As for whether he's interested in running for president in 2008, Rendell said, "Not really. The timing is wrong for me."
He is up for re-election in 2006, and presidential candidates would need to start visiting key states as early as next spring and summer.
Right now, he believes Hillary Clinton would be tough to beat in a Democratic primary, but isn't certain she'll run because of her good standing in New York and all of the history that would be dredged up.
Gov. Rendell is the first known Governor to rule out a run in 2008. The campaign has already begun as based on the Americans for Bayh website, the material for sale at Demstore.com, and all the various yahoo groups out there.
Rendell is up for re-election in 2006 and I think he will win. People say we need a governor to win but we have a former governor already with Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana.
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