The question going into the 2016 Republican presidential primary is whether the prospective contender is strong enough to withstand the persistent criticism over his handling of the state's recovery.
To help get you better acquainted with the folks who are now making the hike out onto the campaign trail, we've assembled a slideshow of current candidates and prospective contenders.
Clinton and other prospective contenders for the 2016 Democratic nomination, such as vice-president Joe Biden, former Virginia senator Jim Webb and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, are all within a few years of 70, critics have warned.
Prospective contenders could include the writers Joe Klein, author of Primary Colours, Jay MacInnerny, author of Bright Lights, Big City, Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation, and, of course, David Remnick, the New Yorker 's editor since Tina Brown moved on.
The Conservative Victory Project, which will be run by Steven J. Law, Mr. Rove and the donors who built American Crossroads into the largest Republican super PAC of the 2012 election cycle, will start by intensely vetting prospective contenders for Congressional races.
The purpose of the event and others that are planned in coming weeks, Mr. Gore's associates said, was to court these important fund-raisers, and put them on notice -- without saying so explicitly -- that they should not defect to other prospective contenders.
The Conservative Victory Project, which is backed by Karl Rove and his allies who built American Crossroads into the largest Republican super PAC of the 2012 election cycle, will start by intensely vetting prospective contenders for Congressional races to try to weed out candidates who are seen as too flawed to win general elections.
Two years ago I spent weeks researching a profile of May as a prospective Tory leadership contender, and the hardest question to answer was what she thought deep down about Europe.
*With the Expos expected to be sold and relocated sometime next year, the continued presence of their best players would enhance the team's chances to be a contender and its value to a prospective buyer.
Whatever his liabilities as a prospective nominee and they are legion Gingrich has climbed back from irrelevancy to contender because he is playing Assassin's Creed Revelations while his opponents are playing Pong.
