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Learn what you can do in the event of sexual abuse
Help and Support for Victims
- Try to get to a place where you feel safe.
- Reach out for support.
- Call someone you trust, such as a friend or a family member. You are not alone; there are people who can give you the support you need.
- Call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at (800) 656-HOPE—your call is free and is anonymous and confidential.
- Seek medical attention as soon as possible. Medical care is important to address any injuries you may have and to protect against sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy.
- Most important, know that the assault is not your fault.
You have the right to:
- Be treated with respect and dignity.
- Privacy. That means you can refuse to answer any questions about the sexual assault, your sexual orientation, your sexual history, your medical history (including HIV status), and your mental health history.
- Have your conversations with a sexual assault counselor/advocate remain confidential.
- Decide whether or not you want to report the assault to the police.
- Not be judged based on your race, age, class, gender, or sexual orientation.
- Have a sexual assault counselor/advocate accompany you to medical, law enforcement, and legal proceedings.
- Request that someone you are comfortable with stay with you in the examination room.
- Ask questions and get answers regarding any tests, exams, medications, treatments, or police reports.
- Be considered a victim/survivor of sexual assault, regardless of the offender's relationship to you.
If you are considering filing a police report:
- Try not to bathe, shower, change your clothes, eat, drink, smoke, gargle, or urinate prior to the exam.
- Seek medical attention for an exam and evidence collection as soon as possible after the assault.
- Bring a change of clothes with you.
- You have the right to have a sexual assault counselor/advocate with you during your medical exam.
- Reporting to the police is your choice.
As a victim/survivor of sexual assault, you may have some of the following feelings:
- Anger, fear, guilt
- Loss of control, powerlessness, embarrassment
- Depression, isolation, denial
- Shame, disbelief, self-blame, emotional shock
You may experience some or all of the above feelings. This is natural and every victim/survivor of sexual assault responds differently. Remember, you are not alone, and you are not to blame for what happened.
How to Help2
If someone you care about is sexually assaulted, you may feel angry, confused, and helpless. There are several things you can do to help in the healing process and provide the support your loved one needs.
- Believe the victim/survivor unconditionally. Accept what you hear without judgment.
- Reinforce to the victim/survivor that it is not his or her fault. Sexual assault is NEVER the victim/survivor's fault. It is important not to ask "why" questions, such as "Why were you in that area at that time?" that suggest that he or she is to blame for the assault.
- Understand that you cannot control how the victim/survivor feels or "fix" the problem. Everyone reacts differently to sexual assault and heals at his or her own pace. It is important that you not assume you know how he or she is feeling—almost any reaction is possible and completely normal.
- Be a good listener and be patient. Let the victim/survivor know you are there for him or her when he or she is ready to talk. When and if the victim/survivor does want to talk about the assault, do not push for information. Let him or her tell you what he or she is comfortable sharing in his or her own time.
- Help the victim/survivor regain a sense of control over his or her life. During a sexual assault, power is taken away from the victim/survivor. Support decisions and choices the victim/survivor makes without passing judgment. Try not to tell the victim/survivor what to do; instead, assist by presenting options and resources for him or her to make the decision that is right for him or her.
- Respect the victim/survivor's need for privacy. If the victim/survivor needs to be alone, respect that decision.
- Do not suggest that the victim/survivor "move on" with his or her life and forget about the rape. The victim/survivor needs the opportunity to work through the trauma of the assault and begin the healing process.
- Respect the victim/survivor's right to decide whether or not to report the assault to the police.
- Remember to take care of yourself—seek support if you need it. You will be better able to support the victim/survivor.
Need Help or Support?
The national contacts below are available for anyone seeking information and resources about sexual abuse. In an emergency, please dial 9-1-1 for local assistance immediately. General resources and materials can be found on this Website in the education section.
- Child Help National Child Abuse Hotline
By phone: (800) 4-A-CHILD
- Darkness to Light
By phone: (866) 367-5444. Toll-free helpline for individuals living in the United States who need local information and resources about sexual abuse.
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
By phone: (800) 843-5678. Available 24 hours a day. This Toll-free line is for reporting any information about missing or sexually exploited children. This number is available throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The TDD Hotline is (800) 826-7653.
Online: www.cybertipline.com. to the police.
- National Center for Victims of Crime
By phone: (800) 394-2255. Toll-free helpline offers supportive counseling, practical information about crime and victimization, and referrals to local community resources, as well as skilled advocacy in the criminal justice and social service systems.
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
By phone: (800) 656-4673. Toll-free National Sexual Assault Hotline.
Online: http://www.rainn.org/get-help/national-sexual-assault-online-hotline Instant-messaging format National Sexual Assault Hotline.
Both hotlines are free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and offer secure, anonymous, confidential crisis support for victims of sexual assault and their friends and families.
What to Do if a Child Discloses Sexual Molestation3
If a child hints at or fully discloses sexual molestation, how you react is very important. What you say is just as important as what you don't say. Your actions now could later influence the child's willingness to talk about it in the future and in court proceedings, investigations, and safety assessments.
- Overquestion the child or demand details.
- Underreact to or minimize the information.
- Overreact to the information or panic.
- Criticize or blame the child.
- Listen and stay calm.
- Respect the child's privacy and potential fear or uncertainty about telling.
- Support the child and the decision to tell, no matter what he or she says.
- Express love and support with words and gestures.
- Explain to the child that he or she has done nothing wrong.
- Help the child understand it was the offender's fault, not the child's.
- Remember that children seldom lie about acts of sexual exploitation.
- Assure the child that he or she can come to you at any time and tell you anything.
- Seek appropriate medical care for the child.
- Notify law enforcement (and other key adults in the child's life not involved directly with the offense).
- Alert the child-protection, youth-services, child-abuse, or other appropriate social-services organizations in cooperation with law enforcement.
- Seek out counseling or therapy for the child and the entire family.
Often children do not disclose incidents of sexual exploitation. Children may even test an adult's reaction before full disclosure. It is up to attentive adults to recognize hints and know the indicators of sexual abuse in children and teens.
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- Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc., "If You Have Been Sexually Assaulted." (http://www.connsacs.org/seeksupport/assaulted.htm) (December 21, 2011)
- Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc., "If A Friend or Loved One Has Been Sexually Assaulted." (http://www.connsacs.org/seeksupport/friend_assaulted.htm) (December 21, 2011)
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, "What to Do If a Child Discloses Sexual Molestation." (http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=1486) (December 21, 2011)


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Here's Winona Ryder at the Frankenweenie premiere last night and at the premiere last week in Texas (black dress white collar). I can't tell you, and I know I have already, how happy I am that she's working with Tim Burton again because in my mind that brings her closer to Johnny Depp and I feel like if he could just see her now, you know?, see how fragile and beautiful she (still) is (again), it would be like ...before. (Stop living in the past!) These are, I realise, impossible dreams.
As for Frankenweenie...first time I saw the first trailer (just the trailer!), I cried. When he says "I'm sorry, boy", oh my God, it was over. If you have a pet, especially a dog, maybe you can relate? Blah blah blah special effects, movie for kids, whatever. The child has lost his best friend in the world, the most loyal friend a person could have, and brought him back unnaturally. HOW DO YOU THINK THIS WILL END? See? I am hysterical. If I see this movie they'll have to carry me out.
OK so I have a story I've been saving to tell you about Winona at TIFF. She came into the etalk lounge for an interview. Then we invited her to take home some gifts. Some people take everything. That douchebag Adrian Grenier, for example, who walked out with ladies underwear and the Brazil butt workout. Some people take nothing but Grey Goose (Chris Evans). Winona was very sweet and appreciative and, of course, selected items that few others were into. Like these gorgeous old Hollywood/film prints that may have been difficult to travel with but carried way more sentimental value. So she's going through the room, browsing through the items, and her bag is filling up, and - do you know where this is going...? - she's lovely and modest and sort of surprised and unfamiliar with the whole gifting process, and then she says, out loud:
"Are you sure I can take all this? It's free?"
