Faux News | Graham Drops Out of Presidential Race

Thursday, October 02, 2003

WASHINGTON — Democrat Bob Graham (search) will hold a news conference Friday to announce that he will be dropping out of the presidential race.

Graham's campaign only has $1 million cash on hand, causing a dire financial situation and the spokesman for Graham's presidential campaign resigned Thursday as his staff considered how to save his lagging candidacy.

Jamal Simmons told Graham and his wife, Adele, that he was leaving as the candidate prepared to meet with his advisers at his Miami Lakes, Fla., headquarters to discuss the campaign's future.

As he left the meeting, Graham said his advisers presented alternatives for the campaign but no decision had been made.

more...http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98942,00.html

Thank you tjdee for the link.

And yes, this is a dupe of a GD and a P/C thread. Feel free to lock. However, I thought that DU's LBN should register an event of this importance.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=458625&mesg_id=458625&page=

I bet a whole lotta of people in Florida are holding their breath right now


Fox link

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98942,00.html

the REpublicans are gearing up for his senate seat...Graham is a good guy around here...

He's one of the good guys.

Senator Graham brings so much to the debate and I hate to see him drop out, if this is true. I hope he sticks it out, but I don't want to lose him in the Senate either. We need him.

I truly feel that Edwards has been promised a VP slot (thus putting his whole career on the line). Prior to that, I think the selection belonged to Graham. I thought this announcement might come soon.

Please run for reelection next year -- PLEASE!

n/t

The Edwards people are probably thinking that if Clark flames out (and right now it's too early to tell), he'll be able to run as the Southern candidate during the primaries.

Lieberman is probably breathing a sight of relief. For one thing, his fundraising totals for the third quarter no longer look so bad. Plus, he can now tap into Graham's fundraising network, many of whom had been leaning towards Lieberman before Graham got into the race.

It's never easy to pull out of a race, but he's needed in Florida and that 1 million dollars will certainly come in handy for his reelection.
For the Party, that's one less vulnerable senate seat to worry about.
If we take back the Senate, he should get something nice for this. He'll already be the chairman of the Intelligence committee, so I say the Senate steering committee should give him a bigger office in the Russell building.

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No shot at Bob but what happens to the million he raised?

and end up donating to a Senatorial campaign. I know the rules allow it but that doesn't mean I have to like it.

like Kerry, who transfered several millions from his Senate account to his Presidential account.

17% of all contributions. Better not to talk about it. There's big ears around here.

http://www.opensecrets.org/presidential/summary.asp?ID=N00000245

He spoke out early against the Iraq war IIRC. Florida is lucky to have him.

Graham was one of the first and loudest and most consistant critics of the Bush war hype and all attendant issues. Running for pres. gave him an incrdible amount of free press that he used with much focus to laser in on the issues that are now exploding <finally> in the media. I think he came in with a strategic purpose - and god bless him, he did a great job. Next....

I hope he does run for re-election to the Senate. He's a good and honest man and we still need him in Government.

As if Bob or some of his staff were reading this:

Thank you Senator. You have my admiration and respect.

He's a great man and a true patriot.

and blessings on his house, godspeed and good luck.

that the report was wrong. They say Graham is NOT dropping out.

*shrug*

Totally agree, he is a fine leader. I'm sure he is looking at other plans to help the cause.

man in the race but I sure hope he runs for re-election and keeps fighting the assholes in the White House.

He ran a good race. God speed.

Next?

I was hoping we could get a few of the Senators to go back
to being Senators, please Joe Lieb, anyway.

He is the foundation of what is going to become in 2004!!!!

Go DEMOCRATS..........UNITE!!!!