The "Who is running?" tea leaves thread

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Jerry Brown says he's not running:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2014/01/15/jerry-brown-president-california-governor/4491471/

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An unmentioned name, Senator Bob Corker: http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/is-bob-corker-running-for-president-20140626

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Huntsman rules out 2016 bid http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/04/jon-huntsman-2016-president_n_5767896.html

Oh darn

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Hillary is expected to announce in January.

So early? Can't everyone wait until April at least?

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Sen. Lindsey Graham says "maybe."

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/225132-sen-graham-says-maybe-to-a-2016-white-house-bid?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

“I'm thinking of trying to fix illegal immigration and replacing sequestration. I will let you know if I think about running for president. It's the hardest thing one could ever do. You go through personal hell. You have got to raise a ton of money. I'm nowhere near there,” he said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Asked if his response could be labeled as a “maybe,” Graham nodded and said, “That’s what it was.”

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Something tells me Ben Carson's foreign policy knowledge is going to be similarly disastrous (but not quite as bad) as Sarah Palin.

I think he'll remind me of Herman Cain:

CAIN: I’m ready for the ‘gotcha’ questions and they’re already starting to come. And when they ask me who is the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan I’m going to say, you know, I don’t know. Do you know?

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2011/10/09/339879/cain-uzbekistan-beki-beki-stan-stan/

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Fiorina is hiring a political and comms director, launch imminent. Hopefully the retreads and jokes drop out before debates start.

The story says that her campaign is expected to launch "as early as next month".

I hope we get to see some demon sheep ads.