Everyone tried very hard not to make eye contact with anyone else. If you had walked in at that moment, you would have seen several people looking down at the ground, maybe taking deep breaths, except for Winona Ryder, that exquisite face brightened by excitement and gratitude.
Yes, we are all c-nts for thinking it, I agree. But how do you NOT think it? When words like that fill the air, words that come with a particular history, how do you stop your mind from the association?

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Book Preview - Old School Customs
Old School Customs
by Alan Mayes
Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Motorbooks; July 15, 2009
Retail: $35.00 US
It may have been the five years I spent living in the Los Angeles area, but I have a special place in my heart for those great big mid-century customs that came out of California. While many of the customizers featured in Old School Customs hail from locations other than California (a testament to the genre's growth and broad-reaching sources of inspiration, as author Alan Mayes points out), there's no mistaking that distinct feel of what was being done in the 1950s and 1960s, in both their old and new projects. They run the gamut from the near-stock in appearance to the futuristic-style and wildly modified, with big, colorful photos to drool over. If you're a fan of mid-century style customs, this book is a real treat.
Sorted by, essentially, age group, Old School Customs profiles 13 customizers broken into three groups: "The Pioneers," "The Lifers," and "The Pacesetters." While some of the Pioneers may be slowing down a bit, it's not as though they've stopped making cars, which makes this grouping a bit misleading. You're not comparing generations of cars, but of customizers, and their creations span decades. It is interesting, though, to note the similarities and differences among the various groups, and one might conjecture as to how much they've been influenced by what was being done when each artist got his start. The limit of covering 13 customizers, of course, means that there are a few names omitted that you might wonder about. Mayes has, understandably, chosen his favorites, but he does allow that there are plenty of deserving customizers out there who missed the cutoff due to space constraints.
This book is written in a very casual, conversational tone, by an author who clearly has a fondness for his subject matter. Chapters cover the history of each customizer, in addition to some of his thoughts on the hobby and where it's headed. Really, though, the cars are king here. The bodywork featured on these pages is absolutely phenomenal, and that's saying nothing of the mechanicals or the world-class paint jobs. Old School customs aren't exactly known for their subtlety, which guarantees some truly impressive photos. Some of the more extreme designs might cross the line as far as being cars you'd want to drive yourself, but the talent that went into their creation is unmistakable.
For our excerpt this month, we chose the chapter covering the legendary Bill Hines. This is only a partial excerpt, with more photos to be found in the full book. One of "The Pioneers," Hines' influence can be felt throughout the book. Like many of the artists profiled, it would be easy to dedicate an entire volume to his work. For an overview, though, Old School Customs definitely delivers, and is an absolute candy-colored feast for the eyes.
Chapter 3
Bill Hines
Long Beach, California
An iconic car and its iconic builder. The Buddha Buggy during restoration by Bill Hines.
Anna Marco
"Why build custom cars if I'm not gonna drive 'em?"
That was Bill Hines' response when someone asked him at the Detroit Autorama in 2005, just before his eighty-third birthday, why he drove to Detroit from California instead of flying. He was the Autorama's Featured Builder that year, so he made the trip in his beautiful, freshly restored 1959 Chevy El Camino, which he originally built in 1962. Bill Hines does everything old school style.
Affectionately known as "The Leadslinger" in customizing circles due to his absolute refusal to use anything but lead as filler, Bill Hines is every customizer's favorite character. Always seen with a smile and a cigar, Bill is a regular fixture at custom car events across the United States. When he's not traveling to events like the Detroit Autorama or the West Coast Kustoms show in Santa Maria, California, Bill still works in his shop seven days a week.
Early in his childhood, Bill was very sick and spent a couple of years in a hospital. He grew up during the Great Depression and lived with his grandmother in Tennessee while his widowed mother went to Detroit to find work. After Bill's mom got established, she sent for Bill and his twin brother and they joined her in Motor City.
He attended Wyandotte High School just south of Detroit, where he majored in art and shop. Sometimes he skipped other classes to concentrate on his favorites. He was preparing himself for a life of customizing at an early age.
His first car was a Model T Ford, soon followed by a 1933 Ford Phaeton. The '33 had a flathead V-8 in it and Bill promptly yanked the heads off and took them to shop class for a little milling operation. The hopped-up '33 was soon the terror of Wyandotte and Detroit streets as Bill raced anyone who would give him a second glance.
He dropped out of high school during his junior year and started his professional automotive career, renting a service station and a sleeping room. In 1941, he bought
a new Buick convertible, which he quickly set about customizing. One of his first operations was to chop the folding
convertible top.
"When I chopped that top in '41, the inspiration was from Harley Earl," Bill says. "He had the little '39 Buick [Y-Job] and that's where my inspiration came from. I had a brand-new one and I said, 'I'm just gonna chop the top down.' And eventually I just kept adding to it.
"I cut the doors down and then I got a Cadillac cowl and used the sheet metal off a Cadillac. I think I used a '42 Cadillac cowl. When I cut the doors down I cut one too much. Oh man, it didn't take me long to get that one off!"
His work impressed another well-known Detroit area customizer, Bob Clark of Clarkaiser. Bill says that Clark never could figure out how he made the doors like he did.
"He never asked me, though," Bill says. "He was kind of an eccentric person."
Bill's shop moved a few times over the next few years. He built several customs during this time, and did chops and minor work on many more. One of his best-known cars was a 1934 Ford Cabriolet, built for Marty Ribits. The transformation of the '34 into a "show rod" began in 1952 and progressed over several years. Originally painted
green and named Sweet Pea, it was eventually painted a rich metallic gold and renamed Golden Nugget. After several trips through Bill's shop, it was picked as the best Altered Street Roadster at the 1958 Detroit Autorama. In 2005, the car returned to the Autorama, having been impeccably restored by current owner Larry Jordon, and won the Preservation Award.
But back to 1953. After seeing George Barris' shop in small custom car magazines, Bill packed up and headed west with the hope of working for Barris. When he
approached George about a job, he was rebuffed, so he headed back to Michigan.
So Bill worked as one of the area's top customizers again and even taught a few tricks of the trade to the later equally famous Alexander Brothers. He had a yearning for the California sun, though, so he gave it another try in 1958.
On the second trip to Barris' shop, Hines was better received. George was off touring the eastern states with the Kopper Kart pickup and the Aztec 1955 Chevy. When Bill rolled up to the shop in his own Bat '51 Ford coupe, Barris' shop manager, Gene Simms, was so impressed that he hired Hines on the spot. Bill worked at the Barris shop for a few years and then opened his own, Bill Hines Kustom Auto Enterprises, on Long Beach Boulevard.
Over the past several decades, Bill Hines has been a steady force in the world of customizing and he does things his own way. He's also a mentor to a younger generation. Brad Masterson (see Chapter 12) has been an assistant and apprentice under Hines since 2003. He usually spends a couple of hours helping Hines before going over to his own shop for the majority of the day. Bill's own grandsons also work part-time in the shop and are learning the art of customizing from the master.
One of his trademarks is fins. His '51 Ford Bat has them and he's put them on several other cars with bat-derivative names, like the 1980 Buick Riviera Little Bat and the 1983 Riviera named 41 Bat in honor of the '41 Buick that he customized. That original '41 had a fin added to it that was not well received, and that time Bill gave in to the critics. Seems he put a single fin in the middle of the trunk lid on that car. It was so severely criticized that he pulled the trunk lid off and threw it in the scrap pile, replacing it with a new lid that was merely decked.
His daily driver 1980 Cadillac Seville does not have fins. It's been customized front and rear, but it still has the original slanted "bustle" rearend.
Another Bill Hines specialty is working chopped convertible tops. No one does them better. He did his first chopped one in 1941 on that famous Buick and he can't even remember how many he's done since. Well-known custom car patron John D'Agostino recently had a customized 1961 Oldsmobile Starfire convertible constructed
and he went to Bill Hines for the top chop on it.
