The "Who is running?" tea leaves thread

[Mr. Morden]

The Hill on all the early state visits that have happened so far:

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/315625-2016-hopefuls-flock-to-key-states

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[RogueBeaver]

Ryan has competition for Ways & Means, but he can probably have it if he wants it. IIRC read something last year about him deciding by the end of this year on that.

[Mr. Morden]

Ryan has competition for Ways & Means, but he can probably have it if he wants it. IIRC read something last year about him deciding by the end of this year on that.

The Ways & Means chairmanship is said to be his dream job.  If he gets that chairmanship, I have a hard time seeing him turn around a few months later to announce that he's running for president.

[Mr. Morden]

One of Rubio's political advisers says that Rubio doesn't plan on doing any more early primary state visits between now and the end of the year, because the Senate is keeping him too busy:

http://therun2016.com/rubio-no-early-state-travel-in-2013/

[TarHeelDem]

Any chance this news is an indicator of Jeb Bush's intentions?

[Bull Moose Base]

Ryan has competition for Ways & Means, but he can probably have it if he wants it. IIRC read something last year about him deciding by the end of this year on that.

The Ways & Means chairmanship is said to be his dream job.  If he gets that chairmanship, I have a hard time seeing him turn around a few months later to announce that he's running for president.

I think it's a safe bet that Ryan would rather be president than chairman of Ways and Means. If he takes that, it's probably because he doubts he can beat Hillary Clinton a la Pence, Huckabee, Christie vis-a-vis Obama in 2012.

[Mr. Morden]

I posted a thread on this article, for the bit about a Ryan ally criticizing Rubio on Obamacare and the government shutdown.  But there are plenty of other tidbits about Ryan's possible intentions here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/08/paul-ryan-ted-cruz_n_3721566.html

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[Ogre Mage]

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ready-hillary-clinton-machine-work-2016/story?id=19906196

[Mr. Morden]

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/355451/steve-king-2016-presidential-bid-i-havent-ruled-anything-or-out-katrina-trinko

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[RogueBeaver]

More on Hillary and Iowa.

[RogueBeaver]

Vander Plaats says Rubio should consider 2020, not '16, for obvious reasons.

[Mr. Morden]

Santorum is still over half a million dollars in debt from his 2012 campaign:

http://blogs.rollcall.com/moneyline/rick-santorum-in-iowa-but-still-paying-down-presidential-debts/

[Mr. Morden]

New York Magazine has a lengthy profile of Christie from last week:

http://nymag.com/news/features/chris-christie-2013-8/

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[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

Peter King 'serious' about presidential bid

[Mr. Morden]

Both Biden and Julian Castro will speak at Tom Harkin's annual steak fry fundraiser in Iowa next month:

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/biden-hinting-at-2016-to-speak-at-iowa-event/?_r=0

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[Mr. Morden]

"Fundraising suggests Christie is looking toward 2016":

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[Blue3]

Anthony Weiner "knows what role" his wife Huma Abedin will play in Hillary's 2016 campaign:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/12/anthony-weiner-huma-abedin-hillary-2016_n_3746315.html

[Mr. Morden]

Walker, Jindal, Perry, and Paul are all visiting South Carolina on August 26:

http://therun2016.com/rand-walker-jindal-and-perry-converge-in-south-carolina/

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[Mr. Morden]

Santorum, in Iowa for the state fair, responds to the 2016 question:

http://swampland.time.com/2013/08/12/santorum-eyes-repeat-run-in-2016/

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[Mr. Morden]

Paul again on 2016:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/08/13/rand-paul-confirms-hes-considering-a-run-for-the-presidency-in-2016/

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[RogueBeaver]

Long NYT article on unease about the Clinton Foundation.

[Mr. Morden]

Politico on the early stages of groundwork laying among the non-Clinton Democrats interested in 2016:

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/2016-election-democrats-non-clinton-95549.html?hp=f1

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[Mr. Morden]

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/hillary-clinton-yale-harvard-95546.html?hp=l2

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[Mr. Morden]

This was actually announced last week, but Christie is speaking at the RNC's summer meeting today:

link

[RogueBeaver]

Christie took shots at Jindal and Paul.