Hagan: "I'm running."
More as soon as I get off the phone.
Update:
Okay, so the first question out of my mouth was, "So what changed your mind?" Hagan had, earlier this month, decided against a U.S. Senate run.
Hagan said, "It's a personal decision. The question that's driving me is how can I best serve the people of North Carolina."
Before, she said, "I was looking at the best interest of 160,000 people here in Guilford County." But recent events in Washington, she said, convinced her that she "can really best serve the people of North Carolina by being a fresh voice in Washington."
Does having a primary concern her?
"No. I really look at this as running against Liddy Dole."
Did the fact the one other entrant in the Democratic primary, Jim Neal,acknowledged he was gay have anything to do with your re-entry in the race, either in your own decision making or the motives of those who urged you to run?
"That had absolutely no bearing on Kay Hagan's decision," she said.
She said that there would be a 2-minute video up on her website, www.kayhagan.com, later today.
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'"That had absolutely no bearing on Kay Hagan's decision," she said.'
She speaks about herself in the third person?
Posted on November 6, 2007 9:50 PM