Vilsack to make White House run
Two-term Iowa governor's campaign would be first official move in '08 race
By THOMAS BEAUMONT
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
COPYRIGHT 2006, DES MOINES REGISTER AND TRIBUNE COMPANY
November 9, 2006
"Tom Vilsack is running for president.
The Iowa governor plans to formally launch his bid for the 2008 Democratic nomination today, one of his top political aides said Wednesday.
Vilsack, who leaves office in January, will file papers today to establish his presidential campaign committee, aides said. The step marks the first official move by any politician among the large field of Democrats and Republicans weighing campaigns for president.
The two-term governor plans to announce his candidacy in his hometown of Mount Pleasant on Nov. 30, before setting off on a campaign swing to early nominating states."
Jimmy Carter also made his campaign announcement two years before the Presidential election year, announcing on December 12, 1974
