Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY), who has accused his party leadership of sabotaging his fundraising and trying to force him into retirement, is now raising a possible scenario under which he might just retire — if he can’t get enough money.
“We’re working like the devil to make those goals,” Bunning told reporters. And if he doesn’t meet his goals: “we’re going to take another look at the race. I’m not going to walk into 2010 with less than $1 million when I know it’s going to cost $7 million minimally, probably $10 (million), somewhere in that area, to run against the winner of the Democratic primary.”
He also had an interesting reply to the accusation that he’s too old: “Do you know Arlen Specter will be 80, has had four bouts with cancer and he still wants to run for the U.S. Senate? And I’m being criticized at 77 and healthy for wanting to run for the U.S. Senate by certain leadership people in my party. Give me a break.”
