Advisers: Craig decided not to seek re-election before scandal broke

[rodeodance]

Source: cnn




updated 3 hours, 50 minutes ago

Advisers: Craig decided not to seek re-election before scandal broke

* Story Highlights
* NEW: Advisers said senator decided not to seek re-election before scandal
* NEW: Spokesman reiterates Craig's plans to resign
* NEW: Craig hopes guilty plea can be dismissed but knows chances slim
* Craig pleaded guilty in August to charge stemming from a restroom sex sting

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Larry Craig had already decided not to seek re-election before revelations that he pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a Minnesota sex sting, two of the Idaho Republican's political advisers claimed Thursday.

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[TomInTib]

1. Suuuuuuurrre, Larry.

This thing gets loonier by the day.

If that was truly the case, he would have stepped down right away in order to give his successor the weight of incumbency.