U.S. presidential election (5): how many will actually seek their party’s nomination?
This week, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky officially declared himself a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Paul becomes the second Republican to enter the 2016 campaign, following his colleague in the Senate, Ted Cruz of Texas.
But, as an article in the “New York Times” puts it:
“It will not remain a small field for long. Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, is expected to announce his candidacy next week. Also waiting in the wings are Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, who are expected to declare soon, rounding out what Republicans say is perhaps their most competitive and robust slate of candidates since 1980, when Ronald Reagan faced competition from party heavyweights like George Bush and Howard Baker.”
The “New York Times” has compiled this very helpful schematic to indicate who probably will and who probably won’t run for the Democratic and Republican nominations respectively.