Can Gov. Rick Snyder turn the success of Detroit's bankruptcy into a bid for president?
A story in Politico by Jame Hohmann suggests that possibility.
Snyder’s success since last summer has given him a captivating rationale to run for president — and a story he intends to share across the country in the coming months. . . .
The Motor City’s emergence from bankruptcy is a huge political win not just for the 56-year-old Snyder but also for his brand of technocratic Republicanism.
After a celebratory press conference Wednesday, Snyder told Politico that he plans a more aggressive travel schedule next year to “explain the Michigan story to the rest of the country.”
“As we solve these problems, one of the things you find is the perception of an area tends to lag five or 10 years behind the reality of it,” he said. “As we’ve shown the vast improvement over the last few years, now it’s time to start talking about the success in Michigan.”
The trips should boost Snyder's national profile at a time there's no real clear front-runner for his party's 2016 nomination, Politico says.
Snyder has avoided tipping his hand one way or another as to whether he has interest in running.
“I don’t want to even start that speculation, but you know that there are traditional timelines that people have to look at if they’re looking at those things,” he said. “I’m just focused on being governor right now. I appreciate you asking, though.”
