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Report: DeSantis Will Enter GOP Race Within Weeks

Allies are worried he has lost momentum amid Trump attacks, Disney feud

(Newser) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning to enter the White House race in the middle of next month amid fears that former President Trump could soon be seen as an unbeatable frontrunner, insiders say. Sources tell NBC that DeSantis is likely to announce the formation of an exploratory committee in...

Hutchinson Mostly Ignores Trump in Formal Launch

Republican instead focuses on Biden's record

(Newser) - Asa Hutchinson, former governor of Arkansas, had already said he was seeking the Republican nomination for president. But saying that in interview s didn't give him a chance to lay out his policy goals or assess his competition. On Monday, Hutchinson delivered a formal announcement in Bentonville, his hometown,...

Trump: Why Should I Bother Debating GOP Rivals?

Former president suggests he won't take part in primary matchups due to 'hostile networks'

(Newser) - If you're eager to see how GOP presidential candidates will fare in primary debates against the current frontrunner , you may have a long wait. That frontrunner, former President Trump, suggested Tuesday that going head-to-head with his Republican rivals might not be in the cards. "I see that everybody...

Sanders Won't Challenge Biden for Nomination

He says he'll do all he can to support president's reelection effort

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders isn't going to try to beat President Biden's record as the oldest president in US history. The 81-year-old independent senator from Vermont said Tuesday that he won't seek the Democratic nomination a third time and he will do everything he can to support Biden's...

Biden Was Once on Other Side of He's-Too-Old Debate

Biden, 29 at the time, made an issue of his 63-year-old opponent's age in Delaware

(Newser) - On Tuesday, President Joe Biden, age 80, made it official : He's running for a second term. If the 46th president wins reelection, he would be 86 by the end of that term, and as CNBC notes, he's already facing questions regarding his fitness for duty, most of them...

Carlson 'Really the Only Person Who Could Beat Donald Trump'

It's not clear if now-former Fox host would bite, but some think there's a path to GOP nomination

(Newser) - The stunning news of Tucker Carlson's ouster at Fox News is still settling in across the media landscape, and has some, like the Washington Post , asking: "Now what for Tucker Carlson?" The paper notes that the 53-year-old, who's "unlikely" to be picked up by another cable...

Biden Asks Americans to Let Him 'Finish the Job'

President formally launches 2024 campaign

(Newser) - A Biden-Trump rematch just took a big step closer to reality. President Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish the job” he began when he was sworn into office and to set aside their...

DeSantis Travels Abroad, Plays Down 2024

'I am not a candidate, so we’ll see if and when that changes,' he says in Japan

(Newser) - Allies of Ron DeSantis are getting antsy to have him formally launch for 2024, reports the Hill . "I would prefer him to be in the race right now," GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky tells the outlet, acknowledging that the Florida governor appears to be losing political steam....

Another Biden-Trump Race Makes Many Weary, Poll Finds

38% of respondents feel exhaustion at the prospect of a 2020 rematch

(Newser) - Asked in a new poll to describe their feeling at having their choice in the next presidential election again be Joe Biden or Donald Trump, more respondents picked "exhaustion" than anything else. That option was chosen by 38% of respondents, according to a Yahoo News/YouGov poll. Fear made a...

In 4 Months, Trump Has Flipped the Race

Former president leads DeSantis by 13 points in 'WSJ' poll; a reversal from April

(Newser) - Back in December, fresh off his easy reelection win, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis led Donald Trump by 14 points in a Wall Street Journal poll of likely Republican candidates for president. What a difference four months has made. Trump now leads DeSantis by 13 points in the newspaper's latest...

Kennedy Has Surprising Support in New Poll

'USA Today' poll puts RFK Jr. at 14% as he enters the Democratic race

(Newser) - The 2024 presidential race got a new entrant on Wednesday: Robert Kennedy Jr. , prominent both for his last name and his skepticism about vaccines, formally launched his campaign, reports the Hill . Despite controversy over the latter issue, a USA Today poll conducted with Suffolk University suggests that Kennedy enters the...

