Jim Webb's Mysteriously Timed Presidential Campaign Launch
He makes his big announcement as the country prepares for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
BALTIMORE, MD - JUNE 30: Former US Senator Jim Webb (D) speaks at 'National Sheriffs' Association annual conference June 30, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Webb is expected to announce soon that he will run for President of the United States.
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Former Virginia Senator Jim Webb finally entered the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday. Specifically, he sent out a tweet to a 2,000-word blog post during the latter half of the last workday before a three-day holiday weekend.
"After many months of thought, deliberation and discussion, I have decided to seek the office of the Presidency of the United States," Webb writes, despite what the timing and execution of his announcement might imply.