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Kentucky voters are split on Rand Paul’s 2016 plans

Kentuckians are evenly divided over whether Sen. Rand Paul should run only for re-election to the Senate or for the White House, according to a new Bluegrass Poll.

Lost in the back and forth about the Hillary Clinton email controversy Tuesday was that both she and Republican frontrunner Jeb Bush share a common, potentially bigger problem — their last names.

Marco Rubio lands another top Romney aide for likely 2016 campaign

Sen. Marco Rubio has recruited Rich Beeson, a veteran political operative and senior official on Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign, to join his likely presidential campaign, according to two Republicans with knowledge of the move.

The most interesting question in the 2016 Democratic nomination battle is, who will rise up to become Hillary Clinton’s main challenger? One possibility is Maryland’s former governor, Martin O’Malley. David Weigel at Bloomberg Politics has an interesting write-up of his preparations to run:

Martin O’Malley Readies His Run as the Un-Hillary

CONCORD, N.H.—Martin O’Malley had just delivered a 10-minute talk to a few dozen Merrimack County Democrats, then spent 15 minutes walking from handshake to handshake, compliment to compliment…Then came Charles Pewitt…

“Immigration,” said Pewitt.

“Immigration,” ... Read More >>

National Journal’s Michelle Cottle has a fascinating look at what a potential 2016 campaign by Ohio’s governor, John Kasich, might look like. It takes her a while to get to what appears to be her central thesis, but here it is:

Kasich’s brand of political impatience could fuel or tank his presidential fortunes in 2016. Either way, it would arguably do wonders for the process as a whole. The Republican Party has been struggling to define what it stands for, whom ... Read More >>

There’s only one prominent Democratic contender who has traveled to all three early presidential primary states so far in 2015. It’s not Hillary Clinton. Nor is it Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, or even Martin O’Malley.

Jeb Bush talks alternative to Obamacare ‘monstrosity’

Jeb Bush says that Obamacare is a “monstrosity” and wants the government to focus instead on a catastrophic coverage plan to help people who experience costly medical crises.

The potential Republican 2016 presidential contender said that he doesn’t see Obamacare being repealed before President Barack Obama leaves office. But once it is, he wants to see a different plan.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/jeb-bush-talks-alternative-to-obamacare-monstrosity-115913.html#ixzz3U6dcUy8a