NJ Stinks
05-23-2011, 12:31 AM
From the Washington Post website:
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With Daniels out, GOP presidential field takes clearer shape
By Karen Tumulty and Dan Balz, Published: May 22
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Mitchell_E._Daniels_Jr.)’s decision not to run for president in 2012, while deflating the hopes of many in the Republican establishment, has helped solidify what has been a fluid GOP field and brings more clarity to the challenges ahead for each of the leading contenders.
Daniels, who had been deliberating for more than a year, made his announcement around midnight Saturday. He joined a growing list of potential candidates who looked at the race and decided to take a pass.
GOP strategists say that the removal of Daniels as a factor has made it even more obvious that the contest is becoming one between presumed front-runner Mitt Romney (http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Mitt_Romney)and a pack of underdogs hoping to emerge as the alternative to the former Massachusetts governor.
There are still a handful of possible candidates — among them, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin (http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Sarah_Palin) and Rep. Michele Bachmann (http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Michele_Bachmann) of Minnesota — who have not yet announced their intentions.
More at the link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/with-daniels-out-gop-presidential-field-takes-clearer-shape/2011/05/22/AFhdvM9G_story.html
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With Daniels out, GOP presidential field takes clearer shape
By Karen Tumulty and Dan Balz, Published: May 22
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Mitchell_E._Daniels_Jr.)’s decision not to run for president in 2012, while deflating the hopes of many in the Republican establishment, has helped solidify what has been a fluid GOP field and brings more clarity to the challenges ahead for each of the leading contenders.
Daniels, who had been deliberating for more than a year, made his announcement around midnight Saturday. He joined a growing list of potential candidates who looked at the race and decided to take a pass.
GOP strategists say that the removal of Daniels as a factor has made it even more obvious that the contest is becoming one between presumed front-runner Mitt Romney (http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Mitt_Romney)and a pack of underdogs hoping to emerge as the alternative to the former Massachusetts governor.
There are still a handful of possible candidates — among them, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin (http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Sarah_Palin) and Rep. Michele Bachmann (http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Michele_Bachmann) of Minnesota — who have not yet announced their intentions.
More at the link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/with-daniels-out-gop-presidential-field-takes-clearer-shape/2011/05/22/AFhdvM9G_story.html