Breaux for VP? We don't lose a seat.

[Renew Deal]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/12/15/elec04.s.breaux/index.html

Sources: Democratic Sen. Breaux won't seek re-election

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Creating a fifth major headache for Senate Democrats in the South, Sen. John Breaux of Louisiana won't seek a fourth term in 2004, key sources close to Breaux said Monday.

Breaux, a centrist Democrat and the most popular politician in the Bayou State, won his 1998 re-election bid by a 2-to-1 margin. He will announce his decision during a news conference in Baton Rouge Monday.

Breaux spent Monday morning discussing his decision with Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-Louisiana, and members of the state's congressional delegation.

The retirement of Breaux, 59, deals another hefty blow to Senate Democrats as they seek to reclaim the majority in 2004.

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http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/12/15/elec04.s.breaux/index.html

[mndemocrat_29]

1. Breaux as VP

would work under a Clark or Dean ticket. I can't imagine any of the other candidates having this work. However, it is something to think about.

[AWD]

2. Nope....

...I can't bear to think of us as being one heartbeat away from "President Breaux"

[Renew Deal]

3. What if it's enough to get us

away from pResident Bush II?

[AWD]

4. That's a different story

I'll take that combination if it'll remove Shrub.

[Manix]

5. Shrub wanted him in his cabinet

nt