| While mentioning his name only order to rule him out of the "Top 5" GOP contenders NRO's Jonah Goldberg has given us something to talk about on this quiet day before the holiday.
Meanwhile, Gregg, New Hampshire's retiring senator, acts likes he's not running but hasn't ruled it out. (If he did run as New Hampshire's favorite son, it would complicate things for Romney.)
(For the record, I also have not ruled it out.)
Fosters Daily Democrat picks up the story and piles on with quotes from GOP Activist Mike Dennehy
"No one knows better than Judd Gregg what it takes to run for president; raising money, putting together a national organization," he said.
NHBR may have started it all with this piece by Brad Cook
Taking all of those characteristics into account, it occurs to me that New Hampshire's retiring U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg fits all of the criteria well. Gregg was an executive councilor, congressman, two-term governor during difficult economic times and served three terms in the U.S. Senate, where he was in influential and responsible positions.
Meanwhile up in Concord Shira documents the efficient shut down of Greg's operations
"For assistance please contact another member of the state's congressional delegation," said voicemail messages at Gregg's offices in Manchester and Portsmouth. No one answered the phone at his Washington office, and the answering machine was full in Concord.
What do you think? Will Judd Gregg use his home field advantage to launch a presidential bid? We know he has a history of being lucky.
Update: Was it James Pindell that started the whole thing back in July? at NH Magazine.
Third, a presidential campaign could be part of a lasting political legacy. What better way to exit a career for the state's most successful politician ever, but with a win in the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, an institution he and his father spent lifetimes preserving as first-in-the-nation? |
