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Sen. John Edwards is expected to announce he will not run for Re-Election
The Hill ^
| September 3, 2003
| Peter Savodnik
Posted on 09/03/2003 8:25:54 AM PDT by Pubbie
North Carolina. Democratic Sen. John Edwards is expected to announce within two weeks that he will not run for re-election to the Senate so that he can focus on his struggling White House bid.
Last week, former South Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt (D), a key Edwards supporter, predicted Edwards would drop out of the Senate race when he officially declares his candidacy for president Sept. 16, in his hometown of Robbins, N.C.
Several Democrats may run if Edwards opts not to seek a second Senate term. They include former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles, who lost to GOP Sen. Elizabeth Dole last year, and former state Rep. Dan Blue, who lost to Bowles in the 2002 primary. The Democratic nominee would likely face Republican Rep. Richard
Burr, who has close to $3.5 million in his campaign war chest.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: 2004; burr; edwards; edwardswatch; johnedwards; moose; northcarolina; oldnorthstate; retirements; richardburr; senate
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To: Pubbie
Iksome Bowels is having the runs.
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posted on
09/03/2003 1:15:36 PM PDT
by
boomop1
To: goldstategop
"If Jack Woodcock works hard"
Oh, dear.
82
posted on
09/03/2003 1:48:43 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~RINOs can eat my shorts - and you don't want to know when I washed 'em last~)
To: JohnnyZ
Drat. She's cute. Too bad she's a 'Rat. Did Ole Harve marry a model to get a kid this attractive ?
83
posted on
09/03/2003 1:51:51 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~RINOs can eat my shorts - and you don't want to know when I washed 'em last~)
To: JohnnyZ
"Maybe newscaster Sonja Gantt will run :)"
She's cute. Is she 30 years old yet? If so, she may run for the RATs and give Burr a run for his money. In elections, all else being equal, cute beats homely every day and twice on Sunday.
84
posted on
09/03/2003 3:09:25 PM PDT
by
AuH2ORepublican
(Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
To: fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican
Now, c'mon, Sonja ain't all that. (She's not going to run, at least at this point, anyway. I don't know if she's interested in elective office but she'd start out in local govt, you gotta figure.) You should see the chicks over on FOX. Hello, Ashley Anderson . . .
not to mention Suzette Rhee and Patty Pan
I love watching the local news in Charlotte!!!
85
posted on
09/03/2003 4:57:14 PM PDT
by
JohnnyZ
(Robot robot robot)
To: JohnnyZ
(To clarify, Patty Pan for another network, not FOX; Suzette is I'm not sure where these days)
86
posted on
09/03/2003 5:05:06 PM PDT
by
JohnnyZ
(Robot robot robot)
To: JohnnyZ; fieldmarshaldj
That Ashley Anderson is a hottie! If she's a conservative, we should nominate her right away to run against Sue Myrick in the primaries. I'd much rather watch Ashley on C-SPAN than ol' Sue.
Speaking of hotties, have you seen Brooke Adams, who's running as an independent in the CA recall? Here's her site:
http://www.brookeforgovernor.com/ She's fairly conservative for a Californian (from her site I think she's against partial-birth abortion and most gun-control, and for tax cuts). Someone should encourage her to run for Congress in Southern California (but not me, my wife wouldn't let me : ).
87
posted on
09/03/2003 5:19:43 PM PDT
by
AuH2ORepublican
(Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
To: AuH2ORepublican
That Ashley Anderson is a hottie! If she's a conservative Ashley is indeed a conservative feminist. Think Susan B. Anthony. Haven't pinned her down on abortion yet but she's solid on a lot of stuff, very New South, if you will.
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posted on
09/03/2003 6:28:45 PM PDT
by
JohnnyZ
(Robot robot robot)
To: Pubbie
Oh yeah.
Some much needed good news on the Senate front. Although I think Burr would beat Johnny Bravo it's easier if Johnny drops out.
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posted on
09/04/2003 3:36:40 AM PDT
by
Impy
(Don't you fall into the trap, democrats are full of crap.)
To: Howlin
The only reason I bring up Jim Hunt is that he seems to be the perpetual politician type.
To: Impy
Nice graphic.
To: Pubbie
Darn. The headline excited me, until I saw that Irksome Bowels was thinking of running for his seat.
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posted on
09/04/2003 5:45:34 AM PDT
by
gitmo
(Americans are learning world geography ... one war at a time.)
To: Pubbie
in light of the Estrada withdrawal and poor recruitment so far, this could be good news. Now if Graham of FL will do the same!
93
posted on
09/04/2003 1:10:42 PM PDT
by
votelife
(Free Bill Pryor)
To: Pubbie
I saw a poll that said 48 Dashcle, 46 Thune. Not bad...
94
posted on
09/04/2003 1:12:14 PM PDT
by
votelife
(Free Bill Pryor)
To: goldstategop
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and maybe Florida are in play for Republican pickups in '04.
95
posted on
09/04/2003 1:13:44 PM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
To: votelife
Bob Graham is done, he won't run, that's why he's been telling Florida Democrats to "Have an Organisation and be ready to run" for his Senate seat.
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posted on
09/04/2003 1:30:36 PM PDT
by
Pubbie
(Bill Owens for Prez and Jeb as VP in '08.)
To: Pubbie
I could see Graham undercutting his FL Democrats, "for the sake of the party" ie the ability to ruthlessy destroy Bushes nominees.
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posted on
09/05/2003 1:14:48 PM PDT
by
votelife
(Free Bill Pryor)
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