Quayle Says He'll Run In 2000

Former Vice President Dan Quayle has his sights set on a higher office. Quayle appeared on CNN's Larry King Live program Thursday evening to talk about his plan to pursue the Republican nomination in the year 2000.

"What I am going to announce tonight to you and your listeners that I, next week, will file a statement of candidacy for my presidency, my presidential run," Quayle told Larry King.

He added that he will make his formal announcement on February 3.

Quayle said it would take $20 million to run his campaign. He said, "I am convinced I can raise it. I know I can raise it. Campaign America, which I have chaired for the last several years, we raised $6 million in the last cycle. I didn't try hard. If I can raise $6 million, I can raise $20 million asking people to support me...a $1,000 limit, 20,000 people. We will find them."

CBS News on Thursday received a press release from the former vice president with a "Quayle 2000 Exploratory Committee" letterhead. In it, he attacked "liberal Republicans," who many took to mean potential rivals Arizona Sen. John McCain and Texas Gov. George W. Bush. Gov. Bush is the son of Quayle's one-time boss, former President George Bush.

He has said he plans to center his campaign around a 30 percent across-the-board tax cut, and calls himself a credible candidate whom the public will take seriously.