The "Who is running?" tea leaves thread

[RogueBeaver]

Good article on Jindal.

[Mr. Morden]

Scarborough says he's not running, but won't go "Shermanesque":

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/19/us/politics/morning-joe-host-says-he-wont-run-in-2016-but-he-leaves-door-ajar.html?_r=0

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[Mr. Morden]

http://fox10tv.com/2014/03/20/la-gov-jindal-thinking-about-2016-election/

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[Mr. Morden]

Santorum is asked "Have you gotten the itch to get back into politics?"

http://time.com/32718/rick-santorum-2016-presidential-race/

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In the same interview, he attacks Rand Paul on foreign policy, and says that he (Santorum) would've beaten Obama in 2012, had he been the nominee rather than Romney(!).

[Mr. Morden]

Biden is traveling to New Hampshire next week:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/03/21/2016-watch-biden-heads-to-new-hampshire/

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Santorum is asked "Have you gotten the itch to get back into politics?"

http://time.com/32718/rick-santorum-2016-presidential-race/

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In the same interview, he attacks Rand Paul on foreign policy, and says that he (Santorum) would've beaten Obama in 2012, had he been the nominee rather than Romney(!).

lol

[RogueBeaver]

Adelson's having Jeb as the featured speaker at next week's RJC dinner.

[Mr. Morden]

http://www.mercurynews.com/presidentelect/ci_25401570/clinton-says-shes-still-considering-future-plans

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[Mr. Morden]

Romney again says that he's not running:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-live/2014/03/romney-says-hes-not-running-for-president-in-185570.html?hp=r4

Kasich says that his "only focus" is on reelection:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-live/2014/03/kasich-wont-talk-185561.html?hp=r5

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[RogueBeaver]

Jeb will decide early next year.

[Mr. Morden]

Jeb will decide early next year.

Which contrasts with what he'd been saying up until relatively recently.  He'd previously said that he'd decide by the end of this year.

[RogueBeaver]

Rubio headed to NH on May 9.

[Ogre Mage]

MSNBC/First Read on Hillary Clinton's recent activities:

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http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/first-thoughts-clintons-busy-week-sends-signals-n58611

[Mr. Morden]

Gillibrand says she won't run in 2016, regardless of whether Clinton does.  She also says she's going to "make sure" that Clinton does:

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/kirsten-gillibrand-hillary-clinton-2016-105001.html?hp=r12

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Politico dives into the invisible primary.  And specifically, looks at which candidates have already built their presidential campaign infrastructure:

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/2016-republican-hopefuls-chris-christie-105028.html?hp=t1

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They basically say that Jindal, Rubio, and Christie all have both bulked up their political staff to the level of a presidential campaign, and begun to build critical relationships with big money donors.  Jindal and Rubio are ready enough that they could jump into the race tomorrow if they wanted to.  Christie would be in the same category, though bridgeghazi has sent his staff into a state of turmoil.

Meanwhile, Cruz, Paul, and Perry have busy travel schedules, and frequently make stops in the early primary states, but they don't yet have the kind of staffing that one would associate with a presidential campaign.  Perry of course has already been a candidate before, however "Republicans familiar with Perry’s operation say that he has shed much of the Texas brain trust that guided his gubernatorial bids and his 2012 primary campaign, with former campaign manager Rob Johnson as the main holdover."

Then there's Bush (has met with donors, but "no sign of a ramp-up" in staffing) and Walker (did a lot of traveling in 2013, but is now largely focused on reelection).  Huckabee and Santorum haven't really done a lot either, but they had lean operations in their previous campaign, so that doesn't necessarily mean much.

[RogueBeaver]

Ryan isn't mentioned at all, but he's still unlikely and has repeatedly stressed that he prefers policy to politics, despite enjoying campaigning.

[Mr. Morden]

The Indiana media is picking up on the Pence talk in that Politico article:

http://wishtv.com/2014/03/26/will-pence-run-for-president-in-2016/

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Meanwhile, Huckabee is telling House Republicans that he's thinking about 2016, and has asked for their advice:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/mike-huckabee-2016_n_5037942.html

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[RogueBeaver]

Rand's organization.

[Mr. Morden]

Christie does a national interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer.

He says that his brash, bombastic personality is a political plus in New Jersey, to which Sawyer asks "An what about in Iowa?", to which Christie responds "I think they love me in Iowa, too.":

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/03/chris-christie-they-love-me-in-iowa/

Also:

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Also, Christie's wife Mary Pat on 2016:

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[RogueBeaver]

Major Draft Bush effort by the GOP establishment.

[Matty]

What does Bush bring to the table that Romney didn't?

[RogueBeaver]

John King said that Jeb was the big winner at RJC, but there was also a lot of Christie folk and Rubio/Walker got plenty of buzz too.

[Mr. Morden]

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI) leaves the door open to a presidential run:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/30/mike-rogers-2016_n_5058537.html

[RogueBeaver]

Possible Hillary campaign managers, with Guy Cecil topping the list.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Possible Hillary campaign managers, with Guy Cecil topping the list.

No Patti Solis Doyle?!?

[NewYorkExpress]

Possible Hillary campaign managers, with Guy Cecil topping the list.

No Patti Solis Doyle?!?

How about just naming Bill campaign manager? Surely he learned something from running for President twice...