I think Young has figured out that the Georgia seat is going to be Republican.
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CBS NEWS
Keeping Them Guessing: Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, who had told Democrats he was going to run for U.S. Senate next year, is reportedly not as sure about a bid.
Today, he indicated he still wasn’t ready to formally announce his candidacy, one day after he told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he was unsure about running at all.
"I’m in the race, but I’m in the race my way,” he said at the U.S. Capitol Thursday, according to the AP. "Either you’re in or you’re out, and right now I’m in – in the process."
Yesterday, the 71-year-old Young admitted to the Journal-Constitution that he was "torn" about another political run. "I’m trying to figure out the best thing for me to do to have a role in the national debate," he told the newspaper. "And I’m not sure if that role should be as a candidate."
"It’s not the simple decision to run or not run that I first thought," he added. "I’m really struggling with it."
Other Georgia Democrats have held off on jumping into the race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Zell Miller because of Young’s supposed impending candidacy. Both Michelle Nunn, the 36-year-old daughter of former Sen. Sam Nunn, and Rep. Jim Marshall said they wouldn’t run if Young does.
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