Joe Lieberman endorses Susan Collins, appears in ad for her in Maine

[George II]

Source: NBC News

WASHINGTON — Joe Lieberman, a former U.S senator and the 2000 Democratic vice presidential candidate, endorsed Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Wednesday.

Lieberman is also appearing in an ad for Collins as she faces perhaps the toughest race of her career.

"I'm a lifelong Democrat but I put my country first, always. That's why I'm supporting Susan Collins for Senate," Lieberman, a Democrat turned independent, said in the ad, which is paid for by the Republican Jewish Coalition.

RJC is spending $400,000 to run the ad on digital platforms, aimed at persuading women voters in Maine, according to the group's spokesman Neil Strauss. Lieberman called Collins "a fighter for women's issues" in the ad.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/blog/meet-press-blog-latest-news-analysis-data-driving-political-discussion-n988541/ncrd1239661#blogHeader

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This is disgusting, I'm ashamed that he was my Senator decades ago and I may have voted for him (forget it was so long ago)

Hopefully this has a negative effect on Collins' campaign.

[Greg K]

1. Barf.

[AZ8theist]

79. Does any human on Earth really care what the fuck that douche bag says???nt

[DonaldsRump]

2. Disgusting.

[llashram]

3. I've never trusted him

what a low life.

[Laelth]

4. Sigh. Why did Al Gore have to pick him?

Lieberman was a rat bastard then, and he’s a rat bastard now. I console myself with the firm belief that his endorsement means absolutely nothing ... to anyone.

-Laelth

[IronLionZion]

7. Family Values

because of Clinton's scandal.

I know, there are so many better candidates Gore could have chosen and won big. Lieberman was a mistake.

[mjvpi]

40. I agree

I don't understand the constant pivot to the center right that was embraced by Democratic strategists since Reagan. I guess it was to present a ticket that had something for everyone. Maybe it works sometimes. Biden was a calculated foil to the scary black man preaching hope and change. That worked pretty well, but Lieberman was/is a, to quote you, rat bastard.

[RhodeIslandOne]

54. He should have gone with Bob Graham

Instead Holy Joe weaseled his way in there.

[LisaM]

55. Lieberman did take a hard shift to the right after 9/11, too.

What bugged me about him was that in 2000, he enthusiastically endorsed late military ballots being counted in Florida (which of course would have tended Republican). I was looking this up recently, and if memory serves, about 1500-1700 late military ballots were accepted. This had nothing to do with the postmark - they were cast after the election and no one would say boo about it.

Then, when he (deservedly) lost the Democratic primary in 2002, he put himself on the ballot anyway. It still maddens me that he cared more about his own losing efforts in 2002 than the ballot I cast in 2000 where he actually won the election!

Lieberman did not deserve Al Gore's faith in him. He really let down the side.

[FailureToCommunicate]

66. I was at a D.C. gala when it looked all but certain Gore would pick Tom Harken as his V.P.

Big splashy stage appearance with the two of them raising clasped hand in triumph...

Then poof.

Gore picked that mealy mouthed looser, Lie-berman.

[Gore1FL]

68. Because he wanted to appeal to the moderate republicans.

It's an all-too-familiar strategy.

[pnwmom]

5. Remember in Obama's Presidency, when we supposedly had a 60 vote Senate majority

for a couple months? We really didn't, because Lieberman was one of the 60 -- and he opposed a public option.

If it weren't for Lieberman we'd have one today.

[MurrayDelph]

65. Lieberman's wife

is/was a lobbyist for insurance companies.

He was looking out for his own interests.

[jpak]

6. Haven't seen any in Maine yet

But I'm sure it will induce vomiting.

Yup

[CaptYossarian]

87. He also cures insomnia.

[dhill926]

8. he's irrelevant...

[lagomorph777]

48. No, I think his endorsement will do a lot...

...to help Sarah Gideon.

[BlueMTexpat]

76. Hold that thought!

[SkyDaddy7]

89. I hope so...

Would suck if she who will not be named gets reelected.

[Escurumbele]

9. Joe Lieberman has never been a true Democrat

I have never liked the guy, he is the best example of a two-faced person. Country 1st, yes sure...

I wonder if that endorsement is any good anyway, not sure Joe Lieberman is a respected politician.

[JHB]

72. Lieberman was as much a Democrat as Trump...

It was the pond he was swimming in, so that was the thing to call himself to get stuff he wanted.

Transactional. Nothing deeper than that.

[rampartc]

10. is liebermann bashable under our terms of service?

or is he protected by being a democratic party member?

[2naSalit]

14. He switched to Independent years ago.

[George II]

17. He's not part of our "Democratic caucus" anymore. Having now endorsed a Senator who could....

....help republicans retain their majority in the Senate, he's no friend of Democrats.

