Below The Beltway

He’s not running for the Senate in 2008:
Rep. Thomas M. Davis III said this morning that he will not make a run for the U.S. Senate next year in part because of what he sees as the Republican Party’s increasingly narrow focus on candidates who pass conservative litmus tests.
Davis (R-Va.), who has been preparing for [...]

Two separate rumors are spreading through Virginia politics in this early morning.
First, the Washington Post reports that sources close to Congressman Tom Davis are saying that he will not seek the Republican nomination for John Warner’s Senate seat in 2008:
Rep. Thomas M. Davis III will not make a run for the U.S. Senate next year, [...]

Yesterday, there were reports that Tom Davis had decided against running for John Warner’s open Senate seat in 2008.
This morning, the Post is reporting that Davis is still “agonizing” over the decision:
Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.) said last night that he will hold a news briefing Thursday to provide a more “definitive” picture of [...]

So reports Chris Cillizza at the Washington Post:
Rep. Tom Davis is expected to announce later this week that he will not run for the Senate seat being vacated by John Warner (R) in 2008, according to several informed GOP sources with Virginia ties.
Davis, who was widely expected to seek the open Senate seat, has been [...]

WMAL is reporting that Congressman Tom Davis is starting to hint that he might not run for the Republican Senate nomination in 2008 after all:
Northern Virginia Republican Congressman Tom Davis is hinting he will not run for U.S. Senate next year.
At a National Press Club event, Davis said he’s aware that Democrat Mark Warner has [...]