Hotline is reporting that Mark Warner is going to announce today that he is not running for President in 2008.
"Breaking: Warner May Not Run In '08
Ex-VA Gov. Mark Warner plans to make a major announcement today about his 2008 presidential bid, three Virginia Democratic sources said. According to two Virginia Democrats who have been formally briefed, Warner is expected to say that he has decided not to run for president in 2008. Warner will speak to Virginia reporters at 11:00 am ET. A Warner spokeswoman declined to comment."
This comes as a bit of a surprise - Warner has been getting good reviews out on the campaign trail and doing well on the money raising front. By many estimates, he had the potential to be the "anti-Hillary." Not sure who this benefits the most -- Edwards (for geography), Bayh (for the moderate thing), and Richardson (as a new wave Governor type) would be my guesses on who it helps.
Do people have any insights into why Warner is (if the report is true) making this decision?
And it makes one wonder what the VA Senate race would be looking like right now if he had jumped in there instead of exploring a Presidential run.