Hines can also construct a working chopped convertible top where a convertible top didn't exist. He's been working on a near-clone of the Hirohata Mercury, but a convertible version. In Hines spec, that means a working electric convertible chopped top. The top mechanism is a work of art in itself. Bill proudly demonstrates it to anyone who wants to see it. It works as smoothly and quickly as a new convertible from Detroit or Germany.
If he had not taken the customizing path, he could have been an engineer. The scratch-built convertible tops are evidence. He draws no plans and has nothing written down beyond on-the-fly measurements he takes as he's building.
He gives due credit to the designers at American Sunroof (now ASC) in Detroit. He says they do a really good job of designing high-quality convertible mechanisms,
proof that he looks at other people's work like an engineer.
Bill was also an innovator and is believed to be the first person to use hydraulic suspensions on customs. Add frenched radio antennas and molded-in side pipes to that list of credits.
Bill Hines advocates the customization of newer cars and has difficulty understanding why no one seems to be doing it. He points out that many of the cars he and the other legendary builders customized in the early days were new, or nearly so. The 1959 Chevy Buddha Buggy was customized when it was three years old, as was his 1959 El Camino.
The problem might lie in education. "No one knows how," he said. "That's the reason. If someone would do one and put it in the magazines, then people would see how it can be done."
He recalls that when Custom Rodder magazine ran a photo of his 1980 Riviera Little Bat, in an article on the West Coast Kustoms' Paso Robles show, "the advertisers complained because there was nothing to sell."
"Like I tell everybody," he said, "I can take a Riviera, chop it, change the front end, put some side pipes on, change the back end, put a new battery in it and go. You spend that much money putting rockers in a [1949–1951] Mercury!"
Speaking of Mercurys, he's been one of the masters at chopping Mercurys and he's been given leeway from his customers to do it in his own style. His chops are beautiful. His trademark chop leaves the rear window opening intact, and instead of chopping through it and only lowering the top itself, he cuts down between the rear fenders and trunk lid and drops the whole rear area down the same amount as the top. The sectioned height in the back comes off the bottom of the trunk lid. His Mercury chops are like no one else's and really have a smooth, natural flow.
But he says he's done with Mercurys. He's come to the conclusion that they're not worth the trouble and expense.
"No more Mercurys," he says. "Cost too much. Winfield and Bailon and Dick Dean tried to cater to Mercurys. Pretty soon they had 8 or 10 cut up in different stages and all that money spent and no finished cars.
"Mercurys are too much work. I don't want any more. I'm gonna finish the ones I have here, but I won't do another one. I've been three or four years on the Hirohata [convertible] and I've worked on it some every week."
As Brad Masterson said, "You had the Hirohata front end on one of your other Mercurys when I came here and that was five years ago."
Time flies.
Hines has his opinions on the direction that some younger guys are going with their vehicles, too. It bothers him that the non-enthusiast public gets the wrong impression of rodders and customizers.
Of rat rods, he opines, "There's no money spent on them and there's no talent spent on them. They're too dangerous. It's not good for the public [perception], especially younger people."
Tuners and mini-trucks get his commentary, too.
"Young guys are on that mini-truck kick and high-tech stuff and they won't get off of it 'cause that's all they know. They make the payments and they add this [bolt-on part], add that, add this, add that."
He seems to be discouraged that there aren't more young guys picking up the mantle of customs and carrying it on. Factory-made bolt-on parts are not custom parts.
There are a few rays of hope, though. He obviously likes Brad, though he's stingy with the praise. Doesn't want him to get a big ego, apparently. "He's doing all right. Took me a long time to learn what I know. About 65 years."
An episode of Monster Garage a few years ago introduced Bill Hines to a vast audience who didn't already know him. He was on with Jesse James, Dick Dean, and Gene Winfield, among others.
"After the show, there were 3,500 inquiries about me [through the network]," Bill states. "One lady said, 'That little guy is adorable.'" Then with a twinkle in his eye, he adds, "I don't think anyone knew Winfield and Dick Dean were on there."
Bill says that after the show was recorded, he worked another week in the garage, leading door handles, emblem holes, and antennas.
"Everything that was leaded, I did."
Besides the previously mentioned convertible Hirohata Merc clone and two or three other Mercurys, Bill has a few other projects in the works. Like Darryl Starbird, he's working on a 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, but Bill is going to put his on a 1977 Cadillac Eldorado chassis, front-wheel drive and all. He says they have the same wheelbase.
This isn't his first attack on a Brougham, either. A few years ago, he put one on a '79 Fleetwood chassis. His cars are dependable, too. He drove that one back and forth to Detroit.
Though Bill Hines says he's in "semi-retirement," he's still at the shop every day, still working, still effortlessly cranking out perfectly executed customs. He cranks them a little slower these days, though. He says he has a day planned when he'll fully retire, though: the day he dies.
Hines' original Bat 1951 Ford, seen here, apparently did not survive after he sold it, so he built a clone of that car. It's in Starbird's museum.
Built in 1962, the '59 Chevy Buddha Buggy was returned to Bill Hines in 2007 for restoration. Jerry Weesner
Hines plans his strategy on the Buddha Buggy restoration. Bill works in his shop every day of the week and usually has one of his trademark cigars stuffed in his face, even if it's not lit. Anna Marco
The restored Buddha Buggy next door to Hines' current shop in Long Beach. Anna Marco/Luigi Ciorra
Unlike some customs, the style of Buddha Buggy was more conservative than the original stock '59 Chevy, although it does sport a Hines trademark: dual sunken antennas. Anna Marco/Luigi Ciorra
The Buggy's interior was remarkably well-preserved and required mostly cleaning and new carpet. Anna Marco/Luigi Ciorra
Buddha Buggy's Imperial grille is another theme that is repeated on other Hines cars. Anna Marco/Luigi Ciorra
Published Dec 7th, 2015
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WASHINGTON (AP) — For a year, The Associated Press has tracked the movements and machinations of more than a dozen prospective presidential candidates. The latest presidential prep checklist:
NONDENIAL DENIAL: Cagey words that cloak presidential ambitions, none too convincingly.
Vice President Joe Biden: "If I decide to run, believe me, this would be the first guy I talk to. But that decision hasn't been made, for real. And there's plenty of time to make that." — April, CBS, in joint interview with President Barack Obama.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton: "I just want to get through this year, travel around the country, sign books, help in the midterm elections in the fall and then take a deep breath and kind of go through my pluses and minuses." — June, ABC. Said Republican criticism of her handling of the 2012 attacks on U.S. posts in Benghazi, Libya, gives her "more of a reason to run."
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo: "I'm sorry, I'm losing you. We have a technical difficulty. I'm running for governor of the state of New York." — Seeming not to hear a question about his presidential intentions. February, Fox Business Network.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley: "It's something that I'm seriously considering." — July, Radio Iowa.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush: "I can honestly tell you that I don't know what I'm going to do." — His standard disclaimer. Says he'll decide by year's end whether to run. One factor in his decision is whether he can run an optimistic campaign and avoid the "mud fight" of politics.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who's chairman of the Republican Governors Association: "I'm not gearing up to run up for president. I'm gearing up to win as many governors' races as I can this November and then we'll make decisions about running for president after that." — July, AP.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz: "My focus is entirely on working for Texans in the U.S. Senate." — Standard disclaimer, spoken here not in Texas or the Senate but in the important presidential primary state of South Carolina.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal: "It's something that we're certainly thinking about and we're praying about. My wife and I, we won't make any decisions until after the November elections." — May, after addressing Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans.
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul: "We're definitely talking about it, my family is talking about it. I truly won't make my mind up until after the 2014 elections. But I haven't been shy in saying we're thinking about it." — March, Fox News.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry: "I'd be fibbing to you if I told you I knew what I'm going to be doing." — May, in Iowa. Says he'll decide in January.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio: "It's something I'll consider at the end of this year." — May, on ABC. Does he feel ready to be president? "I do, but I think we have other people as well."
