Huffington Magazine Issue 85 | Page 9

Enter LOOKING FORWARD IN ANGST JASON LINKINS HUFFINGTON 01.26.14 JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2016 T IS 2014 at the moment, but since there isn’t any kind of massive unemployment problem and it’s totally safe for pregnant women to drink the water, water, everywhere, the media are filling the hole in their lives with only the hottest specu- I lation about the 2016 presidential election. For example, last week Time magazine tackled the phenomenon that is Hillary Clinton’s shadow campaign for president, noting that the mere threat of her candidacy is keeping other Democrats out of the race. This is less a “news story” than it is a fun and bouncy ball that is being passed from news organization to news California Gov. Jerry Brown ruled out a 2016 presidential run last week.