Posted on 11/06/2022 4:23:10 PM PST by conservative98
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) will not be running for president during the 2024 election cycle, further paving the way for a Donald Trump ticket.
A source close to Cotton confirmed to Breitbart News that he will not run for president in 2024. The decision comes after he has reached out to donors and senior Republican officials over the past week to inform him of his 2024 plans.
According to Politico, Cotton has based the decision on “family concerns, saying that a national campaign would take him away from his two young sons, who are seven and five years old.” For the past year, Cotton has at least signaled a willingness to run in 2024 based on his maneuvers throughout the midterm season. Per Politico:
Cotton’s decision kicks off a critical period in the 2024 presidential election cycle. After this week’s midterm election, potential candidates — including Trump, some of his Cabinet officials and prominent Republican governors and senators — are set to face more urgent questions about whether they will enter the race after spending the last two years making preparations.
Until this week, Cotton was one of those looking at a national campaign. He has spent much of the last two years campaigning across the country for Republican midterm candidates, using local races as an opportunity to introduce himself to voters. He has taken a series of trips to Iowa and New Hampshire, which host the party’s first two presidential nominating contests. And he raised $8 million that could have seeded a presidential campaign account.
Former President Trump has strongly signaled a 2024 run, with reports indicating that he could announce his candidacy shortly after the midterm election. Whether or not the former president will be running in the primary unopposed remains unknown at this time
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Absolutely! 👍
Sarah is the Real Deal.
Did anyone think he would, or was there some kind of constituency there? He doesn’t particularly appeal to moderates or conservatives?
I doubt Jeb has any desire to run. I haven’t heard of Kasich since he ran last time. He didn’t make an effort to keep his name in the news, if he wanted to run again. Maybe that’s a positive for him; People will think he’s a first time candidate.
Neither will I. My wife has also announced she will not run either. Our cats, however, prefer to keep their options open and have no announcement either way at this time.
I like Tom Cotton.....he’d make a good candidate for AG or FBI director. I hope he isn’t milling around with the RINO’s.
I doubt Jeb has any desire to run
He would if mama was around to campaign for him
Agreed. Cotton is rock solid. Should have been VP instead of Pence. A good man who does his best for the Republic. I admire President Trump but his penchant for gratuitously slamming people, I.e, “DeSanctimonious,” has rubbed off on many on this forum, such as those running down Cotton on this thread
Sam Doubleknit is next.
That’s welcome news...and who is he?
He had zero chance of getting anywhere near the nomination.
I have also have decided to announce that I am not running for President in 2024, even though I had about as much of a chance of getting elected as Cotton did.
Well, I would hope not.
Bump
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