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan: Says he and his wife, Janna, "are going to sit down in 2015 and give it the serious ... conversation, consideration that are required for keeping our options open. But right now I have responsibilities in the majority in the House of Representatives that I feel I ought to attend to, and then I'll worry about those things." — March, CBS.
Former Pennsylvania Se. Rick Santorum: "I don't know if I can do this. It's just tough." — April, AP. Timing of decision? "A year at least, probably."
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: "I'm really focused on 2014, not getting ahead of the game. ... You guys can predict all you want." — January, CNN.
WRITING A BOOK: The perfect stage-setter for a campaign season, just ask Obama ("The Audacity of Hope," 2006; "Dreams from My Father," 2004)
Biden: No, not since before 2008 election.
Clinton: Yes. Splashy tour for "Hard Choices," released in June, has taken her from Seattle to Paris.
Cuomo: Yes, has memoir coming, for which he's making $700,000 to $900,000, according to financial disclosure.
O'Malley: Balks when asked about it. Told Fusion TV network in July, "Stay tuned."
Bush: Yes, on immigration.
Christie: No.
Cruz: Yes, book deal disclosed by his agent in April.
Jindal: Not since before 2012 election.
Paul: No, not since just before the 2012 election.
Perry: Not since before 2012 election.
Rubio: Yes, coming in late 2014 from the publisher of his 2012 memoir.
Ryan: Yes, coming in 2014.
Santorum: Yes, "Blue Collar Conservatives," released in late April.
Walker: Yes, out in fall 2013.
GO TO IOWA: Its caucuses are the opening act of the nomination contest.
Biden: Yes, spoke at Sen. Tom Harkin's fall 2013 steak-fry fundraiser, a must-stop for many Democrats seeking to compete in the leadoff caucuses. Then in May, attended party for Iowans who came to Washington for annual lobbying trip. Raised money for Iowa congressional candidate Jim Mowrer. Schmoozed with Iowa power brokers during 2013 inauguration week in Washington.
Clinton: No, avoiding big primary-caucus states. But Ready for Hillary is mobilizing for her in the state.
Cuomo: No.
O'Malley: Yes, ahead of other Democrats in cultivating Iowans, most recent visits in June and July.
Bush: Alone among leading GOP prospects in not having visited since 2012 election. Has been holding off on splashy visits to early voting states but hosted spring fundraiser May 22 in Florida for Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad. Attended 2012 economic development meeting in Iowa.
Christie: High-profile visit in July, testing his theory that "they love me in Iowa, too." Hosted New Jersey fundraiser for Branstad in May. More travel driven by politics in the cards now that he's RGA chairman for 2014 election year. Campaigned in Iowa in 2012.
Cruz: Oh yes, August Christian conservative event marks fifth visit in eight or so months.
Jindal: Yes, Christian conservatives in August, state GOP conference in June. Also, summer 2013 visit, then flew with Iowa governor to governors association meeting in Milwaukee. In Iowa seven times in 2012.
Paul: Yes, state GOP conference in June, after three visits in 2013. In March, snagged the state GOP chairman, who announced he was quitting to join Paul as an adviser.
Perry: Yes, August Christian conservative event marks fifth visit in eight or so months.
Rubio: Yes, just days after 2012 election, but has been largely holding off on a new wave of trips to early voting states. That's changing.
Ryan: Yes, was keynote speaker for Iowa GOP's big fundraising dinner in Cedar Rapids in April. Main speaker at governor's annual birthday fundraiser in November 2013, in first visit since 2012 campaign.
Santorum: Yes, Christian conservatives in August, state GOP conference in June, earlier visit with strategists and media. Also August 2013 speech to conservative Christians in state where he won the 2012 caucuses. Screened his new Christmas movie in Iowa in November.
Walker: Yes, fundraiser last year.
GO TO NEW HAMPSHIRE: Nation's first primary comes after Iowa and is just as important.
Biden: Yes, raised money for three Democrats in March visit for job-training event. Quipped: "I'm here about jobs — not mine."
Clinton: No. But Ready for Hillary has sent people there this year.
Cuomo: No.
O'Malley: Yes, Democratic picnic on tap, also spoke at party dinner in November, returned in June. Spoke at 2012 convention of New Hampshire Democrats.
Bush: No.
Christie: Yes, twice this summer. Visited three times in 2012.
Cruz: Yes, three times since August 2013.
Jindal: Yes, keynote speech to local Republican organization in March, headlined state GOP fundraiser in 2013, visited twice in 2012.
Paul: Yes, addressed Freedom Summit in April. Won straw poll at March meeting of Northeast Republican Leadership Conference in Nashua. Several visits last year.
Perry: No, but had group of 13 conservative leaders from the state to Texas for private meeting in May.
Rubio: Yes, splashy debut in May, first visit of the 2016 season, headlining fundraisers, meeting local officials, giving interviews. Multiple visits before 2012 election.
Ryan: Yes, headlined Manchester fundraiser in February for former House colleague. Canceled October 2013 visit because of government shutdown.
Santorum: Yes, March speech to Northeast Republican Leadership Conference marked his return to a state where he performed weakly in 2012 campaign.
Walker: Yes, headlined a GOP state convention in October 2013, keynote at state party convention in September 2012.
DON'T FORGET SOUTH CAROLINA: First Southern primary and big in its own right.
Biden: Yes. In May, gave commencement speech at University of South Carolina and headlined Democratic fundraiser, first visit since he spoke at state party's annual fundraiser a year earlier. Several earlier visits since 2009.
Clinton: No, but things are stirring. At a May meeting in Columbia partly sponsored by Ready for Hillary, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine urged Democratic women to "think about pledging your support right now" to ensure she has "millions of us ready to take the field with her" if she runs.
Cuomo: No.
O'Malley: Yes, campaigning for Democrats running for governor and lieutenant governor, also a 2013 speech to Democratic activists.
Bush: 2012 speech.
Christie: September visit expected. Came in 2012 on behalf of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Cruz: Yes, speech at The Citadel military college in April was third visit in a year, following event with religious conservatives in November and speech to annual state GOP dinner last May.
Jindal: Yes, made third visit in a year in June, as keynote speaker at state GOP's biggest gathering, the Silver Elephant dinner.
Paul: Yes, foreign policy speech at The Citadel and small GOP fundraiser in Charleston in November 2013 visit; headlined several fundraisers earlier in year.
Perry: Yes, two-day visit in December 2013, addressed state GOP. In August, raised money for Gov. Nikki Haley's re-election campaign.
Rubio: Yes, headlined 2012 Silver Elephant dinner.
Ryan: Yes, in 2012 campaign.
Santorum: Yes, April GOP event at The Citadel, where two sons are cadets. Campaigned in April 2013 for Curtis Bostic in GOP House runoff race; Bostic lost.
Walker: Yes, attended August 2013 fundraiser for Haley, who came to Wisconsin to campaign for him in 2012 recall vote.
GO ABROAD: Helps to give neophytes foreign policy cred, and Israel is a touchstone for U.S. politicians.
Biden: Nine trips to South or Central America since 2009. Ukraine in June. Eastern Europe in May. Ukraine in April. Poland and Lithuania in March. Asia in December. And so on. Countless trips to Iraq and Afghanistan during first term.
Clinton: Another globe-trotter, nearly 1 million miles as secretary of state. Summer book tour took her to Paris in July. Limited overseas travel in 2013: honorary degree at St. Andrews University in Scotland in September; trip to London in October for a diplomacy award and a fundraising concert for the family's foundation. Attended memorial services for Nelson Mandela in South Africa in December. Several engagements in Canada. Trip to Oxford, England, for daughter's graduation in May.
Cuomo: Doesn't get around much. Israel twice in 2002.
