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Nov 9, 2012 9:43 AM CST

Democrats' Next Darling: Beau Biden?

Plus: Is another Bush in the pipeline?

(Newser) - The 2016 speculation has already begun, and when it comes to the future, the Democrats have a problem, writes Erin McPike for Real Clear Politics . While the GOP has a robust roster of potential candidates for 2016 and beyond, for Democrats, the options are fewer. But one name is starting...

The Inevitable:
2016 Speculation
Begins

Nov 7, 2012 2:14 PM CST

The Inevitable: 2016 Speculation Begins

Clinton? Biden? Ryan? A look at the current possibilities

(Newser) - And so it begins: Speculation about Election 2016 is already running rampant, mere hours after President Obama was re-elected. Some of the frontrunners for a presidential run next time around, courtesy of ABC News and US News & World Report :

Hillary Clinton: Not surprisingly, she's at the forefront of

...

Clinton May Not Step Down

Oct 25, 2012 9:55 AM CDT

Clinton May Not Step Down

She hints as much in 'Wall Street Journal' profile

(Newser) - With the end of her tenure at the State Department seemingly consumed by the controversy over Libya, Hillary Clinton is considering staying on a bit longer, she tells the Wall Street Journal . "A lot of people have talked to me about staying," Clinton says. Until now, Clinton has...

Joe Biden's
Gay Marriage
Motive: the
2016 Election

opinion

May 7, 2012 2:45 PM CDT

Joe Biden's Gay Marriage Motive: the 2016 Election

'Meet the Press' interview did touch on presidential run

(Newser) - Joe Biden's support for gay marriage may not have been a political "trial balloon" or a typically Bidenesque case of loose lips. "No one knows quite what to make of Joe Biden’s apparent endorsement of same-sex marriage on Sunday," writes Steve Kornacki at Salon . But...

Biden 2016?
It's Actually
Possible

OPINION

Mar 22, 2012 9:27 AM CDT

Biden 2016? It's Actually Possible

He'll be 73 that year, but don't assume that's too old: Glenn Thrush

(Newser) - The idea of Joe Biden as a 2016 candidate for president has largely been a non-starter, thanks to the fact that he will be 73 that year. Many assumed that ripe old age "would snuff the last embers" of any presidential ambition he may have, Glenn Thrush explains for...

Gillibrand: I'll Ask
Hillary to Run
in 2016

Mar 21, 2012 2:31 PM CDT

Gillibrand: I'll Ask Hillary to Run in 2016

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand likes her as candidate

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton in 2016? New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she'll be among those pushing for it. Gillibrand, who took over Clinton's Senate seat after Clinton left to become secretary of state, sat down with BuzzFeed to discuss women in politics. "I'm going to be one...

GOP Handing 2016 to Hillary

Maureen Dowd

Mar 14, 2012 9:57 AM CDT

GOP Handing 2016 to Hillary

Maureen Dowd thinks Republicans have a bout of 'mass misogyny'

(Newser) - On Saturday, Hillary Clinton took a resounding shot at Republicans. "Why extremists always focus on women remains a mystery to me," she said. "It doesn't matter what country they're in or what religion they claim. They want to control women." Clinton isn't supposed...

Rick Perry:
I Would
'Absolutely'
Run Again

Feb 14, 2012 11:25 AM CST

Rick Perry: I Would 'Absolutely' Run Again

He says debates were 'good practice'

(Newser) - Good news, late night comedians: Rick Perry just might run for president again. In an interview, ABC host Jonathan Karl said, "You may run again," to which Perry readily replied, "Absolutely." Later when the topic of debates came up, Perry assured America that "debates have...

Biden: I'm 'Not
Closing Door'
on 2016

SUNDAY TALK SHOWS

Oct 23, 2011 12:18 PM CDT

Biden: I'm 'Not Closing Door' on 2016

But says, 'let's get the president re-elected' first

(Newser) - As if we weren't knee-deep enough in the 2012 race, CNN's Candy Crowley decided to plunge straight into speculation about 2016 today, asking Joe Biden about his post-Obama political ambitions in an interview that's getting some notice. "I'm not closing that door," Biden said...

Let's Draft
Al Gore
for Prez
in 2016

OPINION

Aug 11, 2011 1:05 PM CDT

Let's Draft Al Gore for Prez in 2016

He's the right person for 'the next New Frontier': Brent Budowsky

(Newser) - Sure, most of the nation is intensely focused on the 2012 election, but Brent Budowsky is already looking forward to 2016's ideal candidate: Al Gore. In a glowing endorsement for the Hill , Budowsky calls for a "national movement" to draft Gore to "carry the banner of the...

Now Making
the Rounds:
Cuomo 2016

GAY MARRIAGE BOOST

Jun 26, 2011 6:37 AM CDT

Now Making the Rounds: Cuomo 2016

Passage of same-sex marriage law gives Cuomo huge political boost

(Newser) - New York's gay marriage bill has been a major boon for rookie governor Andrew Cuomo—to the semi-ridiculous tune of propelling his name into the 2016 presidential race, writes Chris Cillizza in the Washington Post . “It’s not just that he delivered on a major civil rights issue...

Rand Paul
Files for
Re-Election
—Already

Apr 19, 2011 11:00 AM CDT

Rand Paul Files for Re-Election —Already

It's just a tad early considering 2016 is five years away

(Newser) - Rand Paul has only been on the job for a few months, but he wants everyone to know, for the record, that he's definitely running for reelection in five years ... assuming he doesn't become president or anything first. The Kentucky senator made the unusual move of filing a...

Clinton Kinda Rules Out Future Presidential Runs

Nov 5, 2010 4:54 PM CDT

Clinton Kinda Rules Out Future Presidential Runs

Secretary of state defuses talk in New Zealand's media

(Newser) - A day after being accidentally introduced as "President Clinton," Hillary seems to be taking pains to kill talk of a future run in New Zealand's media, reports Reuters . Asked whether she'd "ruled out" running through 2016, she replied, "Oh yes, yes. I'm very pleased to be...

Clinton Wants to Be President, Not VP

Analysis

Oct 7, 2010 8:54 AM CDT

Clinton Wants to Be President, Not VP

And there are loads of loyalists spreading rumors about both

(Newser) - The Clinton-for-vice-president mania that kicked up briefly yesterday (only to be squashed by Clinton herself), was pretty misguided. Clinton has no interest in being vice president, former advisers tell Politico —but she may still want to be president. “Not happening,” one of Clinton’s top 2008 advisers...

Meet the GOP's
2016 Nominee

Marc Ambinder

Aug 25, 2010 12:38 PM CDT

Meet the GOP's 2016 Nominee

Why Joe Scarborough is the perfect man for the job

(Newser) - Joe Scarborough insists he’s not running for president. He says he’s perfectly happy as MSNBC’s morning host, where, he argues, he has more influence than your average senator. But there’s a “studio apartment industry of conservatives” who think Scarborough is the man Republicans will need...