It was announced on Friday that on Sunday Tom Barrett will announce that he is running for governor of Wisconsin.
That is so lame!
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Mayor Tom Barrett will announce this weekend that he is running for governor, the Journal Sentinel has learned.
"You would not be inaccurate to write that," said a top adviser to the two-term mayor on Friday.
A second Milwaukee Democrat who has firsthand knowledge of Barrett's plans also confirmed that the mayor has decided to enter the race to try to replace Gov. Jim Doyle, who announced in August that he would not seek a third term.
Barrett is expected to reveal his plans publicly at noon Sunday, ending three months of pondering and speculation.
All week, Barrett had been inching toward a bid for the state's highest office.
Sources close to Barrett said his team has been talking to Wisconsin campaign operatives about what it would take to run and win a statewide gubernatorial campaign, including what would be a realistic budget. Those sources emphasized that Barrett is not interviewing for campaign staff.
By entering the statewide contest, Barrett will become the only major Democrat in the field, boasting a campaign war chest and name recognition that are expected to keep out other candidates.
Gee, Sunday at noon.
The suspense is killing me.
This is kind of awkward. We know that Barrett really didn't want to run.
Does he have any direction? What are his ideas? How would liberal Democrat Barrett be different from the disastrous liberal Democrat Jim Doyle?
There are so many reasons to doubt Barrett. He's the status quo candidate.
Scott Walker is the candidate of real hope and change.
How is Barrett going to convince people that he's really interested in being the governor after months of hemming and hawing?
I guess the better question is how Barrett will convince himself.
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