The “Who is running in 2024?” tea leaves thread

[brucejoel99]

"Assume the President will run again 'til anything else to the contrary arises" is how the modern presidency operates, yes.

[Mr. Morden]

Pompeo headed to Iowa:

https://twitter.com/IAFieldReport/status/1369397631953289217

Apparently, C-Span will cover this trip in the inaugural installment of its "Road to the White House 2024" series:

https://www.axios.com/cspan-2024-election-pompeo-ca954684-6ec8-463d-90d6-dbc9801f6c0e.html

[Barack Oganja]

https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1375146094649298945?s=20

[prag_prog]

Hope Biden runs for re-election...don't want to waste incumbency advantage, especially in an election where the Popular Vote-EC gap is going to be larger than ever

[Former Crackhead Mike Lindell]

I just realized that, for the third cycle in a row, the tea leaves threads will likely be filled with "will he, won't he" articles about Joe Biden

[brucejoel99]

Kamala also remaining on the ticket:

https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1375150941641510919

[Mr. Morden]

Gaetz headed to New Hampshire:

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gaetz-to-new-hampshire-to-help-raise-money-for-fellow-republicans

Multiple Republican sources in the Granite State told Fox News on Wednesday that the three-term representative and close ally of former President Trump will headline the Nashua Republican City Committee’s annual "Steak Out" fundraiser.

[Mr. Morden]

This quote was mentioned in a Politico story I read today, but looks like John Thune made this comment about a future presidential race last summer:

https://upolitics.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-plans-to-remain-gop-leader-regardless-of-election-results/

“When I look at the presidential race, timing is everything in politics. At the moment, that’s not something I aspire to,” Thune said.

[Mr. Morden]

Tim Scott will be Davenport, Iowa on April 15th:

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/22/2024-election-trump-477353

The story also mentions this:

One Republican strategist in South Carolina said advisers to and associates of Pompeo, DeSantis and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida have all placed calls into the state recently to discuss the landscape there.

[Mr. Morden]

This story has a rundown of the potential 2024 candidate visits to Iowa, and I think we’ve already mentioned all of them in this thread except for this hypothetical one:

https://americanindependent.com/gop-2024-presidential-election-iowa-donald-trump-pompeo-cotton-scott/

Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, who has met virtually with Republicans in the leadoff primary state New Hampshire, is also making plans to visit Iowa in the coming months, advisers said.

[Mr. Morden]

I think I missed this at the time, but here’s a Trump Jr. comment from last month on whether he’d ever run for office:

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-jr-no-intention-running-now-1568605

Appearing on Newsmax last night, former President Donald Trump's eldest son said "we'll see" when his father's ex-press secretary Sean Spicer asked if he would be appearing on a ballot anytime soon.

Trump Jr. also said that he believed he could achieve more by not running for office, at least in the short term, so he could focus his attention on the Republican Party and the "weaklings" in the party who voted for his father's second impeachment.

Speaking to the conservative channel, Trump Jr. said: "Honestly, I think I can do a lot more not necessarily running. So I have no intention of running right now.

[Mr. Morden]

Pompeo on 2024:

https://www.wmur.com/article/pompeo-plans-visit-to-new-hampshire-increasing-presidential-speculation/35953574

In an interview with "CloseUP," Pompeo was asked whether he has plans for 2024.

"I'm pretty focused on 2022," he said. "We'll see what happens after that."

[Mr. Morden]

Gaetz headed to New Hampshire:

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gaetz-to-new-hampshire-to-help-raise-money-for-fellow-republicans

Multiple Republican sources in the Granite State told Fox News on Wednesday that the three-term representative and close ally of former President Trump will headline the Nashua Republican City Committee’s annual "Steak Out" fundraiser.

Again, not sure if Gaetz is really toying with a 2024 presidential run or not....he seems unlikely to run if Trump does, but maybe also unlikely to run if DeSantis does, given his hyping of DeSantis.  But he is nonetheless planning this NH trip, and it looks like he's also considering a departure from Congress in order to work for Newsmax:

https://www.axios.com/matt-gaetz-retirement-congress-newsmax-e1a0e6bb-0279-4e97-ab22-508e28f4347a.html

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has privately told confidants he's seriously considering not seeking re-election and possibly leaving Congress early for a job at Newsmax, three sources with direct knowledge of the talks tell Axios.

