Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb announced Thursday that he is
running for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Webb, 69, revealed the decision to throw his hat in the ring via a lengthy open letter to his supporters, posted to his official website.
“We
need a President who understands leadership, who has a proven record of
actual accomplishments, who can bring about bipartisan solutions, who
can bring people from both sides to the table to get things done,” he
said.
Webb,
a Vietnam veteran and former Navy secretary, said that the United
States needs a fresh approach to solve the problems that confront the
nation and all too often divide it.
He
is the latest politician to join the field of challengers going up
against Democratic frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton for the party’s
nomination.
U.S.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and former
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee have already officially launched their
campaigns.
Webb lives in northern Virginia with his wife Hong Le Webb. They have six children. Source:yahoonews
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