Fla. Sen. Graham Carefully Considering Re-Election Bid [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

Fla. Sen. Graham Carefully Considering Re-Election Bid

POSTED: 12:18 a.m. EDT October 19, 2003

MIAMI -- Florida Sen. Bob Graham has been through the poetry of a presidential campaign. Now he must decide whether he wants six more years of prose - the day-to-day demands of staying in politics.

Graham has not yet announced whether he will seek re-election after folding his presidential campaign earlier this month. Repeatedly asked about his future this week, Graham borrowed a line from former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo after appearing in Washington with his son, Andrew, the former U.S. housing secretary.

The elder Cuomo once said: "You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose." For Graham, the words have taken on a special meaning. After the "poetry" of the campaign, Graham said he's "trying to decide whether to continue writing prose in the next six years." (snip)

(snip) Fellow Democrats are urging Graham to seek another term. Republicans hold a 51-48 majority in the current Senate, with one Democratic-leaning independent. Three Democrats have announced plans to retire - Sens. Zell Miller of Georgia, John Edwards of North Carolina and Ernest "Fritz" Hollings of South Carolina - complicating the party's chances of recapturing a majority. (snip/...)

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