Thread: It's official: Lou Dobbs won't run for governor

It's official: Lou Dobbs won't run for governor
by Josh Margolin/The Star-Ledger
Friday June 13, 2008, 1:49 PM

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Lou Dobbs CNN's Lou Dobbs said today that he will not run for governor of New Jersey.

"I'm not considering anything right now in terms of running for governor and that's where I am," Dobbs said in a voicemail message. "As of now I, am not in anyway intending to run for political office."


Earlier this week, the sharp-tongued TV personality declined to comment on talk that he was considering entering the 2009 race for New Jersey's highest office. Dobbs. 62, is a longtime resident of Sussex County.

Word of a possible Dobbs run was dismissed quickly by both political parties.

Sussex County Republican Chairman Rich Zeoli said Dobbs "would have a bright future in politics if he ever decides to go down that road to get involved. Our hope would be he would first want to get involved with the Sussex County Repubilcan organization."

As for the governor's race, Zeoli said he still is hoping that U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie jumps in. "You're going to see a lot of the people in the party uniting behind him," he said.

I didn't know that he was thinking about it. Too bad for New Jersey.


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Lou Dobbs Mulls Run for Governor

Friday, June 13, 2008 10:51 AM

By: Juim Meyers Article Font Size

Several Republican sources in the state told the Newark Star-Ledger that the host of CNN's "Lou Dobbs Tonight" has inquired about the steps he would need to take if he decides to toss his hat in the ring.

Reached by telephone at his farm in Sussex County on Wednesday, Dobbs did not deny that he is mulling a run, saying only: “I’m just not going to comment.â€