CNN’s Lou Dobbs for President? He Says No, Sort of

Carolyn Hileman - The Voice | January 7, 2008 

As Democrats and Republicans battle for their parties’ presidential nominations, speculation grows that an independent candidate might jump into the race. While the most frequently mentioned prospect is New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, another name also is getting increasing mention: Lou Dobbs, CNN’s fuming voice for the disaffected. Conservative columnist Robert Novak floated Mr. Dobbs’s name as a possible independent candidate. So did John Fund, a columnist for this newspaper’s opinion pages. From Indiana to Arkansas to Pennsylvania, Mr. Dobbs has been trumpeted by regular Americans in letters to local newspapers as presidential timber. One writer even likened him to George Washington. “At this point, Dobbs is the only man in the country that would have a shot at making a historic independent run, and winning,” says William Gheen, president of Americans for Legal Immigration, an influential grass-roots group that favors strict enforcement of immigration laws, a favorite subject of Mr. Dobbs’s.

Sorry I can’t go there he is liberal on everything else that matters


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