[DENVERPOPS]

29. Great Question, Rampart C

I have learned here on DU that ANY questioning of a Democrat is subject to DU censoring the comment........

[lagomorph777]

49. He's not a Democrat. Switched out years ago.

[SunSeeker]

63. He's completely bashable. He switched to Independent and is a Trump supporter.

https://www.newsweek.com/joe-lieberman-fbi-director-republican-independent-612868

[AZ8theist]

80. He's not a party member.

He left the party IMMEDIATELY after being ousted in the primary for senate.

A spineless worm.

[Polybius]

86. There's a few loopholes to the TOS

I've seen bashing of Andrew Jackson a lot. Zell Miller also got ripped apart here 16 years ago.

[2naSalit]

11. Well there's a kiss of death if ever there was one.

[dalton99a]

12. "I'm a lifelong Democrat but I put my country first, always"

Former senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut on Tuesday introduced Betsy DeVos at her Senate confirmation hearing for education secretary in the upcoming Trump administration — and in the process he dissed the entire education establishment.

Lieberman — a member of the board of the organization that DeVos founded, the American Federation of Children — talked about DeVos in glowing terms and said she has helped hundreds of thousands of children.

“She is disciplined, organized, knows how to set goals and then develop practical plans to achieve them. She is really a purpose-driven team builder,” he said. He noted that the Department of Education is bigger than anything she — or virtually all of the senators on the panel — had ever run but said she is ready to take on the task.

And then, he said: “I know that some people are questioning her qualifications to be secretary of education, and too many of those questions seem to me to be based on the fact that she doesn’t come from within the education establishment. But honestly I believe that today, that’s one of the most important qualifications you could have for this job.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/01/17/joe-lieberman-disses-the-entire-education-establishment-at-betsy-devoss-confirmation-hearing/

[DENVERPOPS]

35. Perhaps a better Title

would be Double-Agent??????????

He did massive damage to the Dems, it is not surprising to see his endorsement of any Republican, especially a threatened RepubliCON Senator..........

He loves attention, and if the Dems won't give it to him, he will sell out to the RepubliCONs and continue waging war against the Dems for not glamorizing him........

He is fishing for a Trump administration appointment.......LOL

[ResistantAmerican17]

13. I forgot how much I despise that POS

[Auggie]

15. Lieberman? I thought he was dead ...

Yeah, I hope this has a negative effect on Collins' campaign too.

[LudwigPastorius]

16. Lieberman is the reason we don't have a public option to...

buy into Medicare early.

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/newsletter-article/senate-democrats-drop-public-option-woo-lieberman-and-liberals-howl

To not put too fine a point on it, fuck him sideways.

[marybourg]

27. Lieberman is the reason we didn't have a President Gore.

Just like Palin is the reason we didn’t have a President McCain. Otherwise good candidates showing their vulnerability to making poor decisions . I, and many other dems, including the current Dem Senator of my state, did not vote for Gore because of his choice of Lieberman. It was clear to me then, just as it’s clear now, that Lieberman was a covert publican.

[True Blue American]

69. I too despised Unholy Joe!

He was and is a snake.

[Budi]

18. Liar. He's NOT been a Democrat all his life. He became one as an opportunity to himself.

He was an Independant. Neither here nor there. No loyalty.

But when the opportunity presented itself to serve his own politucal agenda, counter to the tenats of the Democratic Party, Joe Leiberman slithered in as though he'd been one "his whole life".

He was always a self serving grifter.
He was always a Dem in name only.

Never trust the word of an Independant nor a Republican.

[George II]

20. Exactly. He's on record as an "independent". He is NOT a Democrat, one wonders if he ever was.

[Budi]

28. There's probably a clip somewhere, of him claimimg 'I am not a Democrat'

That 'Independant' would remain in a minority box, had they not eventually saw a way to grift off the strength & numbers of the Democratic Party.

[George II]

32. The funny thing is that when he lost the Democratic primary in whatever year, he created....

...some new "party" (CT for Lieberman) but didn't register it right away. Someone else did, set up the "party" (he was the only member) and refused to allow him to join.

I think he still used it on the ballot though.

[Budi]

36. Figures. What was the name of his 'new' party?

It obviously went nowhere, but just for the sake of cautionary history, what'd he call it?

[True Blue American]

70. I thought No labels was good

Until I found Joe Lieberman had joined as one the leaders.

[dalton99a]

23. +1

[benld74]

19. Who?

[NRaleighLiberal]

21. thought he was dead.

[Baked Potato]

22. Go away Lieberman...

He has no moral compass either.

[cp]

24. Schmuck

[dawg day]

25. I can't think of anyone who would vote for a candidate--

on the basis of an endorsement by JOE LIEBERMAN.

