Amigos y posibles rivales

Jonathan Martin (Politico.com) ha preguntado a Mitch Daniels y Haley Barbour si la entrada de uno de los dos en la carrera presidencial disuadiría al otro de hacerlo. Daniels parece más dispuesto que Barbour a dejar paso al amigo.

(...) So in an era when high-level politics inevitably turns nasty and personal between combatants, what would a presidential campaign featuring two old friends look like? Would either even run if the other was also in the race?

Daniels is candid: He'd be less inclined to launch a White House bid if Barbour does the same.

"My first inclination would be to help Haley," said Daniels, adding: "It would be unusual [if we both ran]. On every past occasion, we've been teammates."

Asked if the prospect of facing his old pal would make a presidential run less appetizing, Barbour is less uneasy about the idea.

"If I thought we would have some falling out it would, but I really don't think we would have a falling out," said the Mississippian. "I think too much of him."

And Barbour said he's even urged Daniels to get in the race.

"I told him that, even if I run, you ought to run," he recalled. "The public needs more good choices." (...)