hiː fˈaɪld tə ɹˈʌn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks æz ɐ dˈɛməkɹˌæt fɔːɹ jˈuː.ˈɛs. sˈɛnət, sˈeɪɪŋ hɪz əpˈoʊnənts wɜː nˌɑːt ɐdɹˈɛsɪŋ ðɪ ɪɹˈæk wˈɔːɹ.
He filed to run in 2006 as a Democrat for U.S. Senate, saying his opponents were not addressing the Iraq War.