Joe Lieberman to campaign for some Republican candidates during the 2010 midterm elections

Joe Lieberman is turning into a true independant, and not just an independant toeing the Democrat line. Though he caucauses with Democrats, and was at one time a Democrat, last year he joined the campaign trial with Joe McCain (who was probably more of a Democrat than a Republican anyway). This week, Lieberman came out against any sort of public option, with liberals grinding their teeth, throwing insults his way on twitter and other social networks. Today comes word that Joe Lieberman tells ABC News that he will campaign for some Republican candidates during the 2010 midterm elections and may not seek the Democratic Senate nomination when he runs for re-election in 2012.

“I probably will support some Republican candidates for Congress or Senate in the election in 2010. I’m going to call them as I see them,” Lieberman said in an ABC News “Subway Series” interview aboard the U.S. Capitol Subway System.

Lieberman infuriated fellow Democrats in 2008 by supporting Republican presidential nominee John McCain as well as congressional candidates Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.

The moves nearly cost Lieberman his chairmanship of the Commerce Committee, but after promising to be a loyal Democrat he was allowed to keep his gavel.

Now, he says he’ll do it again.

“There’s a hard core of partisan, passionate, hardcore Republicans,” Lieberman said. “There’s a hard core of partisan Democrats on the other side. And in between is the larger group, which is people who really want to see the right thing done, or want something good done for this country and them — and that means, sometimes, the better choice is somebody who’s not a Democrat.

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October 30, 2009 · Filed Under Joe Lieberman


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