On Sunday, Joe Lieberman's mother passed away. Many will remember her from her appearances at the DNC convention in 2000. She did quite a bit of campaigning to get seniors to vote for the Gore/Lieberman ticket.
from jta.org:Lieberman’s mother dies
Marcia Lieberman, who said she “kvelled” when her son was nominated for vice president in 2000, died Sunday at age 90.
Marcia Lieberman, the mother of Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), campaigned heavily after Democrats nominated her son for vice president in 2000, the first time a Jewish man was on a major national ticket, and when he ran for the Democratic nomination in 2004. She often would tell stories of Lieberman’s childhood in reaching out to senior voters. “Our strong and beloved mother who gave us life has died,” the senator and his sisters said in a statement. “Her spirit and light continues in all who were touched by her.”
When Lieberman announced his presidential campaign in 2003, his mother hosted reporters in her Connecticut home, and said his aspirations were “beyond what any mom would ever dream.”
She told JTA: “He’ll be the best president there ever was.”