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Sen. Elizabeth Warren – “I’m not running for President”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

At a press conference with new Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Sen. Elizabeth Warren unequivocally shot down the prospect of her running for President in 2016 saying she fully plans to serve out her full term as Senator for Massachusetts:

“I’m not running for president and I plan to serve out my term,” Warren said at a press conference with Boston Mayor-elect Marty Walsh, as quoted by the Boston Herald.

“I am not running for president,” she said, as quoted by the Herald. “I am working as hard as I can to be the best possing senator I can be.”

A Progressive movement favorite, Warren has been hyped as a possible challenger to Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination in 2016.

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Iowa: HIllary Clinton and Chris Christie in a tie in virtual 2016 presidential race

A new survey shows Hillary Clinton and Chris Christie virtually tied in Iowa as opponents in a hypothetical 2016 presidential run:

Clinton and Christie are each favored by 41 percent of the Hawkeye State’s voters.

But if Vice President Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee he would get clobbered by Christie, 49 percent to 32 percent, the Quinnipiac University poll showed.

Biden would even lose to Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker, 46 percent to 39 percent, in a state that Democrats took in six of the last seven presidential races.

The poll also revealed an emerging gender gap: Clinton beats Christie among women, 47 to 37 percent. But the New Jersey governor has his own 10-point edge among men, who favor him by 45 to 35 percent.

Christie has a slight 37 to 36 percent edge among independent voters. In contrast, Biden loses the independents to Christie, 52 to 21.

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Sen. Rand Paul “thinking” about 2016 Presidential run

Sen. Rand Paul has confirmed rumors that he is considering running for president:

“We’ve been thinking about it,” Paul said in a phone interview. “And we will continue to think about it probably until after the 2014 elections. I haven’t made a decision, it’s a big decision you know with regard to family and the extensive travel that’s involved with it. And then also just seeing where the country is going in the next year or two.”

According to a new Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey, Paul leads the pack of potential 2016 GOP candidates in both Iowa and New Hampshire:

18 percent for Sen. Rand Paul
16 percent for Gov. Chris Christie’s 16 percent
15 percent for former Vice Presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan
14 percent for Jeb Bush
11 percent for Sen. Marco Rubio
10 percent for Sen. Ted Cruz
6 percent for Rick Santorum

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