Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is “increasingly like to run” for the Senate next year, the Democratic National Committee said Monday.
Virginia Democrats have been waiting a month for Kaine, the current chairman of DNC, to decide whether he’ll run for the seat being vacated by Sen. Jim Webb, a Democrat.
The rumor mill was churning Monday afternoon with reports on Twitter that Kaine announced he would run in his law school class at the University of Richmond.
The DNC quickly stepped in, stating that Kaine only told his class that he was “increasingly likely to run,” but that no official decision has been made, according to DNC Communications Director Brad Woodhouse.
Woodhouse’s full statement:
“In response to a student’s question, Governor Kaine told his law school class today what is already widely known which is that he is increasingly likely to run. However, no final decision will be made or announced until the governor has had a final round of consultations with folks about how he can best serve the president, the people and the causes he cares about; he is assured that the Democratic Party will be in good hands should he choose to make the race and leave the DNC; he has the support that would be necessary to mount a successful campaign and he completes commitments for travel and fundraising he has made to the Party and the President through at least the end of the month.”