O'Malley: Yes, considerable. Israel last year for a second time as governor; also visited there as Baltimore mayor. Also Denmark, Ireland, France, Brazil and El Salvador in 2013. Asia in 2011, Iraq in 2010.
Bush: Yes, usually several overseas trips a year. Three times to Israel since 1980s.
Christie: Yes, Israel and Jordan in 2012.
Cruz: Yes, Ukraine in May, meeting leaders of the protest movement that ousted pro-Russian president. Visited Israel, Ukraine, Poland and Estonia to meet various leaders on the same trip. Has been to Israel two other times since 2012, including as part of Senate Republican delegation that went to Afghanistan, too.
Jindal: January 2014 trade and investment mission to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, first time overseas as governor. Canada in August 2013 to speak to oil industry about his support of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Paul: Yes, Israel and Jordan in 2013.
Perry: Yes, has visited Israel numerous times including an October trip that included a photo op with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meeting Cabinet members and a separate stop in London to see British officials and financial leaders.
Rubio: Yes, visited the Philippines, Japan and South Korea in January, foreign policy speech in London in early December and Israel, Jordan, Palestinian Authority, Afghanistan in February 2013. Also went to Israel after 2010 election to Senate.
Ryan: Yes, Middle East during congressional career; visited troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Santorum: Scant foreign travel while in the Senate drew notice in 2012 GOP campaign.
Walker: Yes, China in 2013 trade mission.
MEET THE MONEY: To know donors now is to tap them later.
Biden: Yes, headlined fundraiser for Democrats in late May at San Francisco home of billionaire Tom Steyer, a leading Democratic donor. Is actively fundraising for Democratic committees and candidates in 2014 midterms. Regularly schmoozes contributors at private receptions.
Clinton: Can tap deep well of Democratic and activist money. Former President Bill Clinton's vigorous fundraising for Democratic candidates further expands that potential source of donors for her. She's been raising money for Clinton foundation. The super PAC Ready for Hillary is raising millions Priorities USA said in January it will back Clinton if she runs, signaling support from senior members of President Barack Obama's campaign team. Prominent bundlers such as Hollywood moguls Jeffrey Katzenberg and Haim Saban have indicated their support.
Cuomo: Flush coffers for 2014 governor's race.
O'Malley: Yes, has many bases covered as one of the party's top fundraisers. Raised more than $1 million for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and in December ended his year as finance chairman for the Democratic Governors Association.
Bush: Yes, addressed well-heeled crowd at Manhattan Institute, led by GOP benefactor Paul Singer, in May. Flew to Las Vegas in March to meet GOP super-donor Sheldon Adelson and address Republican Jewish Coalition at Adelson's company airport hangar. In February, his short video for a GOP fundraiser at Donald Trump's Palm Beach, Florida, estate was a bigger hit than Cruz's keynote speech. Party in summer of 2013 for his immigration book at home of Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets and a leading Republican bundler. Has longtime Wall Street connections.
Christie: Yes, his year as GOP governors chairman gives him regular access to top national donors as he raises record sums to help candidates. Some big donors, though, question whether he's still a viable prospect after scandal surfaced over politically motivated traffic tie-ups in New Jersey. Addressed Romney's Utah retreat drawing together donors and establishment-focused policy people. Was among a handful of high-profile Republicans to meet with Adelson in Las Vegas at his resort casino in late March. Followed up with more Jewish donors at New York event attended by Adelson in May. Courted donors for his re-election campaign in 2013 national tour, when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hosted an event at his Palo Alto home.
Cruz: Yes, met in March with top California conservative donors and keynoted Trump fundraiser. Has list of potential donors that's still growing after he collected more than 1.5 million signatures for the online petition "Don'tFundObamaCare," which he began in 2013.
Jindal: Yes, met leading GOP donors in New York City, as most GOP prospects do over time. Among prospective candidates who visited Iowa GOP donor Bruce Rastetter's farm in August 2013 for annual fundraiser for the governor.
Paul: Yes, headlined luncheon in April at Boston-area equity firm led by Romney's former national finance chairman and Romney's oldest son, Tagg, an event that drew together the 2012 presidential candidate's inner circle. Also attended Romney's 2014 and 2013 Utah retreats. Has met GOP donors in New York City.
Perry: Yes, friendly with big donors nationwide as former head of Republican Governors Association and has strong contacts both with grass-roots activists and mainstream GOP donors after so many years in office in Texas. In May, attended Manhattan Champions of Jewish Values event with Adelson and Christie. Has led many job-poaching missions in big states with Democratic governors and met donors privately during those trips, especially in New York and California.
Rubio: Yes, aggressive national fundraising outreach, including trips to New York and California to meet potential donors. Raised more money last year than Cruz and Paul. Among a handful of possible candidates to attend September 2013 event at home of Johnson, Romney's 2012 national finance chairman.
Ryan: Yes, attracts Wall Street interest. Addressed Singer's Manhattan Institute at same May event that heard from Bush. Had a follow-up reception with Singer and Johnson. Attended Romney's 2014 and 2013 Utah retreats, has money connections from 2012 campaign.
Santorum: 2012 shoestring campaign was largely fueled by a super political action committee to which Republican donor Foster Friess gave more than $2 million.
Walker: Yes. Addressed Republican Jewish Coalition at a Las Vegas gathering in March where main attraction was Adelson, who's looking where to place his bets in GOP field. Headlined 2013 fundraisers in New York and Connecticut.
NETWORK LIKE MAD: Taking their case to ideologues, activists and party heavyweights who hold great sway in nomination race.
Biden: Big July speeches to NAACP, Urban League and liberal activists put him front and center at gatherings of key party constituencies. Campaigning for Democrats in November elections, including a rally in Las Vegas in July for House candidate Erin Bilbray. Also addressed nation's governors in July. Meets regularly with former Senate colleagues and congressional Democrats.
Clinton: Book tour, speeches and family foundation work keep her connected. In May, attended her first political event of the year, a fundraiser for Pennsylvania congressional primary candidate Marjorie Margolies, mother-in-law of Chelsea Clinton (Margolies lost). A steady presence on the speaking circuit, delivering paid speeches to industry groups and conferences and appearing before college crowds and groups with ties to the Democratic coalition.
Cuomo: Sparingly. Rarely leaves New York.
O'Malley: Yes. Plenty of speeches from New Hampshire to California. Appeared with Bill Clinton at Clinton Global Initiative America event in Colorado in June; Clinton called him a "terrific governor." Was Democratic governors' chairman for two years until December 2012.
Bush: Doing more this year politically after a long period of "a little self-restraint." Already a GOP establishment favorite; House Speaker John Boehner has been nudging him to run. Recent travels to Tennessee, New Mexico, Nevada and Texas. Endorsed GOP establishment favorites in North Carolina Senate and California governor primaries. Skipped Conservative Political Action Conference in March, after giving keynote speech to the influential group a year earlier, and declined to address Faith and Freedom Coalition in June.
Christie: Yes, plenty of travel as chairman of GOP governors group. Bolstering his political network in important primary states. Spring speech pleased activists at Conservative Political Action Conference, which snubbed him last year because he'd been too chummy with Obama in Superstorm Sandy's aftermath. Addressed Republican Jewish Coalition spring meeting in Las Vegas, spending a full day with top donors and GOP operatives, and courted Christian conservatives at Faith and Freedom Coalition.
Cruz: Yes, vigorously. Gave well-received speech and won presidential straw poll at Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans in late May. Was among headliners of Western Republican Leadership Conference in Utah in April, the same month he addressed the NRA's April leadership forum by video. And much more.
Jindal: Big time and small time, far and wide. Told Faith and Freedom Coalition he senses a "rebellion brewing" from Americans ready for a "hostile takeover" of Washington. Addressed South Carolina GOP dinner as well as Iowa convention in June, May commencement address at Liberty University in Virginia, a familiar stop for prospective candidates. Addressed NRA annual leadership forum in April, Conservative Political Action Conference in March, much more.
