The "Who is running?" tea leaves thread (Part 2)

[Mr. Morden]

http://theiowarepublican.com/2015/exclusive-ben-carson-hires-rhodes-to-run-iowa-campaign-exploratory-committee-to-launch-in-2-3-weeks/

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[Mr. Morden]

Perry says he will announce a decision on whether to run again in May or June:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/20/us/politics/rick-perry-puts-off-talk-of-2016-as-tenure-ends.html?_r=0

[Mr. Morden]

Trump speaks at the South Carolina Tea Party convention and says he's giving "serious thought" to running for prez in 2016.  He also called it "outrageous" that Romney might run again, and said that the last thing the nation needs is another Bush in the White House:

http://www.wkrg.com/story/27895413/donald-trump-considering-2016-presidential-run

Meanwhile, Santorum has hired a finance team for his PAC, who'll presumably transition into the same role on his presidential campaign once he announces:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/20/politics/rick-santorum-2016-fundraisers/

[Mr. Morden]

Bush has 60 fundraisers planned across the country for his PAC, and is asking his allies to raise $50,000 each:

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/jeb-bush-dc-lobbyists-114405.html?hp=t1_r

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[Mr. Morden]

Booker says he doesn't want to be president:

http://thehill.com/230020-senate-dem-denies-white-house-aspirations

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Of course, Booker has never been seriously considered as a 2016 possibility.  He's more of a 2020 option.  Should I start a "Who is running in 2020?" tea leaves thread, so I can include news like this?

[Mr. Morden]

Clinton hasn't been active on the speaking circuit or on Twitter for the past month or so, because she's been busy with pre-campaign strategy meetings:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/20/politics/clinton-2016-staffing-meetings/

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[Mr. Morden]

Biden:

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/biden-i-think-i-could-do-good-job-2016-presidential-run

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Rubio:

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-rubio-20150121-story.html

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[Mr. Morden]

Santorum had that much-heralded meeting with his advisors today:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rick-santorum-preps-2016-meets-aides-plan-details/story?id=28384584

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Meanwhile, Bush makes a phone call to the Iowa GOP Chairman:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2015/01/21/jeb-bush-calls-iowa-gop-chair/22116115/

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[Mr. Morden]

Pence will visit Nevada in April, to speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual Spring Leadership Meeting:

http://dailycaller.com/2015/01/22/2016-watch-mike-pence-to-speak-at-rjc-summit-in-april/

[Mr. Morden]

Rubio "moves toward 2016 presidential bid":

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/exclusive-marco-rubio-moves-2016-presidential-bid/story?id=28415410

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[Mr. Morden]

Palin:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sarah-palin-2016-shes-interested/story?id=28433415&singlePage=true

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[Mr. Morden]

Pataki announces the formation of a Super PAC:

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20150122/NEWS06/150129619

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More from Pataki on this move:

http://www.thestate.com/2015/01/23/3945190/george-pataki-for-president-hes.html

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[Mr. Morden]

Kasich goes on Hugh Hewitt's radio show, and is asked about 2016:

http://www.hughhewitt.com/ohio-governor-john-kasich-ohios-2016-gop-presidential-primary-date-sotu-scotus-sex-marriage-cases/

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[Mr. Morden]

http://theiowarepublican.com/2015/exclusive-ben-carson-hires-rhodes-to-run-iowa-campaign-exploratory-committee-to-launch-in-2-3-weeks/

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Apparently, the exploratory committee launch timeframe has been updated to "mid-February":

http://www.wsj.com/articles/outsider-ben-carson-rises-in-2016-gop-field-1422059182

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[Mr. Morden]

Bolton, on his way to Steve King's Freedom Summit, is still thinking about 2016:

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-01-24/john-bolton-still-thinking-about-a-rescuing-the-gop-in-2016

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[Mr. Morden]

Sanders plans a return trip to Iowa next month, with six events scheduled over a three day trip:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/2015/01/21/bernie-sanders-iowa-february/22101641/

[Mr. Morden]

Santorum:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/25/an-army-of-mini-santorums.html

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[Mr. Morden]

Christie launches a new PAC:

http://time.com/3682018/chris-christie-2016-presidential-election-white-house-republican-pac/

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The PAC's website:

http://leadershipmattersforamerica.org/

[Mr. Morden]

O'Malley activates in Iowa:

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/martin-omalley-2016-iowa-114608.html?hp=r2_3

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[Mr. Morden]

Rubio met with his senior advisers on Saturday, and is planning to make a final decision on whether to run "by the spring":

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-01-27/marco-rubio-s-terrific-wonderful-splendid-very-good-weekend

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[Mr. Morden]

Ehrlich 2016 update:

http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/how-big-is-the-gop-presidential-field-bob-ehrlich-is-preparing-to-run-20150126

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[Mr. Morden]

The Onion has an exclusive story on Jindal's cold feet:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/bobby-jindal-not-sure-he-willing-to-put-family-thr,37864/

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[Mr. Morden]

Perry will "announce something in May or June":

http://kxan.com/2015/01/27/perry-presidential-run-well-announce-something-in-may-or-june/

Only problem is that the judge in his corruption case has just refused to toss the case, so that might delay things a little:

http://kxan.com/2015/01/27/judge-denies-rick-perrys-attempts-to-dismiss-indictment/

[Mr. Morden]

John Bolton says he doesn't "feel any particular time pressure" on making a decision on whether to run for president or not:

http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/28/john-bolton-foreign-policy/22471811/

[Mr. Morden]

Sanders has previously suggested that he won't run if there's someone else out there adequately promoting his issues.  He doesn't seem to think that Clinton will be that person:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/01/29/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-probably-not-bold-enough-for-2016/

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As noted in that story, Sanders is also set to return to New Hampshire this weekend.