EXCLUSIVE — Few Americans alive could claim to have more experience in the realm of presidential politics than former Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT). As former Vice President Al Gore’s running mate in 2000, he came within a few hundred “hanging chads” in Florida of being elected vice president himself. In 2004, he ran for the Democratic Party nomination before ultimately losing to former Sen. John Kerry. And in 2008, Lieberman was nearly tapped as John McCain’s running mate for the Republican ticket, an idea that was jettisoned by the McCain campaign following threats of a large-scale “walkout” at the convention.

Lieberman retired from the Senate in 2013 after serving four terms. Today, he serves as founding chairman of No Labels, a political organization seeking to field a “unity ticket” to compete as a third party in the 2024 presidential election.