Nixon for President 2016? Not An Unlikely Scenario, Pundits Say
It's a bit early, but Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's name is being bandied about as part of a Democratic ticket in 2016.
As Gov. Jay Nixon and Sen. Claire McCaskill led a blue resurgence in a red state, some started mixing mentions of the Missouri governor with the year 2016. St. Louis Post Dispatch columnist Bill McClellan may have been among the first to suggest a Democratic Nixon taking run at White House. But national media have since picked up on the story, including the Huffington Post. “I think if Gov. Nixon were to run for president in 2016, he would use the Bill Clinton model from 1992 and run as a centrist or moderate,” said David Kimball, professor of political science at the University of Missouri– St. Louis. Others believe a run against Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt is much more likely. Kimball said a presidential candidate from Missouri isn't any …
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8:04 am on Thursday, November 8, 2012
Perhaps the two most disappointed people regarding the re-election of Obama were Hillary F. Clinton and Jay Nixon. The country will clearly have "Democrat fatigue," by 2016. The Dem candidate will have an uphill climb. The way you will be able to tell if Jay is going to toss his hat in the ring will be if he becomes even harder to find over the next four years than he was the past four when they … more ›