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To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (15668)	11/9/2003 3:50:19 AM
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Politicians Run From the Senate Many strong potential candidates reject parties' overtures, citing private and political factors. By Janet Hook Times Staff Writer November 9, 2003 WASHINGTON — The world's most exclusive club is facing a surprising problem: A lot of people don't want to become members. With elections for the U.S. Senate only a year away, leaders of both political parties have gotten the cold shoulder from many people they begged to run. It has been 10 months since Sen. Zell Miller (D-Ga.) announced he would retire in 2004; Democrats still have no serious candidate to replace him. Republican hopes of toppling Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who won by only 428 votes in 1998, suffered a blow when a popular GOP House member said no. Incumbents anticipating tough reelection fights in Arkansas and Missouri are breathing more easily now that some formidable potential opponents have declined to run. Even the White House, which recruited some of the GOP's strongest Senate candidates for 2002, has come away empty-handed in several states where President Bush tried to persuade popular politicians to run. REST AT latimes.com

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