# When is the best time for a Republican POTUS candidate to announce? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [April 17, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-for-a-republican-potus-candidate-to-announce/717934 "2015-04-17T20:26:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mr\_Quatro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-for-a-republican-potus-candidate-to-announce/717934/22 "2015-06-15T21:02:55Z")
Monday June 15th, 2015 would be good day to start a run for the White House. Go Jeb … let everyone see that your the man. He’s going to be good president 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-for-a-republican-potus-candidate-to-announce/717934/23 "2015-06-16T18:12:47Z")
> [@Sarabellum1976](#): > > Historically, has that ever worked? Late entry winds up blowing everyone else out of the water and securing the nomination? I’m not remembering any particular candidates off hand. Bill Clinton announced his candidacy on October 3, 1991. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-for-a-republican-potus-candidate-to-announce/717934/24 "2015-06-16T19:21:18Z")
> [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](#): > > Bill Clinton announced his candidacy on October 3, 1991. But did he announce later than a bunch of other candidates, or did everybody just announce later back then? I’m thinking it was the latter. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-for-a-republican-potus-candidate-to-announce/717934/25 "2015-06-16T19:26:52Z")
So when should Scott Walker announce? Now that practically everyone else has announced, he won’t have to compete for attention no matter when he announces. And I think Chris Christie should hold off for now, and announce his candidacy the same day that a prosecutor announces his indictment. He’d absolutely \*dominate \*the news that day. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-for-a-republican-potus-candidate-to-announce/717934/26 "2015-06-16T20:45:40Z")
This is either hilarious or terrifying, I haven’t decided. [Christie throwing out the first pitch at a Yankees game.](http://deadspin.com/here-are-some-photos-of-chris-christie-playing-softball-1709013820) ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-for-a-republican-potus-candidate-to-announce/717934/27 "2015-06-19T05:43:21Z")
> [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](#): > > Bill Clinton announced his candidacy on October 3, 1991. I remember that. I remember thinking “This scuzzball ain’t getting elected. He comes across like a sleazy used car salesman!” Gawd I wish I had been right! :smack: > [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > This is either hilarious or terrifying, I haven’t decided. [Christie throwing out the first pitch at a Yankees game.](http://deadspin.com/here-are-some-photos-of-chris-christie-playing-softball-1709013820) Didn’t he have some kind of gastric bypass surgery or lap band or something a few years ago? WTF happened? Besides nothing? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-for-a-republican-potus-candidate-to-announce/717934/28 "2015-06-19T05:53:36Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > Didn’t he have some kind of gastric bypass surgery or lap band or something a few years ago? WTF happened? Besides nothing? 😕 He did loose a decent amount of weight. Though obviously not anywhere near enough to make wearing those pants a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-for-a-republican-potus-candidate-to-announce/717934/29 "2015-06-21T14:04:53Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > This is either hilarious or terrifying, I haven’t decided. [Christie throwing out the first pitch at a Yankees game.](http://deadspin.com/here-are-some-photos-of-chris-christie-playing-softball-1709013820) Just for the record, that’s actually Christie playing in a charity softball game to raise money for the families of slain NYPD officers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-for-a-republican-potus-candidate-to-announce/717934.md?page=1)