There 's a difference between running for president and `` running '' for president . Scott Brown served part of one term in the Senate before losing his re-election bid . Yet there they were , trailed at every turn by reporters from the Washington Post , Des Moines Register , Associated Press , New York Times , Dallas Morning News , Wall Street Journal , NBC News , ABC News and Fox News . There 's almost no downside in a politician saying he 's considering a presidential run . Comment:
There 's a difference between running for president and `` running '' for president . Scott Brown served part of one term in the Senate before losing his re-election bid . There 's almost no downside in a politician saying he 's considering a presidential run . Comment: