Former Dem Sen. Jim Webb Says He’s Thinking About A Presidential Run

Pat Jarrett/The News Leader Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) gave the keynote address at the Naturalization Ceremony at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton on Monday, September 21 2009 where 66 citizens took the Oath of Citizenship.
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Former Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) on Tuesday said he is thinking about running for president during a National Press Club luncheon.

Webb retired from the Senate in 2013 and has been promoting his memoir, “I Heard My Country Calling,” which he published in May.

He has suggested that he’ll run for president before.

“The Diane Rehm Show” guest host Susan Page asked Webb in May whether he would consider running in 2016.

“My wife and I are just thinking about what to do next. I care a lot about where the country is, and we’ll be sorting that out,” he responded, according to the Washington Post. “It takes me a while to decide things. I’m not going to say one way or the other.”

He clarified later that week that he’s taking the decision “a day at a time.” He said that he was “not saying I’m not” running for president.

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