Daniels 2012

Governor Mitch Daniels has always been adamant that he will not run for another political office, but according to The Washington Post Daniels is no longer ruling out a possible 2012 bid for the Presidency.

Two months ago, in an interview in his state capitol office, Daniels said explicitly he was not interested in running for president and dismissed speculation that he might be a candidate. That has now changed. During an interview at the winter meeting of the National Governors Association here over the weekend, Daniels said he has now been persuaded to keep open the door to a possible candidacy.

Daniels said he has had a number of conversations in recent months--"none initiated by me"--where the question of a 2012 campaign came up. "Just to get them off my back, I agreed to a number of people that I will now stay open to the idea," he said.

If true, this is big news for Republicans.