Jim Webb bows out of veepstakes

Published: July 7, 2008, 5:00 pm

Tags: white house 2008

by David Lerman Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, widely touted as a potential running mate for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, formally took himself out of the vice-presidential sweepstakes Monday. "Last week, I communicated to Senator Obama and his presidential campaign my firm intention to remain in the United States Senate, where I believe I am best equipped to serve the people of Virginia and this country," Webb said in a written statement. "Under no circumstances will I be a candidate for vice president." The unequivocal statement appeared aimed at ending speculation that has dogged the freshman Virginia Democrat for months about his interest in serving on a national ticket. While Webb has long said he had not thought about the vice presidency and wasn't interested in the job, he had stopped short of ruling out the possibility until Monday. Political strategists had played up Webb's potential as a running mate based partly on the foreign policy and

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