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| News Date | Wednesday, January 12, 2011 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | HELENA - Former U.S. Rep. Pat Williams, D-Mont., on Monday ruled out running for governor in 2012.
Over the weekend, some blogs had suggested that Williams, a former nine-term congressman, was considering a run for governor in 2012. Term limits will Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer from seeking a third term then, so it will be an open seat.
"My phone's been ringing again, really for a year, but especially since the story on the Internet," he said in a telephone interview. "I'm honored that this is the third time that Montanans have generously asked me to run for governor. If I ran, I'm convinced that I'd win the primary by a good margin and then the general by a smaller but safe margin.
"I'm 72 years old, and I am more knowledgeable and wiser than I was at my so-called prime at 35. The other thing I know is that there will be a lot of good candidate on both sides, Republican and Democratic, but I will not be one of them."
Many Democrats also had urged Williams to run for governor in 1988 and 1992, but he ultimately declined and sought re-election to the House. |
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