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Monday, May 09, 2005
MA-Gov: Open Seat of Governor in 2006
Posted by Bob BrighamVia Kos, when Novak gets the leak, I pay attention:
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in a recent secret Washington meeting with national political operatives signaled he probably will forgo seeking re-election in 2006 in order to pursue the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
Open seat in 2006?
Romney did not flatly reveal his future intentions, according to sources who were present. But he did say a presidential race would be difficult if he were concentrating on a 2006 campaign for governor and were still in that office in 2007-08.The early evening meeting was held at the Caucus Room, a Washington restaurant popular with politicians and lobbyists. It was put together by Ron Kaufman, longtime Massachusetts member of the Republican National Committee and an intimate adviser of the senior George Bush.
This would be ideal. An open governor's race that Democrats should finally be able to take, and a primary bid doomed from the outset. As if Republicans will nominate a governor of Massachusetts.
Indeed. Demcratic candidates for Governor include Ex-U.S. Attorney Deval Patrick, Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly, and 2002 candidate/ex-state Senator Warren Tolman.
Posted at 12:41 PM in 2006 Elections - State, Massachusetts, Open Seats | Technorati
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Tolman? Where are you getting that? As far as I've heard, he's not running.
Secretary of State Bill Galvin, however, has also been mentioned as a potential Democratic candidate.
For what it's worth, Romney is denying that he's going to skip out on 2006. Take that with a grain of salt, though.
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