81. He called off a news conference scheduled for Tuesday at his boyhood home of Pleasanton where he planned to announce his candidacy in the special election. 82. He had never even visited New Hampshire when he announced his candidacy. 83. He is not expected to announce his candidacy officially until later this year. 84. He formally announced his candidacy on Saturday. 85. He noted that he announced his candidacy from the floor of the House earlier this year, and that his campaign pointedly avoided attacking its members. 86. He declined to discuss the process that led to his decision to withdraw as a candidate for governor before he had officially announced his candidacy. 87. He said he would name those supporters whenever he formally announced his candidacy. 88. He finally announced his candidacy in November, with Exon and Kerrey at his side. 89. He left when he announced his candidacy from Congress. 90. He handed Democrats more ammunition in announcing his candidacy in February by expounding on the importance of religion in politics. |