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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJohn Kerry Finally Ends Mark Halperin-Fueled 2016 Speculation:He will not run for president again.
John Kerry said Wednesday that he will not run for president again.
That Kerry had to answer a question about his White House ambitions is indicative of how 2016 stories are often pulled out of thin air.
The ridiculous speculation began late last year, after Kerry was the subject of flattering profiles in both The Atlantic and Politico Magazine. Following the positive press coverage, none other than Mark Halperin gave his blessing to the nonexistent Kerry boomlet.
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"I'm out of politics. I have no plans whatsoever. This is my last stop," Kerry told CNN's Jake Tapper.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/john-kerry-2016-president
John Kerry a no on 2016: This is my last stop
http://thelead.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/05/john-kerry-2016/
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)DonViejo
(60,536 posts)http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251345372
Any chance John Kerry will run for POTUS in 2016?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022367313
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022367313#post32
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)DonViejo
(60,536 posts)forty lashes with a wet noodle for this mistake!
Mass
(27,315 posts)However, a Kerry run was not ridiculous, just unlikely.