2000 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection

none 2000 Democratic vice presidential nomination primary 1992 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection 1992 2004 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection 2004 2000 08 07 File:Joe Lieberman official portrait 2 (cropped 3x4).jpg Joe Lieberman 1E90FF Connecticut Vice Presidential nominee Al Gore Joe Lieberman This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 2000 election. Incumbent Vice President Al Gore won the 2000 Democratic nomination for President of the United States, and chose Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman as his running mate on August 7, 2000.https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/08/us/2000-campaign-vice-president-lieberman-will-run-with-gore-first-jew-major-us.html THE 2000 CAMPAIGN - THE VICE PRESIDENT - LIEBERMAN WILL RUN WITH GORE - FIRST JEW ON A MAJOR U.S. TICKET - NYTimes.com The New York Times 2000-08-08 2016-07-03 Lieberman, a centrist two-term Democratic senator, was chosen for being "tough on defense" and foreign policy issues. Lieberman was the first Jewish nominee chosen for a national ticket. The choice of Lieberman was announced shortly before the 2000 Democratic National Convention.Knowlton Brian Gore's Choice for His Running Mate:Moderate Senator Who Scorned Clinton : Selecting Lieberman Is Seen as Bold Move; Religion May Be Issue https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/08/news/08iht-veep.2.t.html 2 October 2015 New York Times 8 August 2000 Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher led the vetting process.Connolly Ceci 4 August 2000 Gore Trims VP List To Six -- Senators Have Inside Track / Bradley could be 'wild card' pick Washington Post http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Gore-Trims-VP-List-To-Six-Senators-Have-Inside-2745572.php 3 October 2015 The Gore–Lieberman ticket ultimately lost to the Bush–Cheney ticket in the general election. Coincidental to the presidential election, Lieberman was re-elected to a third term as senator from Connecticut and subsequently changed his party affiliation to Independent in 2006. Selection Shortlist Announcement In August 2000, Gore announced that he had selected Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut as his vice presidential running mate. Lieberman became the first person of the Jewish faith to appear on a major party's presidential ticket (Barry Goldwater, the Republican presidential nominee in 1964, was of Jewish descent but identified as an Episcopalian).August 13, 2000 Joe Lieberman The New York Observer http://www.observer.com/node/43265 https://web.archive.org/web/20081207212923/http://www.observer.com/node/43265 dead December 7, 2008 July 15, 2008 Lieberman, who was a more conservative Democrat than Gore, had publicly blasted President Clinton for the Monica Lewinsky affair. Many pundits saw Gore's choice of Lieberman as another way of trying to distance himself from the scandals of the Clinton White House.Sack Kevin August 9, 2000 THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: THE VICE PRESIDENT; Gore and Lieberman Make Tolerance the Centerpiece The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/09/us/2000-campaign-vice-president-gore-lieberman-make-tolerance-centerpiece.html?pagewanted=print 2008-07-03 Media speculation on possible vice presidential candidates Members of Congress Starr Alexandra July–August 1999 Running Mates: Who will be on the ticket in 2000? The Washington Monthly http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/1999/9907.starr.campaign.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000305010318/http://washingtonmonthly.com/features/1999/9907.starr.campaign.html 2000-03-05Seelye Katherine 26 July 2000 THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: THE VICE PRESIDENT; Democrats Say Bush's Choice Gives Gore a Freer Hand New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/26/us/2000-campaign-vice-president-democrats-say-bush-s-choice-gives-gore-freer-hand.html 3 October 2015http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/080400/ele_0804000019.shtml Gore narrows vice presidential short list to six https://web.archive.org/web/20120910232110/http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/080400/ele_0804000019.shtml 2012-09-10DePaulo Lisa The (Real) Governator https://www.gq.com/news-politics/politics/201112/andrew-cuomo-gq-interview-january-2012?currentPage=2 GQ 14 December 2011August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Governors Federal executive branch officials Veepstakes 2000 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/veepstakes-2000/ CBS News March 15, 2000Brownstein Ronald In Veepstakes, Candidates Look for Partners Who Are Already Winners https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jul-17-mn-54370-story.html Los Angeles Times 17 January 2000 Others See also Al Gore 2000 presidential campaign 2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2000 Democratic National Convention 2000 United States presidential election List of United States major party presidential tickets Notes References Category:Al Gore 2000 presidential campaign Category:Al Gore Category:Democratic Party (United States) vice presidential nominees Category:Dick Durbin Category:Dianne Feinstein Category:Joe Lieberman Category:John Kerry Category:John Edwards Category:Evan Bayh