5 dentro y 9 en la barrera

Para Chris Cillizza (Washington Post) hay 5 candidatos que ya tienen decidido que se presentan (sin contar a Herman Cain que ya está dentro):

(...) The In Crowd
These candidates have not announced but are, through their actions, considered to be all-but-in the race.

Newt Gingrich: Gingrich has set an end-of-the-month deadline to make a formal decision on the race but he appears to be full-speed ahead at this point. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that the former House Speaker was already scoping out office space in Georgia and Gingrich's schedule -- larded with trips to Iowa -- is that of a presidential candidate.

Jon Huntsman: The former Utah governor's decision to resign as the Obama Administration's Ambassador to China -- effective in April -- seems to be a very clear indication he is running for president. Huntsman is likely to start in some sort of exploratory phase but it's hard to imagine he's coming back from China just to take a look at running.

Tim Pawlenty: The former Minnesota governor has effectively been running for president since he announced he wouldn't run for a third term in 2010. Most smart strategists expect Pawlenty to be the first major candidate to formally announce his plans to run for the GOP nod.

Mitt Romney: The former Massachusetts governor likely won't announce his run for a few months, staying above the fray and taking advantage of the fact that he is perceived as the nominal frontrunner at the moment. But even if he avoids an official entry until the late spring (or later), Romney's political team is working full time to get ready for the race to come.

Rick Santorum: Santorum, who held a Pennsylvania Senate seat from 1994 to 2006, is likely to be in the race sooner rather than later -- hoping to take advantage of the uncertainty surrounding bigger names social conservatives like Sarah Palin or Mike Huckabee. Santorum raised some eyebrows by landing two well-regarded Iowa operatives late last month but his viability may depend on higher profile social conservatives taking a pass. (...)

Y 9 que todavía están pensándoselo.