The first presidential primary votes won't be cast until January, and the Republicans won't nominate their candidate until July. Although almost anything can happen between now and then, most of the remaining 15 GOP presidential hopefuls probably already realize they don't have a serious chance at winning.
So, why are they still running? Could it be that their end-game is not, in fact, the Oval Office, but rather some other plumb post? Do even the serious contenders have a Plan B?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is preparing to vote on legislation that would keep the government open beyond next Wednesday's deadline at a price Democrats are certain to reject — stripping taxpayer money from Planned Parenthood.
The stopgap spending bill is widely expected to fail Thursday. The next steps aren't set in stone, although Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has promised there won't be a government shutdown. That suggests he would soon press ahead with a stopgap measure that's free of the Planned Parenthood dispute.