Paul: Yes, and now roaming freely beyond tea party tent. Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell used Paul's testimonials in primary campaign that beat back a tea party challenger. Paul had private audience in April with Romney advisers from 2012 campaign, is helping Republicans across political spectrum. Spring speeches at Harvard and University of California. Generated buzz and won symbolic straw poll at Conservative Political Action Conference in March.
Perry: Yes, interrupted by cries of "Run, Rick, run!" while addressing Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans in May, following recent appearances in Florida and Pennsylvania. Frequent visitor to Iowa.
Rubio: Yes, stepping it up. Faith and Freedom Coalition in June. Private audience with Republican National Committee in Memphis in May, right after his New Hampshire trip. Earlier outreach to conservative and party activists focused on repairing tea party relationships strained over immigration. Well-received speech to Conservative Political Action Conference in March.
Ryan: Yes, prime networker as 2012 vice presidential candidate; now helping fellow House members raise money. One of several prospective candidates at Romney's June retreat. Didn't make it to Faith and Freedom Coalition.
Santorum: Took on gay marriage, a subject most potential rivals are playing down, in speech to Faith and Freedom Coalition. Addressed NRA convention in April; speeches to groups around the country, including Conservative Political Action Conference. His Christian-themed film company is his calling card with religious conservatives.
Walker: One of only a few 2016 prospects who spoke to Republican Jewish Coalition. Skipped the big Conservative Political Action Conference in March, appeared there last year. Campaigned for GOP in Virginia governor's race. Spoke to Michigan Republican Leadership Conference on Mackinac Island in September 2013.
HOG THE TV: Achieving national recognition by sermonizing on the Sunday news shows, or going for soft questions and easy laughs on late-night TV.
Biden: After being largely absent from the airwaves for more than a year, Biden resumed more frequent interviews in 2014, including joint TV appearance with Obama in April. But not a Sunday news show fixture.
Clinton: She's back. Doing high-wattage interviews to promote her book and herself, starting with prime-time ABC interview that was timed to book's release. Was largely absent from airwaves before that. But showed up for Barbara Walters' last taping of "The View" in May. Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel interviewed her at Arizona State University in March.
Cuomo: No. Prefers radio.
O'Malley: Occasionally on the Sunday shows and more.
Bush: Blanketed the five Sunday shows one day in March 2013 to plug his book on immigration, a few appearances other times.
Christie: He's back, too. Shook a leg on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in June, marking his return to late-night TV, where he liked to cut up before the traffic scandal surfaced and made him keep his head low. Last year, tended to avoid the usual sober circuit — most conspicuously, the Sunday news shows — although he appeared on four of them the day after his 2013 re-election.
Cruz: Yes, now a mainstay on Sunday news shows. Frequent guest on Fox News and CNN.
Jindal: Occasionally.
Paul: Leader of the chattering pack with more than a dozen Sunday talk show appearances since 2012 election. Frequent guest on news networks, especially Fox.
Perry: Making many national TV appearances while starring in flood of media spots to persuade businesses in Democratic-led states to move to Texas
Rubio: Staying on par with most rivals in Sunday news show appearances, did one from New Hampshire in May. Blanketed all five Sunday shows one day in April 2013 to talk about immigration, before he dropped the subject. Frequent guest on news networks.
Ryan: Many Sunday news show appearances since 2012 election. Occasional guest on network news.
Santorum: Yes, promoting his new book as well as his political views. Plugged his Christmas movie on "The Colbert Report," Fox News, MSNBC and more. Radio, too.
Walker: Occasionally on the Sunday shows and more.
ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING: For voters who want to support doers, not just talkers.
Biden: Led Obama's review of federal job-training programs, major player in U.S. response to Ukrainian crisis and top U.S. interlocutor with new Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Biden's office co-chaired a White House task force to address sexual assault on campuses. Point man on gun control, which failed. Negotiated fiscal cliff deal.
Clinton: Record as secretary of state, senator and first lady. Recent initiatives to help children's health and education and status of women.
Cuomo: In 2013, pushed through nation's first gun-control law after the Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre. Led New York's effort to legalize same-sex marriage in 2011. Minimum wage boost, on-time budgets, teacher standards.
O'Malley: Toughened gun laws, repealed death penalty, saw voters approve gay marriage after he got behind legislation to approve it, set up a framework to develop offshore wind power, won legislative approval in April of minimum wage increase, a 2014 priority.
Bush: As Florida governor, revamped state educational system, cut taxes, managed state through hurricanes.
Christie: Won November 2013 re-election, becoming first Republican to earn more than 50 percent of New Jersey vote in quarter-century. Led state's response to Sandy. Agreed to expand state's Medicaid program under the new health law while some other Republican governors have refused to do so. Vetoed a bill that would have sanctioned gay marriage but declined to appeal a court ruling that legalized it. Facing massive state budget deficit, proposed slashing pension fund payments over the next year to balance budget.
Cruz: Leading force in dispute that partly shut the government, 21-hour Senate speech against Obama's health law. Argued before U.S. Supreme Court nine times, eight of those while he was Texas' longest-serving solicitor general, between 2003 and 2008.
Jindal: Privatized much of Louisiana's Medicaid program, shrank public hospital system, signed statewide voucher program that covers private school tuition for certain students. Signed abortion restrictions, fought liberalization of adoption law, making it impossible for gay couples to adopt jointly. Hurricane and Gulf oil spill disaster response.
Paul: One-man, nearly 13-hour Senate filibuster to protest drone policy put him at forefront of civil liberties debate.
Perry: "Texas Miracle" job-creation boom saw state create a third of net new jobs nationwide for 10 years ending in 2013, although Texas has disproportionately high percentage of hourly workers earning minimum wage or less. Helped muscle through new abortion restrictions. Key figure in the unfolding Mexican border crisis, pressing Washington for National Guard troops to secure border and use of drones to find human traffickers.
Rubio: Broker of Senate immigration overhaul, though he's gone quiet on the issue. Early leader of effort to link financing of health care law to government shutdown. Working with anti-abortion groups on Senate version of bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks.
Ryan: Negotiated December 2013 bipartisan budget deal that scaled back across-the-board spending cuts, drawing contrast with potential rivals who opposed it. Budget-hawk record to be judged on. Emerging as influential moderate on immigration.
Santorum: Making Christian-themed, family-friendly movies at the moment; record from Senate days.
Walker: Curbs on public service unions became national flashpoint, but he won the effort — and the recall election that followed.
TAKE A NATIONAL STAND: Effective state governance is nice but leaders must build national stature on issues of the day.
Biden: Eclectic. Guns, violence against women, gay rights, veterans, foreign policy.
Clinton: Eclectic positions on the economy, housing, opportunities for women, voting rights, now being voiced with more force. The only major presidential prospect in either party to say Cuban trade embargo should be lifted. But avoided taking a position on Keystone XL pipeline when asked about it after Toronto speech in June.
Cuomo: Environmentalists nationally and the energy industry are closely watching his pending decision whether to allow fracking in upstate New York counties near the Pennsylvania line.
O'Malley: The liberal checklist: more spending on education, infrastructure, transportation; supports same-sex marriage, immigration overhaul, repealing death penalty, pushes environmental protections.
Bush: Unapologetic proponent of Common Core education standards and immigration changes opposed by many in GOP.
Christie: Moderate on the reach and functions of government; bipartisanship.
Cruz: Anti-Obama's health care law, pushes broader tea party agenda.
Jindal: A record of privatization to show he means government should be trimmed, happy to carry a social conservative banner.
Paul: Tea-party plus, with a libertarian streak that places him to the left of rivals on some issues, to the right on others. Blames chaos in Iraq on Bush administration's decision to invade, not on Obama. Fiscal conservative, criticizes surveillance state. Says GOP should back off on pushing state voter ID laws offensive to blacks. Health law scold. Joining in 2014 with liberal lawmakers and others in effort to roll back some mandatory minimum sentences and give judges more flexibility in fitting punishment to crime.
