Mr. Daniels has declined to say what his wife thinks about the idea of him running for president.
“I’m not going to speak either to that or for her, and it’s kind of between us,” he told reporters here the other day. “But I’ll just say, I love her and I love the family we’ve got, and you don’t lightly trifle with that.”
A group of top Republican contributors met with Mr. Daniels in Indianapolis this week. Even in a private session, one participant said, he did not disclose whether his family had signed off on the notion of a presidential campaign. He argued that he believes he could beat President Obama, but did not leave them with a strong sense that he is intent on running.
But the timing of the speech by Mrs. Daniels, and the fact that she agreed to make her debut before a crowd of more than 1,000 people and a live national cable television audience, has intensified the speculation about a presidential run.
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