Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer announced his plans Thursday afternoon to form an exploratory committee in hopes of obtaining a bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
Roemer said he will not accept more than $100 in donations to the campaign and that he started with $50,000 of his own money and has spent around $3,000 to $4,000.
“I will accept voluntary contributions of $100 and not a penny more,” Roemer said.
Roemer said he wants to challenge the current system of money and politics. He said he is not a “smooth politician,” but a reformer.
Roemer said he has been out of politics for 20 years now.
 
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