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« Reply #1175 on: June 19, 2015, 11:05:54 AM »

He’s huddled with Ann Romney at a lavish Utah ski resort ...

Does Mitt know that ?

I think they had a tense confrontation over it:


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« Reply #1176 on: June 19, 2015, 01:31:00 PM »

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« Reply #1177 on: June 19, 2015, 10:20:39 PM »

More Christie:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/19/after-family-meeting-christie-all-but-certain-to-join-2016-race/?intcmp=latestnews

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The story also notes that Christie has said that he'll "decide" this month, and that the NJ legislative session ends on June 30th.  He'll most likely announce his intentions in early July.
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« Reply #1178 on: June 19, 2015, 11:58:19 PM »

Jindal will be in NH on June 25th, the day after his announcement:

http://www.necn.com/news/politics/New-Hampshire-Candidate-Tracker-295977311.html

Gilmore is doing several events in New Hampshire this weekend, says he'll decide on whether to run "on my own timetable":

http://www.concordmonitor.com/photos/17386162-95/at-bike-week-gilmore-critiques-fox-debate-format

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« Reply #1179 on: June 21, 2015, 12:55:37 AM »

I mentioned Jim Gilmore above.  Like I said, he's in NH this weekend.  However, fellow former Beltway gov. Bob Ehrlich doesn't have any new early state visits coming up that I'm aware of.  He also hasn't posted on Twitter in about two weeks.  Perhaps he's forgotten that we're still waiting for him to tell us whether he wants to run for president?

In other news...

Palin has not yet ruled out a presidential run for herself this year, but she does appear to be cozying up to Trump:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/17/sarah-palin-donald-trump_n_7604708.html

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« Reply #1180 on: June 21, 2015, 01:14:10 AM »

Current Predictions:

Running:

Jindal
Walker
Christie
Kasich
Gilmore
Webb

Not Running:

Ehrlich
King
Palin
Bloomberg
DeBlasio
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« Reply #1181 on: June 22, 2015, 08:27:47 PM »

Christie's PAC doubles the number of full time staffers it has in New Hampshire, going from two to four:

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« Reply #1182 on: June 23, 2015, 06:55:44 PM »

Christie could announce as early as next week.
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« Reply #1183 on: June 23, 2015, 09:19:22 PM »

Peter King update....but he pretty much just repeats what he's already said:

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/06/23/congressman-says-hell-run-president-can-secure-big-money-supporters/

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« Reply #1184 on: June 24, 2015, 11:40:21 AM »

Christie announcing next week.
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« Reply #1185 on: June 24, 2015, 09:12:07 PM »

Fox News has ended its contract with Sarah Palin.  At this time, no indication that it has anything to do with her recent musings that she might run for president:

http://www.ibtimes.com/sarah-palin-fox-news-contract-ends-suggesting-diminished-role-2016-former-alaska-1981437

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« Reply #1186 on: June 25, 2015, 04:01:34 AM »

The Daily Caller says that Webb was considering making an announcement this Friday, but that's not going to happen.  An announcement will happen "soon":

http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/24/jim-webb-expected-to-announce-decision-on-presidential-race-soon/

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« Reply #1187 on: June 25, 2015, 06:12:47 AM »

Gilmore will be making yet another trip to New Hampshire on July 11th:

http://www.wmur.com/politics/new-hampshire-primary-source-rand-paul-rolls-out-50-supporters-many-backed-his-dad/33759838
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« Reply #1188 on: June 25, 2015, 09:22:04 AM »


This is ridiculous. Who is giving him money?
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« Reply #1189 on: June 25, 2015, 09:26:45 AM »


I assume his expenses are paid by his PAC:

http://growthpac.us

But yes, who is actually donating to that PAC?  I want to hear testimonials from Jim Gilmore fans!
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« Reply #1190 on: June 25, 2015, 09:39:45 AM »
« Edited: June 25, 2015, 09:42:08 AM by Yelnoc »


I assume his expenses are paid by his PAC:

http://growthpac.us

But yes, who is actually donating to that PAC?  I want to hear testimonials from Jim Gilmore fans!


