Sunday, June 28, 2015

Kasich Will Run

Tuesday afternoon update: Chris Christie has officially thrown his hat into the ring. I haven't seen any revised top ten lists yet, but Jonathan Bernstein says he's ninth out of nine: 


Of the nine Republican presidential candidates I consider viable, I have New Jersey Governor Chris Christie -- who makes his bid official Tuesday -- as dead last. (Read the article here.) 

Tom Moran, at the New Jersey Star-Ledger Editorial Board, isn't a fan:

My testimony amounts to a warning: Don't believe a word the man says.
If you have the stomach for it, this column offers some greatest hits in Christie's catalog of lies.
Don't misunderstand me. They all lie, and I get that. But Christie does it with such audacity, and such frequency, that he stands out.
He's been lying on steroids lately, on core issues like Bridgegate, guns and that cozy personal friendship with his buddy, the King of Jordan. (Read the story here.) 

I've updated the list below. 

Days until Election Day: 496

Original Post: 
Politico is reporting that Ohio governor John Kasich will officially enter the race for president on July 21, leaving Scott Walker as the lone potential candidate who hasn't "announced to announce." Read it here. In other political news, Donald Trump is still mad at the folks at Univision and has banned them from one of his golf courses; Chris Christie's candidate website is live, at chrischristie.com. 

Declared GOP Candidates
  1. Ted Cruz (March 23) 
  2. Rand Paul (April 7)
  3. Marco Rubio (April 14)
  4. Dr. Ben Carson (May 3) 
  5. Carly Fiorina (May 4) 
  6. Mike Huckabee (May 5) 
  7. Rick Santorum (May 27)
  8. George Pataki (May 28)
  9. Lindsey Graham (June 1) 
  10. Rick Perry (June 4) 
  11. Jeb Bush (June 15)
  12. Donald Trump (June 16) 
  13. Bobby Jindal (June 24) 
  14. Chris Christie (June 30)
Possible Republican Candidates
John Kasich (Announcement July 21)
Scott Walker

Officially Not Running
Rob Portman (Dec 2)
Paul Ryan (Jan 12)
Mitt Romney (Jan 30)
Rick Snyder (May 7)
John Bolton (May 14) 
Mike Pence (May 20) 

Days until Election Day: 498

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