Obituary
Joe Lieberman, a Top Democrat Who Turned on the Party, Dies at 82
- Picked by Gore as his vice presidential running mate in 2000
- Became ‘independent Democrat’ in 2006 to hold his Senate seat
Joe Lieberman, the US senator and vice presidential nominee whose voyage from reliable liberal to stubborn centrist led him to abandon the Democratic Party at a time of political polarization, earning him both admiration and contempt, has died. He was 82.
He died on Wednesday in New York City due to complications from a fall, according to a statement from his family. The statement said his “love of God, his family and America endured throughout his life of service in the public interest.”