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Fla. Sen. Graham May Not Seek 4th Term (BRENT KALLESTAD, April 22, 2003, Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful Bob Graham said Tuesday that he's urging potential successors to start working on their bids to replace him in the U.S. Senate.

The Florida lawmaker has not ruled out seeking a fourth term next year if his presidential campaign falters. Still, a handful of state Democrats have expressed interest in the race, and Graham said he has heard from several.

"I've been encouraging them to get organized, start forming a campaign and be ready to go," he said during a campaign appearance.

Democrats are learning the bitter lesson that Republicans knew so well from 1930 to 1980--senior Congressmen don't much like being the ranking minority member of a committee. If there's no prospect of being the Chairman in the near future, they tend not to hang around. Posted by Orrin Judd at April 22, 2003 10:21 PM