Labor MK Chaim Ramon, who is trailing in the race for his party leadership behind Mitzna and Ben-Eliezer, announced last night that he would not pull out of the race. The declaration flew in the face of much speculation, and Israel Radio even reported briefly yesterday afternoon that he had decided to quit. Ramon reportedly fears being stuck with a quitter's reputation. Staffers in front-runner Amram Mitzna's campaign, where it had been hoped that Ramon would throw his support in order to guarantee the defeat of Ben-Eliezer, attacked Ramon, saying that he was concerned only with his own political career and not with what is good for the nation.