Not sure if leaving Congress means he's more or less likely to run for president.  Presumably *less* likely to run for president in 2024, since he wouldn't have much time in the new job before a presidential campaign.  But a media job could increase his profile, and set him up better for a future run, in 2028 or later.

[Mr. Morden]

Gaetz headed to New Hampshire:

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gaetz-to-new-hampshire-to-help-raise-money-for-fellow-republicans

Multiple Republican sources in the Granite State told Fox News on Wednesday that the three-term representative and close ally of former President Trump will headline the Nashua Republican City Committee’s annual "Steak Out" fundraiser.

Again, not sure if Gaetz is really toying with a 2024 presidential run or not....he seems unlikely to run if Trump does, but maybe also unlikely to run if DeSantis does, given his hyping of DeSantis.  But he is nonetheless planning this NH trip, and it looks like he's also considering a departure from Congress in order to work for Newsmax:

https://www.axios.com/matt-gaetz-retirement-congress-newsmax-e1a0e6bb-0279-4e97-ab22-508e28f4347a.html

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has privately told confidants he's seriously considering not seeking re-election and possibly leaving Congress early for a job at Newsmax, three sources with direct knowledge of the talks tell Axios.

Not sure if leaving Congress means he's more or less likely to run for president.  Presumably *less* likely to run for president in 2024, since he wouldn't have much time in the new job before a presidential campaign.  But a media job could increase his profile, and set him up better for a future run, in 2028 or later.

Well, there's also this issue now:

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-ne-joel-greenberg-matt-gaetz-investigation-sex-trafficking-20210330-moyyt73tbzhrlmpjcwkqv2oeyq-story.html

[Lambsbread]

Gaetz headed to New Hampshire:

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gaetz-to-new-hampshire-to-help-raise-money-for-fellow-republicans

Multiple Republican sources in the Granite State told Fox News on Wednesday that the three-term representative and close ally of former President Trump will headline the Nashua Republican City Committee’s annual "Steak Out" fundraiser.

Again, not sure if Gaetz is really toying with a 2024 presidential run or not....he seems unlikely to run if Trump does, but maybe also unlikely to run if DeSantis does, given his hyping of DeSantis.  But he is nonetheless planning this NH trip, and it looks like he's also considering a departure from Congress in order to work for Newsmax:

https://www.axios.com/matt-gaetz-retirement-congress-newsmax-e1a0e6bb-0279-4e97-ab22-508e28f4347a.html

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has privately told confidants he's seriously considering not seeking re-election and possibly leaving Congress early for a job at Newsmax, three sources with direct knowledge of the talks tell Axios.

Not sure if leaving Congress means he's more or less likely to run for president.  Presumably *less* likely to run for president in 2024, since he wouldn't have much time in the new job before a presidential campaign.  But a media job could increase his profile, and set him up better for a future run, in 2028 or later.

Well, there's also this issue now:

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-ne-joel-greenberg-matt-gaetz-investigation-sex-trafficking-20210330-moyyt73tbzhrlmpjcwkqv2oeyq-story.html

Oh wow. Gaetz just became the frontrunner for the nomination.

[Vaccinated Russian Bear]

Gaetz headed to New Hampshire:

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gaetz-to-new-hampshire-to-help-raise-money-for-fellow-republicans

Multiple Republican sources in the Granite State told Fox News on Wednesday that the three-term representative and close ally of former President Trump will headline the Nashua Republican City Committee’s annual "Steak Out" fundraiser.

Again, not sure if Gaetz is really toying with a 2024 presidential run or not....he seems unlikely to run if Trump does, but maybe also unlikely to run if DeSantis does, given his hyping of DeSantis.  But he is nonetheless planning this NH trip, and it looks like he's also considering a departure from Congress in order to work for Newsmax:

https://www.axios.com/matt-gaetz-retirement-congress-newsmax-e1a0e6bb-0279-4e97-ab22-508e28f4347a.html

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has privately told confidants he's seriously considering not seeking re-election and possibly leaving Congress early for a job at Newsmax, three sources with direct knowledge of the talks tell Axios.

