Sen. Joe Lieberman was Democrats ' vice presidential nominee in 2000 . Lieberman broke with Democrats and became an Independent . He had not planned to endorse anyone until after the primary season , but McCain asked for his endorsement a few days after the two men returned from a Thanksgiving trip to Iraq together , the aide said . McCain picked up endorsements from The Des Moines Register , The Boston Globe . And the New York Times's editorial board endorsed him as well.
Sen. Joe Lieberman was Democrats ' vice presidential nominee in 2000 . Lieberman broke with Democrats and became an Independent . McCain picked up endorsements from The Des Moines Register , The Boston Globe . And the New York Times's editorial board endorsed him as well.