Jim Webb Refuses to Critique Hillary Clinton During Stop at Des Moines Register
The former senator says his decision about getting into the race will have a lot to do with how much money he can raise this month.
Former U.S. Sen. and Vietnam war veteran Jim Webb (D-VA) speaks during a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial April 30, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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Jim Webb is a Marine. That doesn't mean he's eager to engage in any kind of combat—verbal or otherwise—with Hillary Clinton.
The former Virginia senator, who's exploring a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, showed zero inclination toward taking on his party's front-runner during a meeting Tuesday with Des Moines Register reporters and editors.