For those who don't know of Lou Dobbs you may want to remember his name as 2012 approaches. Lou Dobbs was the host of his own show every evening on CNN. Among his pet issues was illegal immigration and anything else that was on the current conservative agenda (albeit independent conservative). In mid November, Dobbs announced on air that he was leaving CNN (very abruptly) and didn't give a reason. A possible reason? He is apparently looking at a run for the White House in 2012.
Leaving your current job in speculation of a 2012 run is not new as Sarah Palin demonstrated earlier this year. But is this really the way to "kick off" a possible run? Part of running for office is your ability to demonstrate that you are actually fit and qualified for the position. Leaving your job doesn't seem like a good way to go about showing your qualifications. Seeing as I can't predict the future, there is no guarantee that Dobbs will run at all in 2012. However, if he does decide to "throw his hat in" he will likely have to battle against his qualification of leaving a previous job, years prior, in order for a possible run. At least Dobbs will have a few years of buffer time on hand for the voting public to hopefully forget it and make it a non-issue.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/11/23/2009-11-23_excnn_anchor_lou_dobbs_is_considering_running_for_president_in_2012.html
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