Santorum: I'm Out for '08 President Race
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Republican Sen. Rick Santorum (search) said Monday he has no intention to seek the presidency in 2008.
The Pennsylvania conservative, who recently wrote a book titled "It Takes a Family," said he couldn't imagine putting his family through another campaign after his re-election bid in 2006. Recent state polls show Democrat Bob Casey Jr. (search) leading the two-term incumbent.
"I have six children ages 4-14. And the idea of coming off a race of the intensity that I am engaged in at this point and turning around and running another two-year campaign for president is not something that I believe is in the best interest of my family," Santorum said in an online interview with The Washington Post.
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Santorum's name has been mentioned among several potential GOP candidates for 2008.
"I can't speak for other politicians but I can speak for me, and my intention is not to run in 2008," he said.