Jim Webb Considering Independent Bid For President

Democratic presidential candidate former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb speaks during the CNN Democratic presidential debate Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Democratic presidential candidate Jim Webb is considering a third party bid, according to various reports Monday.

Webb’s campaign distributed an email to reporters that advertised a news conference Tuesday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., with the subject line, “Jim Webb to consider independent run,” according to the reports.

Webb has consistently placed at the bottom of the polls throughout his campaign.

Webb began his political career as a Republican and served as secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration. He served one term as U.S. senator, representing Virginia as a Democrat.

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  1. Avatar for jw1 jw1 says:

    The Koch’s called.
    They offered Scott Walker’s piggy-bank and 20% of Kansas.

    jw1

  2. You go, girl!

    You get 10 minutes.

  3. For a guy that’s getting 0%, I say go for it…

  4. The key question, of course, is whether this would be bad news for Hillary Clinton, or bad news for the survivor of the Klown Kar Krash.

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