Alvin Greene may mobilize for 2012 presidential run

Maybe Alvin Greene was thinking way too small when he set out to revive South Carolina's economy with his idea of constructing tiny armies of action figures molded in his likeness. After all, the whole country needs help, right?

Well, never fear. Fresh off his losing bid to unseat Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), Greene tells Politico's Kasie Hunt that he's now eying an even bigger race: the 2012 presidential campaign. The unlikely candidate confirms he called the state Democratic Party on Monday to find out how much it would cost to get on the ballot.

Cost appears to be a major factor in whether Greene will run.

When he couldn't find the answer through the party (the state hasn't set its fee yet, a party spokeswoman said), Greene asked Politico how much the filing fee would be, according to Hunt's report.

Asked if he'll run, Greene replied, "Maybe. I'll have to see."

No word on what Greene's platform might be or why he's considering a run against Obama, whom he praised during his U.S. Senate run.

Considering he was given virtually no chance to defeat DeMint, Greene performed well on Election Day. The surprise Democratic nominee got more than 358,000 votes--about 28 percent of the night's total--more votes than Democratic incumbents like Arkansas' Blanche Lincoln managed to get.

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