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Related: About this forumInslee's bid for third term derails plans for other Democrats
SEATTLE Gov. Jay Inslee set a course Thursday for a third term as the states chief executive and left a trail of disappointed Democrats in his wake.
He launched his re-election campaign hours after abandoning his quest to be president, a quixotic pursuit that lasted six months and provided a national platform for his ideas on combating climate change.
We told the Washington story around the United States, he said at news conference in Seattle. Being able to tell that story led to some good things, even though I wont be the nominee, including the fact that we have elevated the climate change crisis to where it belongs. Im very proud to have served for that purpose.
Earlier Thursday, in an email to supporters, he wrote that his presidential bid provided the nation a road map for innovation, economic growth, and progressive action and he now seeks re-election to enhance the states role as a progressive beacon for the nation.
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/inslee-says-hes-ending-presidential-bid/?utm_source=DAILY+HERALD&utm_campaign=7bf640f8f4-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d81d073bb4-7bf640f8f4-228635337
Aristus
(66,096 posts)I want to keep Jay in Olympia. He's making me proud.
We have term limits, after all. They're called 'elections'.
montanacowboy
(6,053 posts)Bob Ferguson as Lt Gov - Jay gets appointed to the new President's cabinet and Bob is Governor.
MFM008
(19,782 posts)I see head of Interior or EPA in Jays future!
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)icymist
(15,888 posts)Is The Herald a Republican rag? I ask because I never heard of it before.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,111 posts)It used to be called the Everett Herald but it reports mostly Snohomish and Island County news so they dropped the Everett part.
The article's writer Jerry Cornfield also writes for the Seattle Weekly which is now online only.
My guess is the reason Republicans are quoted is because they seem to be the only ones who have a negative opinion about Inslee seeking a third term.