Kerry intends to stay out of race in 2008
Kerry intends to stay out of race in 2008
By Emma RatliffBoston Herald City Editor Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - Updated: 01:27 PM EST
Senator John Kerry intends on staying out of the 2008 race for the White House, democratic officials are telling media outlets today. Over the past few months there has been speculation that the Bay State Senator has been mulling over a possible second run for the presidency. When contacted by the Boston Herald, Senator Kerry’s press office could not confirm the report. The democratic Senator is expected to announce that he will not run for the presidency on the Senate floor at some point today. CNN also reports that Kerry will send an e-mail out to his supporters about his decision.
“The Senator dropping out will have little effect on the race ... The biggest effect will be in fund raising. There will be those loyal to Kerry that will now be up for grabs as fundraisers and I am sure the candidates are already on the phone,” said Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. Kerry, 64, who lost the White House when Ohio voted for President Bush by 118,601 votes on election night in November 2004, was attending a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting and unavailable for comment. His decision leaves a field of nine Democrats running or signaling their intention to do so, including Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois. The Republican field has a similar number with Bush constitutionally barred from seeking a third term. Kerry’s 2004 campaign drew widespread criticism from fellow Democrats after his defeat. His critics said he had failed to make a forceful enough response to Republican criticism as well as charges by conservative groups that he did not deserve the medals he won for combat in the Vietnam War. Associated Press contributed to this report.
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By Emma RatliffBoston Herald City Editor Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - Updated: 01:27 PM EST
Senator John Kerry intends on staying out of the 2008 race for the White House, democratic officials are telling media outlets today. Over the past few months there has been speculation that the Bay State Senator has been mulling over a possible second run for the presidency. When contacted by the Boston Herald, Senator Kerry’s press office could not confirm the report. The democratic Senator is expected to announce that he will not run for the presidency on the Senate floor at some point today. CNN also reports that Kerry will send an e-mail out to his supporters about his decision.
“The Senator dropping out will have little effect on the race ... The biggest effect will be in fund raising. There will be those loyal to Kerry that will now be up for grabs as fundraisers and I am sure the candidates are already on the phone,” said Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. Kerry, 64, who lost the White House when Ohio voted for President Bush by 118,601 votes on election night in November 2004, was attending a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting and unavailable for comment. His decision leaves a field of nine Democrats running or signaling their intention to do so, including Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois. The Republican field has a similar number with Bush constitutionally barred from seeking a third term. Kerry’s 2004 campaign drew widespread criticism from fellow Democrats after his defeat. His critics said he had failed to make a forceful enough response to Republican criticism as well as charges by conservative groups that he did not deserve the medals he won for combat in the Vietnam War. Associated Press contributed to this report.
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