NEW YORK, NY October 30, 2006 —Mayor Bloomberg is on the campaign trail this morning shaking hands with commuters at Stamford's Metro North station with Senator Joe Lieberman.

REPORTER: Speaking in August, the day after Lieberman lost the Democratic primary, Bloomberg encouraged him to stay in the race as an independent.

BLOOMBERG: Partisan process has just hamstrung Washington, it's just paralyzed government at all different levels. We need people who just stand up and call it as they see it and that's what Joe Lieberman does.

REPORTER: Over the weekend, Lieberman said if Democrats are successful in taking back the Senate he'd likely get a leadership role because he's been in the senate for 18-years. But Democrat Ned Lamont's camp was unimpressed, saying Lieberman's seniority and -- quote -- "so-called bipartisanship are serving George Bush and Dick Cheney much more than the people of Connecticut."