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Lieberman to Back McCain

Hawkish pal could sway moderates & independents

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 17, 2007 5:41 AM CST
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(Newser) – Democratic Connecticut senator and one-time vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman is expected today to announce his support of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, reports the Washington Post. The newly "Independent Democrat" agrees with McCain's hawkish Iraq stance, and his backing is thought to hold some sway with moderate and independent voters in the primaries.

For Lieberman, this endorsement marks another step away from the Democratic Party, which dropped him from the Connecticut ticket in 2006 because of his Iraq views. Lieberman's win as an independent was helped along by his old friend McCain. "There is no doubt that he is more closely aligned to McCain than anyone running for president," said a campaign spokesman.

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to a crowd during a campaign stop in Nashua, N.H., Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007. McCain has stocked his arsenal with a variety of weapons over the years, like fists when he was in school and bombs when he was at war....
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to a crowd during a campaign stop in Nashua, N.H., Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007. McCain has stocked his arsenal with a variety of weapons over...   (Associated Press)
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, during the release of the National institute on Media and the Family's 12th Annual Video Game Report card. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, during the release of the National institute on Media and the Family's 12th Annual Video Game...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., conclude a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., conclude a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)   (Associated Press)
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, flanked by Republican Presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., talks about the Iraq supplemental legislation he will offer in the Senate, Friday, March 23, 2007, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. . (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, flanked by Republican Presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., talks about the Iraq supplemental legislation he will...   (Associated Press)
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