A household assertion stated the four-term senator and vice presidential candidate died of issues after a fall.
Joe Lieberman, Al Gore's working mate in the course of the 2000 presidential election, has died on the age of 82 after struggling issues from a fall.
US media reported his loss of life on Tuesday afternoon, citing a household assertion.
One of many few high-profile independents within the US political sphere, Lieberman has largely caucused with the Democratic Get together throughout his 4 phrases as a senator, representing the state of Connecticut.
However recognized as a centrist, and in direction of the tip of his profession, he embraced the No Labels motion, a corporation that eschews the normal two-party system in favor of “frequent floor”.
Lieberman, nonetheless, was a part of the Democratic presidential ticket in 2000, when Gore—then Invoice Clinton's vp—ran for the White Home himself.
When Gore selected Lieberman as his vice presidential working mate, the senator grew to become the primary fellow Jew to signify a serious get together within the basic election.
The choice additionally catapulted Lieberman into one of the crucial divisive presidential races in current historical past. The Gore-Lieberman ticket received the favored vote — however misplaced the essential Electoral School, the metric the US makes use of to determine who wins the presidency.
As an alternative, Republican George W Bush emerged victorious in that race, after the US Supreme Courtroom determined to finish a recount effort within the pivotal state of Florida. About 537 votes separated Bush and Gore within the state.
Lieberman's profession in nationwide politics, nonetheless, got here to an finish in 2006, when he misplaced the Democratic major for the US Senate in Connecticut. On the time, he confronted robust criticism for his flawed strategy to the US struggle in Iraq.
Nonetheless, he continued to exert affect as a political lobbyist, advocate and advocate for teams similar to No Labels.
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