WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent who nearly won the vice presidency as a Democrat in 2000, says there’s no way he’ll be Republican Sen. John McCain’s running mate should McCain become the party’s presidential nominee.
“No, I’d tell him: ‘Thanks, John, I’ve been there, I’ve done that. You can find much better,’ ” Lieberman said Tuesday at his Senate office. “I’m not seeking anything else.”
The Connecticut senator said he was unequivocally ruling out sharing the GOP ticket with McCain.
Lieberman’s endorsement of McCain in December and the campaigning he has done in New Hampshire, Michigan, South Carolina, Florida and other states have stoked speculation that the Arizona senator might choose Lieberman as his running mate should McCain win the nomination. Lieberman was Democrat Al Gore’s running mate in 2000. In 2004, Lieberman mounted an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The Associated Press
