Cindy Sheehan will not run for Senate

[cal04]

Cindy Sheehan, the anti- Iraq war activist whose son was killed in the conflict there, put an end to speculation on Thursday that she would launch a long-shot bid to become a U.S. senator from California Sheehan, speaking in front of San Francisco City Hall, said she would not run for the office.

"If I thought that running for Senate would bring our young people home more quickly I would do it in a minute, but I am not convinced that that would do so," Sheehan said. A campaign would have pitted her against California's senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat who is one of the state's most popular politicians.

Although experts and polls suggest Feinstein, in office since 1992, will win reelection easily, a campaign by Sheehan would have provided her with a platform for her anti-war message.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060209/pl_nm/california_sheehan_dc

[benburch]

1. It is for the best.

She is invaluable as an activist.

[Marleyb]

9. How?

Congress is ignoring us. They make the decisions, we pay the price.

The progressive groups keep scheduling protests on weekends where congress doesn't have to see us.

I fail to see how anything is going to change.

We can't wait for congress, we have to become congress.

I think that someone has steered Cindy wrong, and judging from some of the posts on this board, it seems like there was a concerted effort to discourage her. I think the higher ups really see her as a threat.

[pocket]

2. that sucks

I was really hoping.

[bigdarryl]

4. Cindy not running for senator

Yes i heard that on on air america also

[ktowntennesseedem]

5. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

7. Welcome to DU.

:popcorn:

[quinnox]

3. Maybe she will run for president instead

I'm sure her chances would be about the same...

[scarface2004]

6. president sheehan.

sounds good to me.

[KingFlorez]

8. Thank God

Cindy's starting to get ridiculous

[liberal43110]

10. That's exactly what I was going to say:

Thank god.

[insanity]

11. Amen.