Pompeo Says He&#39;ll Sit 2024 Out
Pompeo
Says He'll
Sit 2024 Out
Apr 15, 2023 3:15 PM CDT

Pompeo Says He'll Sit 2024 Out

Former Trump Cabinet member suggests he might not back the former president

(Newser) - After appearing to lay the groundwork for a 2024 presidential run, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that he won't be seeking the Republican nomination after all. "The time is not right for me and my family," Pompeo said in a statement, ABC News reports....

DNC Picks a Home for 2024
DNC Picks a Home for 2024
Apr 11, 2023 10:45 AM CDT

DNC Picks a Home for 2024

Chicago beats out Atlanta in something of a surprise

(Newser) - Democrats have chosen Chicago to host their 2024 national convention, reports the AP , trying to keep the party's momentum going after last fall's midterm success in the critical Midwest. The decision, confirmed by a Democratic official who spoke on Tuesday on the condition of anonymity before an official...

Sen. Bob Casey Has Good News for Democrats

Pennsylvania senator will seek another term, likely avoiding drawn-out primary battle

(Newser) - Senate Democrats might have a tough time retaining control of the chamber in next year's election, but Pennsylvania's Sen. Bob Casey has taken some of the pressure off. The 62-year-old announced Monday that he will seek a fourth term, the Washington Post reports. "Folks, I’m running...

Biden to Al Roker: &#39;I Plan on Running
Biden
to Al Roker:
'I Plan on
Running
Apr 10, 2023 11:30 AM CDT

Biden to Al Roker: 'I Plan on Running

President still holding off on an official announcement, however

(Newser) - An official announcement it is not, though it is another sign that President Biden has every intention of seeking a second term: “I plan on running, Al, but we’re not prepared to announce it yet," Biden told Al Roker Monday morning on the Today show. As NBC...

Biden Has Another Primary Challenger

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Democrat and anti-vaccine activist, is running for president

(Newser) - President Biden has his second primary challenger: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is almost as well-known for his anti - vaccine activism as he is for the political dynasty of which he is a member, has filed the paperwork to run for president as a Democrat in 2024. RFK Jr....

The Biggest Election of 2023 Is Here
This Wisconsin Election
Has Huge Implications
the rundown
Apr 4, 2023 11:00 AM CDT

This Wisconsin Election Has Huge Implications

State race to fill seat on Supreme Court has national implications

(Newser) - One common theme in coverage about Tuesday's judicial election in Wisconsin emerges quickly: It's "the single most important American election of 2023," is how Reid J. Epstein puts it in the New York Times . The "most consequential election of 2023" reads the headline above an...

At Waco Rally, Trump Vows Political Vengeance

'2024 is the final battle—it’s going to be the big one'

(Newser) - Donald Trump took a defiant stance at a rally Saturday in Waco, Texas, disparaging the prosecutors investigating him and predicting his vindication as he rallied supporters in a city made famous by deadly resistance against law enforcement, per the AP . With a hand over his heart, Trump stood at attention...

Ron DeSantis Takes Aim at Trump
Ron DeSantis Has
Things to Say About Trump
the rundown
Mar 22, 2023 12:37 AM CDT

Ron DeSantis Has Things to Say About Trump

Florida governor implies Trump's character is not up to par for a leader

(Newser) - Ron DeSantis says that if he does decide to run for president in 2024, "I'm running against Biden," keeping the focus on the current president "because I think he’s failed the country. I think the country wants a change. I think they want a fresh...

David Brooks: For GOP, the Choice Isn't 'Trump or DeSantis'

It's between them and what he sees as a saner branch of the party

(Newser) - Conventional wisdom at the moment says the GOP 2024 race will boil down to former President Trump vs. Ron DeSantis. Or as New York Times columnist David Brooks describes it, a race "between populist Tweedledum and populist Tweedledee." Brooks doesn't see much difference between them—both are...

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