Daniels to make Presidential Decision Next Spring
wane.com reports:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) - In four-and-a-half months, we will know for sure whether Mitch Daniels is running for president. That's what the governor told NewsChannel 15 during an interview at his Statehouse office in Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon.
"I think the decision has to come at the end of this General Assembly session, if not before. No later than that," saidDaniels . "In fairness to people from all over the place -many of whom I've only read about before- who like this idea [of Daniels running for president], I owe them some kind of an answer."
The General Assembly must wrap up its session by the end of April. Daniels said twice during Wednesday's 30-minute interview that his decision will come no later than that. He also said he has a more practical reason for setting the late April deadline: if he were to run, that would be the latest he could begin to effectively organize a campaign.
Daniels said he'll be weighing two major factors as he decides whether to pursue a White House bid. The first is whether he can run and still "do duty" to his current job, and the second is whether his wife and four daughters are willing to go along with the idea.
If he does run, the governor's shown he's not shy about weighing in on the issues of the day. For instance, he was willing on Wednesday to wade in the thick weeds of the recent deal between President Obama and Capitol Hill Republicans to extend all of the Bush tax cuts as well as unemployment benefits.
