Friends of John Kerry

The Boston Globe reports that John Kerry plans to set up a federal campaign committee, Friends of John Kerry, which would allow him to seek a fifth term in the US Senate in 2008 while not precluding another run for president that year.

The Committee will be a vehicle for fund-raising for either campaign.

According to the Globe, Kerry transferred all the money from his previous committee to his presidential campaign committee after retaining his Senate seat in 2002 and Kerry could do the same should he decide against seeking reelection in favor of a second bid for the presidency.

Or Kerry could break new ground and run for both President and Senate. This would go beyond the precedent set by Lyndon Johnson in 1960, Lloyd Bentsen in 1988, and Joe Lieberman in 2000 who all ran for the vice presidency and the U.S. Senate simultaneously.

Is running for two offices at the same time just a Democratic thing?

Comments

[maureen spaulding]

Mr. Kerry,

Glad to hear you are already planning to run for the Senate. As a Democratic citizen in Mass. I hope to assist you in Western Mass. in your bid.

I live in Northfield Mass. and we are trying to save a historic bridge here as well as what to do with the Northfield Mount Hermon campus in our town.

If you ever want to visit let me know? I'd be happy to host a party for you here.

Best regards,

Mo Spaulding
Northfield Historical Society