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Last Updated on Monday, 28 April 2008 12:14 Written by rslcpol Monday, 28 April 2008 12:14
Lee, a retired Superior Court judge, announced six weeks ago that he would not run for governor, doubting that he could raise sufficient money. His announcement left the party with no high-profile candidate for the state’s top elected office.
Copeland said he spoke with Lee two weeks ago, trying to persuade Lee to run for governor.
At that point, he said, Lee asked whether he would consider running for lieutenant governor.
“I thought long and hard about it, thought it over with my family and a few other close friends and we said, ‘Yeah, this is important,’ ” Copeland said.
The men talked again Friday morning.
“I spoke to him just before I filed and he said, ‘You’ve made my day,’ ” Copeland said.