Cynthia McKinney running again 

By Robert “Rob” Redding Jr.

 Editor & Publisher 

ATLANTA, July 18, 2003, 3:22 p.m. - Former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney intends to reclaim her seat in 2004, according a source close to her campaign.

McKinney – who was ousted due to Denise Majette's large financial war chest and her immense amount of Republican crossover votes in the Aug.20^th Democratic primary – would be turning her back on the possibility of a media career should she run again. (In recent weeks McKinney had flirted with joining WAOK-AM as a talk show host, but backed out after a second source told Reddingnewsreview.com that the Viacom owned station “insulted her by offering pennies”).

McKinney, who had already filed a statement of candidacy as a Democratic contender for Georgia's 4th Congressional District in 2004 on Nov. 11^th , could not be contacted at press time.

“The statement must be filed once a candidate collects more than $5,000 in contributions,” FEC spokesman Ian Stirton said of McKinney’s latest bid.

Majette filed her required papers on “Feb. 13 of this year,” he said.

McKinney has also had some success in mounting a legal challenge against Georgia and DeKalb Republican parties, the Georgia Democratic Party, Majette, Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox, and the DeKalb and Gwinnett election supervisors over the crossover voters who were so instrumental in her August defeat.