Found their OpenSecrets page. Top 10 donors from 2014:

1   Free Congress Foundation       $167,000   
2   John Templeton Foundation       $50,000   
3   Latshaw Drilling                        $15,000   
4   Johanson Ventures                    $10,000   
5   Christian Broadcasting Network    $5,000   
5   Dewberry & Davis                        $5,000   
5   Dominion Resources                    $5,000   
5   McGuireWoods LLP                      $5,000   
5   Potomac Corp of Virginia              $5,000   
10   Brunke & Co LLC                        $2,500   
10   Holmes Properies Lp                  $2,500   
12   Ida                                           $1,000   
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« Reply #1191 on: June 25, 2015, 11:07:25 AM »

Christie announcing on Tuesday.
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« Reply #1192 on: June 25, 2015, 11:14:11 AM »


Papa Gilmore is postponing his retirement to fund his son's Presidential campaign. He wants to cut him off but Mama Gilmore won't let him.
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« Reply #1193 on: June 25, 2015, 12:05:19 PM »


Oh my heavens. I called this one wrong. Just about everyone is running. So many egos, so little time, so little concern about any ensuing humiliation. What makes these people tick?  I guess it is somewhat good news for Cruz that the establishment moderate wing has some many candidates to chop up its vote. Cruz demonstrates that he understands the issues a heck of a lot better than Walker, and has about 20 points more IQ, makes Santorum and Huckabee irrelevant (is that why he switched is vote on TPA, to pander to the protectionist, don't mess with American sovereignty crowd?), and moves into being a top tier candidate before the competing wing sorts it all out. That's a bit of a nightmare. I hope I wake up, and it all goes away.
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« Reply #1194 on: June 25, 2015, 02:02:07 PM »

Christie is doing the right thing. This is his only and last chance and so he is running.
If it will be fine, he will do as McCain. If not, he'll get attention.
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« Reply #1195 on: June 25, 2015, 08:07:33 PM »

Walker confirms he's announcing the week of July 13.
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« Reply #1196 on: June 25, 2015, 09:15:46 PM »

Announcement Schedule:

Christie: June 30
King, Kasich, Webb: Considering how late it is in June, probably early July
Walker: "Week of July 13"
Biden: By Aug. 1
Gilmore: He plans to participate in the Fox 'Forum' in August, so presumably early to mid july so pollsters start including him in time
Ehrlich: No idea. Seems to have lost all interest in running.
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« Reply #1197 on: June 25, 2015, 09:27:56 PM »

Announcement Schedule:

Christie: June 30
King, Kasich, Webb: Considering how late it is in June, probably early July
Walker: "Week of July 13"
Biden: By Aug. 1
Gilmore: He plans to participate in the Fox 'Forum' in August, so presumably early to mid july so pollsters start including him in time
Ehrlich: No idea. Seems to have lost all interest in running.

Someone actually has no interest in running?  For 2016 that's a rarity...
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« Reply #1198 on: June 25, 2015, 09:38:21 PM »

Announcement Schedule:

Gilmore: He plans to participate in the Fox 'Forum' in August, so presumably early to mid july so pollsters start including him in time

Actually Gilmore has indicated he will attend the competing NH Union Leader Forum on the same day
http://www.concordmonitor.com/photos/17386162-95/at-bike-week-gilmore-critiques-fox-debate-format

So far I think he is the only one. He probably wouldn't pass the 1% threshold FOX has to get into the Forum.
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« Reply #1199 on: June 26, 2015, 03:14:38 PM »

Announcement Schedule:

Christie: June 30
King, Kasich, Webb: Considering how late it is in June, probably early July
Walker: "Week of July 13"
Biden: By Aug. 1
Gilmore: He plans to participate in the Fox 'Forum' in August, so presumably early to mid july so pollsters start including him in time
Ehrlich: No idea. Seems to have lost all interest in running.

Someone actually has no interest in running?  For 2016 that's a rarity...

There was Bolton, but yeah, it's pretty rare.
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