Perry: Front and center in the child-migrant crisis at the Mexican border, put Obama on the spot in asking him to witness the scene during Texas fundraising trip in July; Obama met the governor but declined the "photo opp" border visit. In June, Perry likened homosexuality to alcoholism as a condition that can be controlled, bringing a sharp rebuke from Christie. Perry backed off, saying he'd "stepped right in it" with the remark. Prominent voice on conservative issues since before the birth of the tea party. Wants to ban all abortion in Texas, relax environmental regulations, boost states' rights.
Rubio: Has become a leading GOP voice in foreign policy, pressing for stronger U.S. action in geopolitical hot spots. Proposes higher retirement age for Social Security benefits for younger workers and restraints on benefit increases to the wealthy. 2014 initiative on poverty calls for federal wage supplements for some low-wage workers instead of earned income tax credit. Economy, abortion, tea party fiscal conservatism; immigration liberalization if he decides to get back to it. Another voice against health care law. On climate change: "I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it."
Ryan: Cutting spending, taking on entitlements, rolling back Obama's health law. Anti-poverty initiative this year.
Santorum: Social conservative activism goes way back. Focus on blue-collar economic opportunity. Speaking against libertarian streak in GOP, a "strain of conservatism that has no basis in conservatism." Book calls climate change "hyped-up crisis."
Walker: Fiscal stewardship, from a GOP point of view. Tough guy against the unions and liberal defenders of the status quo. Says GOP in Congress is the party of no.
BAGGAGE TO CHECK: It's never too early to deal with skeletons in the closet; rivals will be rattling them soon enough.
Biden: Flubs, fibs, age. Deflection: "I am who I am." Saddled by Obama's low approval ratings.
Clinton: Age, Benghazi and the politics of being a Clinton. On the defensive about her wealth since declaring she and her husband were "dead broke" upon leaving White House. Deflection: Says her hefty college speaking fees are going to her family's charitable foundation. Acknowledged her "dead broke" comment was unartful. Republicans are already raising questions, if not innuendo, about her health, which she says is fine. GOP wants to pin blame on her for vulnerability of U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya that came under deadly attack in 2012
Cuomo: Dogged by questions about his handling of an anti-corruption panel he created last year and abruptly dismantled this spring, an episode that could prompt an investigation into possible obstruction and witness tampering by his office. But appears in strong position in his governor's re-election race. Went through public and bitter divorce with Kerry Kennedy, daughter of late Sen. Robert Kennedy, in 2005.
O'Malley: State-run health insurance exchange website was an expensive bust, prompting officials to make an embarrassing switch in April to one based on Connecticut's. Contraband- and drug-smuggling scheme at state-run Baltimore City Detention Center that resulted in 44 people being indicted has state lawmakers looking to make reforms. Has record of raising taxes that could be challenged by less liberal Democrats, never mind Republicans.
Bush: The Bush factor. Does the country want a Bush dynasty after presidents George H. W. and George W.? Courting trouble with the right with positions on education and remarks in April that people who cross into the U.S. illegally are doing so as an "act of love" for their families.
Christie: If you have to declare "I am not a bully," you've got a problem. Apologized in January 2014 for highway lane closures apparently ordered by his aides as retribution against a mayor who did not endorse him for re-election. Also fired his deputy chief of staff and denied knowledge of the machinations. Episode deepened questions about what Christie, or those around him, will do to win and contributed to a significant drop in his poll standings. Investigations continue. Blamed state's budget mess on Democrats, creating some wear and tear on his reputation as a bipartisan figure.
Cruz: Reputation as a hotheaded upstart, also part of his appeal. Polarizing within his party. Also comes with birther baggage: Questions have been raised in some quarters about his constitutional standing to become president because of his birth in Canada, to a Cuban father and American mother. Deflection: renounced Canadian citizenship.
Jindal: Ambitious plan to replace state's personal and corporate taxes with higher sales taxes flopped, delivered dud of a speech when given juicy platform of responding to Obama's first presidential address to Congress in 2009. Deflection: Poking fun at himself. Jindal administration's award of a $200 million Medicaid contract is under investigation by state and federal grand juries.
Paul: Dear old dad: Must move beyond Ron Paul's fringe reputation. Bridge-burning in Congress endeared him to tea party, could bite him otherwise. Deflection: GOP outreach to minorities and some bridge-rebuilding in recent months with party leaders. Taking heat from potential rival Perry and from former Vice President Dick Cheney, who brand him an isolationist.
Perry: "Oops!" Memories of his stumbling 2012 campaign, a quick progression from a front-runner to flameout, marked by his failure in a debate to remember one of the federal departments he proposed to close. Deflection: Owns up to his "botched efforts" in last campaign and says America is about second chances. Says Iowa GOP activist Connie Schmett: "You cannot undo that impression. And that's sad."
Rubio: Rift with tea party constituency on immigration, "a real trial for me." Deflection: Go aggressive on a matter of common ground, which he did in pledging to take apart the health law. And stop talking about immigration. Response to Obama's 2013 State of the Union speech was remembered only for his clumsy reach for water. Deflection: made fun of himself.
Ryan: Budget axe cuts both ways — catnip to conservatives but people want their Medicare. Carries stigma of 2012 election loss as running mate. Tea party not happy with his late 2013 budget deal. Comments in March about cultural "tailspin" in inner cities struck some as veiled racism. Deflection: called his remark "inarticulate."
Santorum: Overshadowed by newer conservative figures. Deflection: being overshadowed means being an underdog, and he can thrive at that. Feisty 2012 campaign became the biggest threat to Romney's march to the nomination. New book contains provocative passages for future rivals to dredge up.
Walker: Some things that give him huge appeal with GOP conservatives — taking on unions, most notably — would whip up Democratic critics in general election. Wisconsin has lagged in job creation. Release of emails in February shed light on criminal investigation into whether Walker's aides were illegally doing campaign work for the 2010 governor's election while being paid as county employees. Walker, then a county executive, wasn't charged but the episode has proved a distraction.
RUN SHADOW CAMPAIGN: One way to run without running is to have a political action committee to promote ideas or other candidates for office, or to hire advisers who can switch to a campaign when the time comes.
Biden: Constrained by his current job but tapped longtime adviser and former lobbyist Steve Ricchetti to be his new chief of staff; maintains close contact with political advisers past and present.
Clinton: Ready for Hillary super PAC set up by supporters is laying groundwork, so are others. Several old Clinton hands are advising the group, including Craig T. Smith and Harold Ickes.
Cuomo: Overshadowed by Clinton's shadow campaign. Considered a likely contender if Clinton ends up not running.
O'Malley: Set up a PAC called O'Say Can You See and hired two people for fundraising and communications.
Bush: He's a Bush, so he's got connections. Sally Bradshaw, chief of staff when he was governor, is his go-to political person.
Christie: Republican Governors Association chairmanship allows him to grow his national profile with voters and party officials with regular travel and key appearances. Began building broad coalition of donors through his national fundraising tour in spring 2013. But the shadow of the traffic scandal still hangs over his shadow campaign.
Cruz: Has leadership PAC, Jobs Growth and Economic Freedom. Has been one of the largest beneficiaries of Jim DeMint's Senate Conservatives Fund and has gotten millions of dollars and grassroots logistical support from the Club for Growth, FreedomWorks and Ending Spending PAC. Heritage Action PAC helped sponsor Cruz's summer anti-health-law trip around Texas and country.
Jindal: Created Washington-based nonprofit, America Next, in October 2013 to push policy ideas nationally. For executive director, tapped Jill Neunaber, who worked on Romney's presidential campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire. In March created PAC to help conservative candidates.
Paul: Has formidable leadership PAC called Rand PAC, has maintained ties to father's political network in early primary states and benefits from strong tea party support. Is starting to build teams on the ground in most states.
