Senator Kerry Not Running for President in '08

Senator Kerry ran an honest, if imperfect, campaign in 2004, and is a dedicated public servant who came within a few thousand votes of being President.  It almost goes without saying that many Americans would, given the chance, gladly charge up their flux capacitors and go back in time to change their 2004 votes.  Instead of trying again in 2008, John Kerry has decided to run for reelection to his Massachusetts Senate seat, and continue his leadership in the Senate.  The Boston Globe is breaking the story:

Senator John F. Kerry plans to announce today that he will not run in the 2008 presidential race, and will instead remain in Congress and seek reelection to his Senate seat next year, according to senior Democratic officials.

Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, plans to say he will remain in the Senate to recommit himself to efforts to extricate the United States from the war in Iraq. His decision to stay out of the presidential race reflects a realization that he would have had an uphill climb in capturing the Democratic nomination, given the other party heavyweights who are already in the race, according to the officials, who spoke to the Globe on condition of anonymity.

Kerry plans to make his plans known with a speech on the Senate floor this afternoon, and is taping a message to e-mail his supporters to explain his decision.

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