[Ritabert]

26. Lieberman is totally irrelevant

Lieberman has no influence over anything.

[yaesu]

30. I still can't believe that idiot was a vp pick. nt

[Politicalgolfer]

31. Mainer here...

This will have no effect. Dems here detest him. Repubs detest him because he was a Dem & Dem VP nominee, and Independents never paid any attention to the little vermin! The ads out against Collins are absolutely beautiful!!!! She's going to be toast!

[PlanetBev]

33. I knew he was an asshole

But not this big of an asshole. I need to go back to Asshole University to sharpen my assholery detection skills.

[hadEnuf]

34. Lieberman?

That Vichy bastard is still involved in politics?

Might as well be an endorsement from the GOP.

[ffr]

37. 2000 all over again. Gore gained nothing by choosing Lieberman.

What a fuckstick!

[oasis]

38. "I put my country first always". Joe Liarman's for keeping Mitch

in the driver's seat.

[SpankMe]

39. Anyone contributing to a Republican majority in congress is a traitor in this age. n/t

[stillcool]

41. jeeze...where they'd dig him up from?

typical Republican move. Bring them out from storage, dust them off, and pull the string. Does it ever work?

[hlthe2b]

42. Figures... So, whatever happened to his prodigal son? Is he still running for GA Senate, despite...

being exposed as the author of a very racist book?

[Me.]

43. Is HE The Only Person She Can Get

[VA_Jill]

44. 'Scuse me, y'all

but fuck him and the elephant he rode in on.

[Hassler]

45. She's officially a goner now

[PatSeg]

46. "Lifelong Democrat" my ass

That's why he endorsed McCain in 2008 and campaigned for him. He is however a lifelong snake.

[patphil]

47. So, Collins helps put Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, and she is a champion for Womens Rights?

I don't think so.
Lieberman sucked as a Senator, and he hasn't changed.
Note the first 3 letters of his last name are LIE.

[SunSeeker]

50. Getting endorsed by a man everyone hates should do wonders for her campaign.

[Javaman]

51. yeah, that will really help her...

[RhodeIslandOne]

52. New England Republicans stick together

They can get flushed together.

Joe Lieberman helped win Florida for Al Gore. Too bad he denied it and hopped right into BushCo's pocket as soon as he could.

[HuskyOffset]

53. Fuck Joe Lieberman.

Fuck him right in his Susan Collins. With a Trump.

[LisaM]

56. Lifelong Democrat, my A**!

Has he forgotten the "Lieberman for America" party? And wasn't he identified as an Independent in the Senate?

[COLGATE4]

57. Joe who?

They deserve each other.

[NurseJackie]

58. He's no longer a Democrat, right? We can safely shit on him?

[George II]

59. As far as I'm concerned we can. He's not a Democrat and he's endorsing republicans. That sucks.

[NurseJackie]

61. I never liked him anyway! He's a sore loser(man) and party-switcher.

Why does anyone care what he has to say anyway? He needs to just slip away into oblivion and enjoy his retirement... IN SILENCE!

[George II]

62. I voted for Ned Lamont in the primary AND the General Election. And for Governor year before last.

[JI7]

60. Is this supposed to help ?

[bringthePaine]

64. one turncoat has-been endorsing soon-to-be has-been - how very Refukkkchicken of them!

[samsingh]

67. lieberman is truly defective and a traitor to the country

[xxqqqzme]

71. "I'm a lifelong Democrat"....

No, you're NOT!

[Paladin]

73. Eat a bowl of fuck, Lieberman. "Lifelong Democrat" my ass.

Either remove yourself from public exposure or die, and do it quickly.

[sdfernando]

74. Who? doesn't ring a bell at all. /nt

[Rebl2]

75. In no way

is Lieberman a Democrat and hasn’t been for years. It’s laughable that he said she has fought for women’s rights. Maybe when she first became a senator, but not anymore.

[Penn Voter]

77. Yes

Lieberman is going to send Collins some JOEMENTUM!!

[Skittles]

81. I knew the minute he was picked for VP we lost that election

I have never been able to stand him. YUCK.

[oldsoftie]

82. So thats 1 Dem for a republican, how many republicans for Biden??

[mdbl]

84. He's not a Dem

he's an irrelevant ass who is endorsring another irrelevant ass. I am sure Susan Collins is concerned.

[cstanleytech]

83. Joe will go down in history as a Benedict Arnold. nt

[yardwork]

85. Fuck You, Joe.

[hopeforchange2008]

88. He's going to be hard-pressed to find anyone in Maine who cares what he thinks /eom

[dchill]

90. "I'm a lifelong Democrat but..."

No. Just no.