Perry: Created Americans for Economic Freedom PAC in fall 2013 to raise his profile again, help him test the waters and broadcast ads promoting Republican leadership around the country. Group used more than $200,000 left over from the PAC that raised millions for his 2012 campaign.
Rubio: Beginning more aggressive travel to early voting states, has lagged potential rivals on that front. Ramping up in other ways, too: Shuffled his staff and directed political resources of his Reclaim America PAC to three big Senate midterm races this year, one of them the GOP primary in Iowa.
Ryan: His Prosperity Action PAC. Questions remain about whether he will make a presidential bid given his rising influence in Congress.
Santorum: Keeps in touch with chief supporters of his winning 2012 Iowa caucus campaign, giving him a leg up on a campaign organization in that state.
Walker: Consults with top Republican governor strategists such as Phil Musser and Nick Ayers.
GET WITH IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA: A must for spreading ideas, poking competitors, raising money, organizing events and showing a personal side, though often a very canned version.
Biden: Launched Instagram account in April. Not active on Facebook, occasional contributor to his office's vigorous Twitter account.
Clinton: About 1.7 million followers on Twitter, her preferred social media outlet. Tweets photos of her posing with Republican Sen. John McCain, members of the Russian feminist protest group Pussy Riot, more. Tweets that grandmother-to-be is "my most exciting title yet!"
Cuomo: Few if any personal tweets; Facebook also generated primarily by staff.
O'Malley: On Twitter, standard governor's fare but promotes rare appearances by his Celtic rock band, O'Malley's March, for which he sings and plays guitar, banjo and tin whistle. Posted photo of himself playing banjo in downtown Annapolis, Maryland, in May. On Facebook, his PAC-generated page is more active than official governor's account.
Bush: Tweets and posts many Wall Street Journal stories, education thoughts and some Bush family doings.
Christie: More engaged in Twitter ("It was great to be able to visit with the owners of Rossi's Rent-A-Rama in Ortley today.") than Facebook.
Cruz: Active on Facebook and Twitter, much content is pumped out by staff. Tweeted Google map directions to the Mexican border to help Obama find it — a poke at the president's decision not to visit the scene of the child-migrant crisis during a Texas find-raising trip in July. But the Texas senator himself has been no closer to the border than 150-plus miles since the crisis began.
Jindal: Active on Twitter and on Facebook, where he lists among favorite books, "John Henry Newman: A Biography," about recently canonized British cardinal and sage. Also favors James Bond movies.
Paul: Aggressive. Bragged on Twitter last year that he'd attracted more than 1 million likes for his Facebook page, where he listed his own books as his favorites.
Perry: Active. One popular tweet was accidental — from his pocket, he said — and consisted of "I." Followers jumped in to complete his sentence. One offered: "I ... really like Obamacare." (He doesn't.) Facebook appears staff-generated.
Rubio: Aggressive, with large followings, appears to make personal use of Twitter more than staff-generated Facebook. Takes lots of shots at the health law. On Facebook, lists "Pulp Fiction" movie and "The Tudors" historical fiction TV series among favorites.
Ryan: King of Facebook among potential rivals in both parties, with nearly 4.9 million likes. Seeks $10 donations for "Team Ryan" bumper stickers for his PAC and kisses a fish. Posts photo of Obama with his feet up on Oval Office desk. Commanding presence on Twitter, too, via an account associated with his PAC and another as congressman.
Santorum: Active on Twitter and Facebook.
Walker: Posts vigorously on Facebook and on his Twitter accounts. Many exclamation points. "Glad USDA is keeping cranberries on school menus. I drink several bottles of cranberry juice each day!" Promotes policy achievements and his TV appearances, reflects on sports, pokes Obama.
Associated Press writers Ken Thomas and Josh Lederman in Washington; Brian Witte in Annapolis, Maryland; Tom Beaumont in Des Moines, Iowa; Steve Peoples in Boston; Michael Virtanen in Albany, New York; Will Weissert in Austin, Texas; Melinda Deslatte in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Erik Schelzig in Nashville, Tennessee, contributed to this report.


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Last week, I wrote about how I thought that Tesla was getting chewed up by the Twitter fight between a New York Times reporter and Elon Musk, its famous and hard-to-control CEO. But as I looked at the test Tesla offered to put it through and thought more about the car a bit, I has another realization: The Tesla Model S and Fisker Karma would both be better off if they just swapped drivetrains.
I arrived at this conclusion after a conversation I had with Michael Dell (yes, that Michael Dell) some time ago on the Karma. Both he and I were looking to buy one, and decided not to for very different reasons: me because its performance sucked, and Dell because it needed weekly software updates (something I'd been unaware of).
In looking at both cars, it suddenly struck me that both the Model S and Karma have power plants completed mismatched to the rest of the car. Here's what I mean.
The workhorse with the heart of a cheetah
When you look at the Tesla Model S, it looks like a high-end Japanese car. It has decent back-seat legroom; it has a very nice, tablet-like control center; it has been very reliable (so far); and it's a car that you would likely want to use daily. Its performance (in the higher cost performance configuration) is in supercar territory, with a 0-to-60 time approaching 4 seconds or in line with a new Jaguar XK-RS.
On the other hand, as the problems last week illustrated, it really isn't a great long-distance commuter. You're better off driving it under 100 miles round trip, and charging it at home at night so you have plenty of power buffer. So while the car has the body and configuration of a touring car or long-distance commuter, it has the heart of a performance car that you'd only drive occasionally, and for short distances.
The cheetah with the heart of a workhorse
To look at the Fisker Karma is to lust for it. It has the design cues of an exotic, with a really long hood, huge wheels and tires, and a mean, aggressive posture. It sits so low the battery pack goes between the passengers, and like many exotics, it isn't known for reliability. All the technology inside means you do have to struggle with a bit before you get a handle on it. Unlike the Model S, it uses an electric-hybrid drivetrain, so while it has the same published range of 300 miles, you can fill it with gas and take it on long trips. However, these issues with reliability and comfort suggest the Karma is really better suited for short hops. I'd doubt anyone would really want to drive it long distances, particularly far away from dealerships that could repair it.
Performance is lackluster for a supercar, with a 0-to-60 time around 6 seconds. A stock 2013 Honda Accord EX-L Coupe would pretty much dust it. This wouldn't matter as much if you were driving a sedan like the Tesla S, that car doesn't look like a racer, but the Fisker does. That means a lot of kids are going to be laughing at your expense from stop lights.
Heart transplant
If you put the Fisker Karma power plant in the Tesla Model S, you'd get performance in line with the base model and gas-car range consistent with the look and configuration of the car. You'd have a true luxury commuter. If you put the performance version of the Model S drivetrain in the Fisker Karma, you'd get an electric that could keep up with a Jaguar XK-R, and likely dust most performance cars at any light (electrics are particularly strong from 0 to 30mph). You'd likely drive it short distances, so the range thing wouldn't be that important.
Power plants with purpose
In today's world, a commuter car still makes more sense with either an ordinary gasoline engine, or a gas-electric hybrid configuration. But for an exotic, pure electrics are just fine, particularly if you are a bit of a stop-light racer. You can dust the other car before you exceed the speed limit, and since they're quiet, your engine won't be the one the cop hears. Unfortunately, the existing Tesla Model S and Fisker Karma have this configuration backwards. It's a shame Fisker and Tesla separated, because clearly both cars could have been more compelling with a few features borrowed from one another.
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Seth Laffey; Wallace Ludwig Anderson
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Edwin Arlington Robinson, letters, Gardiner, Maine, 19th-century American literature, nineteenth-century American literature, American poetry, modern poetry, Wallace Ludwig Anderson, Colby College, literary history, realist fiction, poetry, American poets
Literature in English, North America
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Robinson, Edwin Arlington, "To Harry de Forest Smith - September 27, 1891" (1891). Edwin Arlington Robinson Letters and Transcriptions. 38.
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