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.
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.
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 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.
As Haslam noted, the prospective contenders felt they needed to be signaling their interest, "but not over the top at this point in time". That will come next year, with candidates expected to launch their bids between early in the year and early summer.
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.
WASHINGTON, July 18 — The decline of John McCain's presidential campaign, and the rising profile of Fred D. Thompson as a prospective contender, are forcing candidates to rewrite their strategies as they adjust to a playing field vastly different from just one month ago.
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.
WASHINGTON -- In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) famously declared in tourism ads that the state was "stronger than the storm". 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.
Things reached a preseason high Monday when six prospective Republican contenders — at least three of whom are viewed as long shots — were drawn to Iowa.
The escalating crisis in Egypt has attracted fresh attention to foreign policy at the very time that prospective Republican contenders are trying to establish their credentials as prospective commanders in chief.
