>....he still has the one showbiz contract that *has* to run out (September) before he can declare without screwing the people he used to work with.<
Then he has no business being included in polls, and going out there talking himself up to the people until he does declare. Face it, he’s been running all year, exempt from the rules other candidates must follow. It doesn’t set well.
If the other candidates were smart, they could have done the same thing. It’s not illegal or unethical.