominee, was scheduled to announce his support for McCain at a town hall meeting today in Hillsborough.

A Lieberman advisor said the senator decided to back McCain because he thought his colleague from Arizona had "the best chance of uniting the country in its fight against Islamic terrorism."

The advisor, who spoke on condition of anonymity in advance of the formal announcement, said Lieberman would continue to caucus with Senate Democrats, and said his decision was not a reflection of any lingering tension with his old party after key Democrats abandoned him when he lost the Democratic primary during his 2006 Senate reelection campaign.



Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-mccain17dec17,1,5300471.story?coll=la-politics-campaign

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