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Friday, April 15, 2005
Rendell to Run in 2008?
The latest news from Bill Toland and Tom Barnes of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette seems to indicate that the answer is yes.
Gov. Ed Rendell's director of communications, Penny Lee, is leaving Harrisburg to become the new executive director of the Democratic Governors Association in Washington, D.C.While it might seem like the press often reads too much into these things, this case might be slightly different. The campaign for position of executive director of the DGA is in many ways viewed as an early primary for '08, with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack also angling for their aids to get the spot. In this regard, the selection of Lee can be viewed as a real victory for Rendell. It's a long way away from '08, but the wheels are turning.
So the readers of political tea leaves are trying to figure out what it all means -- could Rendell run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008?
Having a former aide like the politically savvy Lee occupy a key national position is seen by some politicians as an indication of Rendell's interest in the 2008 race. But many others say there's no connection.
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