Fmr Sen Joe Lieberman Age 82

[TheBigA]

Former Senator Joe Lieberman has died at age 82:

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, 2000 Democratic VP nominee, dead at 82

Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who represented the Nutmeg State in Washington for 24 years and was the Democratic Party’s 2000 vice presidential nominee, has died. He was 82. A statem…

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[CTListener]

A decent, highly moralistic man, sometimes too fierce for my tastes in his quest to cocoon children from anything remotely harmful -- including his annual wish list of toys he'd like to see banned, which always included things that most of us would consider nothing but good age-appropriate fun, and his generally prudish views on popular entertainment, Were Al Gore elected president in 2000, Lieberman would have been the nation's first non-Christian holder of either of its two highest executive offices. RIP from a former Nutmeg Stater who voted for him many times.

 

[Weiserguy]

I've wondered, more than a few times, whether Gore would have been elected if Lieberman hadn't been selected to be his running mate. Partially for his out-of-touch views on issues big and small, but mostly because he was Jewish (and an observant Jew to boot). As we've been seeing much more clearly in recent years, there's still a strain of Christian nationalists that believes they, and only they, have the right to run the country. Without Lieberman, some of them might have been willing to vote for Gore instead of the callow and rigid G.W. Bush.

 

[CTListener]

I've wondered, more than a few times, whether Gore would have been elected if Lieberman hadn't been selected to be his running mate. Partially for his out-of-touch views on issues big and small, but mostly because he was Jewish (and an observant Jew to boot). As we've been seeing much more clearly in recent years, there's still a strain of Christian nationalists that believes they, and only they, have the right to run the country. Without Lieberman, some of them might have been willing to vote for Gore instead of the callow and rigid G.W. Bush.

It's true that the Gore-Lieberman ticket failed to win any states south of Illinois with the exceptions of New Mexico and Hawaii. But even with that overwhelming rejection in the South and Mountain West, the Democrats only needed to win Florida. But (if the final tally is to be believed, which some still don't) that state, with more Jews than any other outside of New York, went Republican, most likely on the strength of the strongly anti-Communist (and anti-liberal) Cuban population.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

I remember back in the 2000's Joe Lieberman and John McCain in the senate would negotiate deals in congress with each other. But that was until John McCain's campaign advisors told him to get Sarah Palin for VP candidate.

 

[davideduardo]

But (if the final tally is to be believed, which some still don't) that state, with more Jews than any other outside of New York, went Republican, most likely on the strength of the strongly anti-Communist (and anti-liberal) Cuban population.

Naturally, the Cubans in the U.S. tend to be very opposed to any party that smells at all "progressive" because most of them had all their properties, liberties and achievements erased by the Castro regime.

But also look at the Puerto Rican population in Orlando. By 2000, we were well into the mass exodus of, now, a quarter or more of the Island's population. Most of the migrants are "middle class" and the majority were New Progressive Party members at home and became Republicans in Florida.

(For those that don't know, all Puerto Ricans can vote the moment they move to any of the 50 states as they are U.S. citizens at birth. I mention this as I constantly encounter people who think those of us who came from Puerto Rico are "immigrants.")

The large number of Puerto Ricans in FL can't be ignored in election campaigns, as all are eligible voters and any campaign in Central Florida that ignores the Puerto Ricans there will likely lose. And a huge percentage of Puerto Ricans in that area will listen to stations playing English language music... just like the many stations "back home" that they listened to did.

 

[davideduardo]

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[Will_H_69_9]

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i'm surprised it didn't get locked due to the nature of this thread being related to a politician's passing

anyway, i was too young to vote in the 2000 election since i was 14/15 when the 2000 election year occurred but i remembered the drama around that election well as it was the first presidential election i truly paid attention to, my first presidential election that i voted in was the 2004 race as i turned 18 in 2003 and by the time i voted in the 2004 election, i was 19, but point is, if was able to vote in 2000, i would have voted for him & Gore, RIP Good sir, thanks for service in political office, i'll leave it at that.