CNN's Dobbs: Not running for NJ governor
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - June 13, 2008 Dobbs said that he's flattered by the support, but a run in the
Garden State isn't something he wants to do at this time.
Dobbs said he doesn't have the temperament for politics. "I'm
just the wrong personality type," he said.
Dobbs' denial of interest was first reported Friday on The
Star-Ledger of Newark's Web site.
Rumors of a possible Dobbs run had been circulating New Jersey
political circles for days.
Dobbs hosts CNN's "Lou Dobbs Tonight," and is renowned for
commentary on national politics, especially illegal immigration.
Gov. Jon S. Corzine has said he intends to run for re-election
next year.
"It must have been my latest Quinnipiac poll that scared him
away," the Democratic governor joked. The poll found 52 percent of
New Jersey voters disapprove of Corzine's performance.
Dobbs, 62, lives on a 300-acre farm in Sussex County in rural
northwestern New Jersey. County elections board records show he was
registered as a Republican but changed to an independent in 2006.
