The phrase "as a potential running" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe something that could be a running event or activity, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "As a potential running event, the marathon could attract many participants if properly organized."
Alternatives: "as a possible run" or "as a prospective running event".
When advisers from the Obama campaign interviewed Biden as a potential running mate and asked him why he wanted to be vice president, he told them that, in fact, he didn't want the job.
Now the Obama campaign is eyeing Mr. Kaine as a potential running mate, seeing in him a like-minded breath of fresh air who has also shown he can win in a red state.
He was widely viewed as a potential running mate for Democratic nominee Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in that year's gubernatorial race.
Trump even considered him as a potential running mate.
His name was one of those floated as a potential running mate for Senator John McCain.
He was once tipped as a potential running mate for presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
The effort came as Mr. Giuliani lays the groundwork for a potential run for governor in 2010.
Nor has she made any moves toward a potential run for president, such as the hiring of key staff in early primary states, as many potential Republican candidates have already done.
But now come "three Game 7s," as Redd described a potential run to Sunday's gold-medal game.
He apparently believes that another "investigation" of this tragedy will be politically advantageous to Republicans in the mid-term elections -- and somehow tarnish the reputation of the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she prepares a potential run for the White House in 2016.
NEW YORK — A top staffer for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was involved in a move to temporarily close lanes of the George Washington Bridge as political payback, recently released emails suggest, a move that enmeshes the Republican governor in a high-profile controversy as he considers a potential run for the presidency in 2016.
