That poll also shows Pam Bondi, who ruled out a run, in second place.
Sure. Pam Bondi has slightly more name recognition than the rest of the cabinet. She doesn't have anywhere near enough friends in the party or the donor class to fight a serious primary campaign. It would be like Rick Scott running except without any money.
^^Of course, I was firmly convinced that Rubio wasn't running for reelection until a week before he made his announcement when someone in the know told me that it was actually more than media hype, so who knows?
To be fair I don't think ANYONE had heard anything to the contrary until a week or two before he had announced it. You're right about Huckabee and Putnam, of course. Doesn't mean that the forum and the media won't chase any wild rumors they hear.
