Delaware Sen. Carper Backs Lieberman
Friday, August 29, 2003
WILMINGTON, Del. — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Lieberman (search) picked up the endorsement of Delaware Sen. Thomas R. Carper (search) on Friday.
Appearing at a campaign stop on the Wilmington riverfront, Lieberman also earned the backing of Lt. Gov. John Carney (search) and state treasurer Jack Markell.
"With the economy continuing to struggle, the national debt continuing to increase, and terrorists continuing to threaten the peace at home and abroad, we need to elect a president who can make America secure and get the economy moving again," Carper said in a statement released by Lieberman's campaign. "Joe Lieberman is that man, and that's why I'm endorsing him for president."
Carper and Markell did not attend the riverfront event, though Carper later caught up with Lieberman at a meeting in Wilmington with local Democrats. "He's a uniter," said Carper, whose ties with the Connecticut senator include membership in the centrist Democratic Leadership Council (search).
"Delaware is going to play an early and critical role in the run for the White House," Lieberman said.
He said he planned to make more visits to Delaware, one of several states holding early primaries or caucuses on Feb. 3.
Carper, a former Delaware governor, also was named state chair of Lieberman's campaign.
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