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burr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-03-03 10:39 PM
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7. Cleland could still run.
From the AJC...
"As confusion over Young's plans swirled Thursday, the name of former Democratic Sen. Max Cleland surfaced as a possible candidate. Cleland, who was upset last year by Republican Saxby Chambliss, was the subject of an article in the Washington publication Roll Call in which unnamed Democratic senators encouraged him to run. Cleland could not be reached for comment.

But political observers believe Cleland would face tough going. 'It's very hard for a defeated incumbent senator to regain a Senate seat,' said Merle Black, an Emory University political scientist. 'It would be an uphill battle.'

Young said today that he would back Cleland if he decided to make another Senate run.

'If he decided to run, I would do more than I did before,' Young said. 'I feel we let Max down..."

<http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/1003/03young.htm... >
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  - looks like NC, SC, GA, LA  CMT   Oct-03-03 11:22 AM   #1 
  - I think that Baker and Franklin have both passed  mndemocrat_29   Oct-03-03 09:20 PM   #5 
  - No  demnan   Oct-03-03 11:25 AM   #2 
  - Virginia has a Democratic Governor and Lt. Governor  w4rma   Oct-03-03 11:52 AM   #3 
  - Yes, and if it weren't for our constitution he would make a good ...  Frodo   Oct-04-03 08:12 PM   #13 
  - The Virginia thing I'll give you  mndemocrat_29   Oct-03-03 01:39 PM   #4 
  - We Didn't Have a Dem in GA, anyways  rucky   Oct-03-03 10:08 PM   #6 
  - Cleland could still run.  burr   Oct-03-03 10:39 PM   #7 
  - I think Cleland running would be a great idea  mndemocrat_29   Oct-04-03 09:27 AM   #9 
  - What I think  jiacinto   Oct-03-03 10:42 PM   #8 
  - I agree that Florida will be a tossup  mndemocrat_29   Oct-04-03 09:29 AM   #10 
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  - The accursed NC seat  leyton   Oct-04-03 07:54 PM   #12 
  - At least Bowles isn't running against Dole this time...  burr   Oct-04-03 08:46 PM   #14 
  - yes  ButterflyBlood   Oct-04-03 09:02 PM   #15 
  - Exactly  mndemocrat_29   Oct-05-03 09:31 AM   #21 
  - All Tenenbaum needs is to get a majority of the women vote  ButterflyBlood   Oct-04-03 09:03 PM   #16 
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  - This will all depend on the national situation.  rsammel   Oct-04-03 09:38 PM   #18 
  - Graham is not Dropping out  davhill   Oct-05-03 06:35 AM   #19 
     - lol...  burr   Oct-05-03 10:29 AM   #22 
 

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