Republican Governors Weigh 2016 Prospects

RGA(BOCA RATON, Fla.) — The first day of this year’s annual Republican Governors Association conference was overshadowed by the president’s pending executive action on immigration. But, there was one more issue Wednesday — besides the victory lap after this year’s big Republican wins — on everyone’s mind: 2016.

At least six attendees at the conference are mulling a bid for the top office. The RGA’s outgoing chairman New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been very vocal that he is considering a run saying Wednesday that running the RGA was his “first priority over the last year,” but now, “I’ve got some decisions to make, I’m not shy as you know, I’ll let you know.”

When asked if he thinks the next GOP nominee should be a governor, he was clear: “I do because we are better at it than people who do not have the experience of running large enterprises.”

Considering the number of GOP governors at the conference this week, Christie and another possible 2016 contender Indiana Gov. Mike Pence were asked if they had made pacts to play nice in what will likely be a nasty intra-party brawl.  

“No, no pacts,” Christie said, before dead panning. “I haven’t seen Pence in the corner making any pacts with anybody, but I’ll be watching.”

Texas Gov. Rick Perry was asked when the 2016 race should begin, to which he replied, the “more legitimate question” is “when did it start.”

“I think the campaign has engaged,” Perry said. “We are talking about issues here that are going to affect the presidential election in 2016.”

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