Carol Moseley-Braun for President?
[This seems unlikely, given that she’s a one-term U.S. Senator who was defeated when she ran for re-election, and hasn’t much of a profile nationally. But she’d be a hell of a contrast to the 100% rich, older white male class that the Dem. establishment has put forward. … o.k., a totally cynical thought just occured to me: is this a move by the Democrats to counter the effects in the black community of stabbing Cynthia McKinney in the back, and to blunt the interest of the black community in a Cynthia McKinney candidacy for the Green Party nomination? Geez, I feel paranoid now… but - it would have that effect. Hmm… -Thomas]
Moseley-Braun May Join the Crowd
By Dan Balz
Friday, January 17, 2003; Page A06
Washington Post
Former senator Carol Moseley-Braun (Ill.) has told Democratic Party officials she’s seriously thinking of joining the growing field of candidates for the party’s presidential nomination in 2004.
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Moseley-Braun rips Fitzgerald’s record
January 19, 2003
BY LYNN SWEET SUN-TIMES WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF
WASHINGTON–Former senator and ambassador Carol Moseley-Braun issued a broadside against Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R-Ill.) on Friday when she officially declined a Senate rematch with him to pursue a White House bid.