Kennedy Will Not Challenge Landrieu -- Political Wire

Kennedy Will Not Challenge Landrieu

Karl Rove has been working to convince Louisiana State Treasurer John Kennedy (D) to switch parties for the 2008 election and run as the Republican challenger to incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) -- widely viewed as the weakest democratic senator up for reelection in 2008. However, according to an email from Kennedy to supporters, he will not be challenging Landrieu, instead choosing to run for reelection this year for State Treasurer.

Kennedy ran an unsuccessful campaign for senate in 2004, loosing to scandal-plagued David Vitter.

Update: A Political Wire reader emails: "In New Orleans, at least, Kennedy's decision not to challenge Charles Foti and run for election as Attorney General but to instead to run for re-election as State Treasurer is a sign that he is going to chalenge Landrieu. The speculation (by several commentators including former Louisiana Secretary of State James Brown) is that Kennedy will likely switch parties shortly before qualifying for re-election (which ends the first week of September) to prepare his way and beef up his bona fides to run as a Republican next year against Landrieu."

August 10, 2007

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