Not sure if leaving Congress means he's more or less likely to run for president.  Presumably *less* likely to run for president in 2024, since he wouldn't have much time in the new job before a presidential campaign.  But a media job could increase his profile, and set him up better for a future run, in 2028 or later.

Well, there's also this issue now:

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-ne-joel-greenberg-matt-gaetz-investigation-sex-trafficking-20210330-moyyt73tbzhrlmpjcwkqv2oeyq-story.html

Oh wow. Gaetz just became the frontrunner for the nomination.

It is a Toss-up if he is running for governor against Cuomo.

[Mr. Morden]

Donald Trump was interviewed on his daughter-in-law’s podcast, and 2024 came up:

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-says-there-hope-2024-run-1580058

"The other question people all want to know—and I know you're not ready to answer it yet—but do we have hope that there's a possibility to see Donald Trump run again in 2024?" Lara Trump asked.

"You do have hope, that I can tell you," Trump said. "You do have hope. We love our country—this country. We all owe a lot to our country but now we have to help our country."
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Earlier in the interview, the former president was asked about the possibility of rallies. His public rallies were popular among his supporters but were curtailed in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Will we ever be able to attend another Trump rally?" Lara Trump asked.

"Oh yeah, sure, I think so," Donald Trump said. "In fact, we're thinking about doing one relatively soon just to let everybody know that there's hope in the future."

[OSR STANDS WITH PALESTINE]

Rockstar Billie Joe Armstrong of the punk band Green Day filed paperwork to run for the Republican nomination in 2024 on March 17th. No okie mentioned this so I decided to

[Secretary of State Liberal Hack]

Rockstar Billie Joe Armstrong of the punk band Green Day filed paperwork to run for the Republican nomination in 2024 on March 17th. No okie mentioned this so I decided to

Wait, didn't Greenday campagin with John Kerry back in 2004.

[OSR STANDS WITH PALESTINE]

Rockstar Billie Joe Armstrong of the punk band Green Day filed paperwork to run for the Republican nomination in 2024 on March 17th. No okie mentioned this so I decided to

Wait, didn't Greenday campagin with John Kerry back in 2004.

And with Bernie in 2016, but Billie Joe has signed the papers to run in the 2024 Republican primary. Idk, people’s views can change I guess

[beesley]

Rockstar Billie Joe Armstrong of the punk band Green Day filed paperwork to run for the Republican nomination in 2024 on March 17th. No okie mentioned this so I decided to

Give me a reason to take this seriously.

[Lambsbread]

Rockstar Billie Joe Armstrong of the punk band Green Day filed paperwork to run for the Republican nomination in 2024 on March 17th. No okie mentioned this so I decided to

"Everything on the internet is true 100% of the time, no exceptions." - Abraham Lincoln

[Former Crackhead Mike Lindell]

Ron DeSantis is stealing Trump's mannerisms and speaking patterns. He's running.

https://twitter.com/dcexaminer/status/1379467070513946630

[Mr. Morden]

https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1379873741455437828

[Mr. Morden]

More Pence news:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pence-2024-presidential-bid-conservative-group-trump-policies/

The former vice president has mostly kept out of public view since Inauguration Day, focusing mostly on some early work with conservative organizations and the arrival of a new grandchild. But on Wednesday, he launched Advancing American Freedom, an entity, he said in a statement, that would "promote the pro-freedom policies of the last four years that created unprecedented prosperity at home and restored respect for America abroad." 

The new group will enable Pence to maintain his political profile and serve as his vehicle to help defend Trump-era policies. A senior aide said the former vice president is likely to focus especially on the Biden administration's evolving immigration and border security policies and the current president's proposal to raise corporate tax rates to pay for a multi-trillion dollar infrastructure plan.
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Pence's new group comes with the blessing of Trump, who in a brief statement to the Washington Examiner on Wednesday called his first term "the most successful" in American history, adding: "Nice to see Mike highlighting some of our many achievements!"

Pence's group is backed by a who's who of Trump-era players and other conservative leaders. It will be led by Paul Teller, a former aide to Cruz and co-chaired by longtime Pence aides Marty Obst and Marc Short and Chip Saltsman, a South Carolina-based former aide to former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Mike Huckabee's presidential campaigns.