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It's official (sort of): Joe King is running for U.S. Senate in 2016


With California U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer out of the way, aspiring politico Joe King is back in the campaign game.
With California U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer out of the way, aspiring politico Joe King is back in the campaign game.

With California U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer out of the way, aspiring politico Joe King is back in the campaign game. You may remember Joe from the California governor's race. Now he's forming a committee to explore the idea of running for the U.S. Senate in 2016.

Joe King meets the press after announcing he's forming an exploratory committee. How will he raise the minimum $29 million needed for the race? Bleep! Bleep! Bleep!

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