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Cotton said he was prepared to run, and would make a decision after the midterms...he has a book on foreign policy coming up...he would be one of the candidates i support...
www.politico.com
excerpts:
Tom Cotton huddled with two dozen of his top donors Tuesday morning to describe his planning for a potential 2024 White House campaign, telling them a comeback bid by former President Donald Trump wouldn’t deter him from running.
Brian Colas, Cotton’s top political adviser, delivered a 15-slide PowerPoint presentation which, among other things, mentioned that the senator and his advisers had studied dozens of past Republican presidential campaigns. They concluded that early national recognition and attention had little bearing on the eventual success of candidates.
What was determinative, Colas argued, was performance in Iowa and New Hampshire, which host the first two nominating contests.
Cotton had already made repeated trips to Iowa and New Hampshire — since 2020, he has gone to Iowa six times and to New Hampshire four times.
When Cotton rose to his feet to speak, he argued that he had developed appeal to the populist and establishment wings of the party, which he contended would serve him well in a primary.
The Cotton team also argued that they were in strong financial shape, noting that Cotton’s Senate campaign committee has $8 million that could immediately be transferred to a presidential effort, enough to sustain him through the early stages of a campaign.
Cotton has remained in touch with Trump since he left office in 2021. But the senator has broken from the former president several times: He voted to certify the 2020 election, and he has highlighted his opposition to Trump’s criminal justice reform efforts, calling it the biggest mistake of his presidency
Cotton gathers big donors to talk 2024 presidential race
The Arkansas senator's top adviser gave a presentation detailing, among other things, Cotton's early outreach in Iowa and New Hampshire.
www.politico.com
excerpts:
Tom Cotton huddled with two dozen of his top donors Tuesday morning to describe his planning for a potential 2024 White House campaign, telling them a comeback bid by former President Donald Trump wouldn’t deter him from running.
Brian Colas, Cotton’s top political adviser, delivered a 15-slide PowerPoint presentation which, among other things, mentioned that the senator and his advisers had studied dozens of past Republican presidential campaigns. They concluded that early national recognition and attention had little bearing on the eventual success of candidates.
What was determinative, Colas argued, was performance in Iowa and New Hampshire, which host the first two nominating contests.
Cotton had already made repeated trips to Iowa and New Hampshire — since 2020, he has gone to Iowa six times and to New Hampshire four times.
When Cotton rose to his feet to speak, he argued that he had developed appeal to the populist and establishment wings of the party, which he contended would serve him well in a primary.
The Cotton team also argued that they were in strong financial shape, noting that Cotton’s Senate campaign committee has $8 million that could immediately be transferred to a presidential effort, enough to sustain him through the early stages of a campaign.
Cotton has remained in touch with Trump since he left office in 2021. But the senator has broken from the former president several times: He voted to certify the 2020 election, and he has highlighted his opposition to Trump’s criminal justice reform efforts, calling it the biggest mistake of his presidency
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