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The Hill
Governors,
senators set for 2016 brawl
By Peter Schroeder
The Republican presidential primary is shaping up to be a battle
between the statehouse and the statesmen.
Current and former governors such as Jeb Bush (Fla.), Scott Walker
(Wis.) and Chris Christie (N.J.) are touting their hands-on experience
outside of Washington as a major asset against Hillary Clinton, the
likely Democratic nominee.
But those eyeing the White House from Capitol Hill are punching back,
dismissing the argument that being from outside D.C. is better.
“I’m always amused when it is treated as news that governors think that
governors make better candidates,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told The
Hill on Thursday.
“What America faces is not a management problem, it’s a leadership
problem,” argued Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.), who recently threw his
name into the mix as a presidential contender.
The notion that the executive experience governors get on the job is an
asset in the White House is nothing new. But a crowded GOP field
pulling talent from governors’ mansions and the halls of the Senate has
jumpstarted that debate ahead of 2016...
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