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 The race for 2016 starts the day after election day. Both parties are going to be searching for their new leaders. A huge question for Democrats is, "What does Hillary Clinton do?" Based on that decision, the race could go many ways. 
 
 Besides Clinton, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who is a popular but unknown figure in the party, is considering. 
 
 Joe Biden, who seems to be intimating he will run, is on the shortlist, but the question becomes whether that is too status quo. 
 
 Antonio Villaraigosa, the mayor of Los Angeles, is on the list, and has tremendous support in the Latino community. 
 
 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York would be a formidable figure if Clinton doesn't run. She is popular in a big state and a woman candidate is important, because 60 percent of Democratic primary voters are female. 
 
 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been rumored to want to run and comes from a key state with access to party faithful and money. 
 
 There's also the chance of an unknown candidate who may emerge in the aftermath of this year's election. 
 
 For the GOP, the journey ahead is more perilous. They will be going through civil war after this Romney loss: the very conservatives vs. the establishment; the cultural conservatives vs. the economic conservatives; the populists vs. old school. And there is no clear leader ahead. Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, would be formidable with his name and money. 
 
 Paul Ryan is a favorite among deficit conservatives and did well on the Romney campaign. 
 
 Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is a rising star of party and they need Latino inroads. 
 
 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie did well in Hurricane Sandy and is a tough talker. 
 
 Rick Santorum would consider a run, and has backing of social conservatives. 
 
 Mike Huckabee needs to make a decision and is a popular figure in the party. 
 
 Sarah Palin would be popular with some, though she has a tough road ahead. 
 
 Rick Perry may consider another run, though questions surround that. 
 
 And again, watch for an unknown candidate to emerge from this election. ||||| Annie Leibovitz is reportedly set to shoot the story. 
 
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 Former Florida governor Jeb Bush speaks at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner in May in New York. (John Minchillo/Associated Press) 
 
 If he does decide to run, Christie may find a dearth of big-money donors. Bush is better known, is more popular with this group and doesn’t have the bridge scandal hanging over his head. I don’t see how Christie, who has not rolled out a 2016 agenda or impressed many with policy prowess (although he did go to Mexico for the first time), remains viable if Bush runs. 
 
 Likewise, a Bush run makes Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) less likely to take the plunge. He wasn’t sold on running to begin with, and the loss of potential donors and a popular competitor who shares his reform agenda may convince Ryan (if he hadn’t been already) that he doesn’t need to run. And with Ryan, it really is about the ideas and policy. If another messenger comes along ready, willing and funded, he may very well be content to be in essence the policy shop for the campaign. (He is already expected to begin rolling out legislative initiatives from his Ways and Means chairmanship in 2015.) 
 
 And finally, a Bush run makes it less likely that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will run, or run successfully. Rubio may not want to challenge his mentor and, like Christie, could well find the establishment money scarce after the Bush money operation revs up. Rubio was already having problems, getting hit from the right on immigration and from the mainstreamers for the government shutdown. His gravitas problem becomes stark if he is standing next to Bush. And like Ryan, he is so young that he has decades ahead in which he could make a presidential run. 
 
 It is therefore possible that if Bush takes the plunge, he may clear out a number of so-called establishment candidates. Like Mitt Romney in 2012 and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in 2008, he would then benefit from a divided field on the right. 
 
 A Jeb Bush presidential campaign has become more feasible as President Obama’s foreign policy has collapsed and as Hillary Clinton becomes the default nominee for the Democrats. Suddenly a grown-up who knows his way around the White House, has traveled overseas and has deep connections to South and Central America becomes more appealing to a lot of voters. His brother’s reputation has rebounded substantially, and the Bush name need not be toxic, as was once thought. In any event, like Clinton, Jeb Bush can argue that all candidates deserve to be judged on their own merits and not on their family’s. The “dynasty” problem obviously becomes less of an issue running against Clinton. The GOP, to be sure, with Jeb Bush as the standard bearer, would not have such a vivid contrast between old and new, but Bush is entirely capable of fighting the election on the basis of new conservative reform vs. the old liberal welfare state and foreign policy untrustworthiness. 
 
 Bush will face great skepticism on the right, but so did Romney. He will need to present a compelling agenda, but so does every candidate. The question remains, as it has since the beginning of the Bush boomlet, whether he has the fire in the belly for a run. If so, he instantly becomes a formidable candidate. ||||| Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Carly Mallenbaum hosts USA NOW for Nov. 5, 2013, with 5 things you may not know about today's election. (USA TODAY, USA NOW) 
 
 Stickers that say 'I voted' are popular on Election Day. (Photo: Charles Dharapak, AP) 
 
 Voters go to the polls Tuesday to elect governors in Virginia and New Jersey, pick new mayors in New York City, Boston, Detroit and other municipalities, and decide on a host of ballot issues across the country. 
 
 Here are five things to watch on Election Day: 
 
 National stakes playing out in Virginia 
 
 Democrat Terry McAuliffe has been leading Republican Ken Cuccinelli in public opinion polls, particularly among female voters who were key in President Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012. McAuliffe's get-out-the-vote strategy is out of Obama's playbook, focusing on minorities and young voters as well as women. Quentin Kidd, a political scientist at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, predicts the model would be used nationally in 2014 if McAuliffe succeeds. No one in a sitting president's party has won a Virginia governor's race since 1977. 
 
 Could a 2016 presidential campaign be born in New Jersey? 
 
 Republican incumbent Chris Christie is favored over Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono in New Jersey's election for governor. Christie has played up his ability to work with Democrats as a way to demonstrate he is not like partisan Republicans in Congress. That story line could repeat itself in 2016, if Christie runs for the GOP presidential nomination. Christie has said he can "walk and chew gum at the same time," while not directly answering the question about what's in his political future. His personal goal tonight is to be the first New Jersey Republican since his mentor Tom Kean in 1985 to top 50% in a statewide race. 
 
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 De Blasio, Lhota vie to succeed Bloomberg in NYC 
 
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 Detroit picks a mayor amid bankruptcy woes 
 
 Businessman Mike Duggan and Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon are vying to succeed Dave Bing as mayor of economically troubled Detroit, which filed for bankruptcy in July. Duggan, former chief of the Detroit Medical Center, had a 2-1 lead over Napoleon in a recent Detroit Free Press/WKYZ poll. If elected, Duggan will become the first white mayor of majority-black Detroit since Roman Gribbs, who served from 1970 to 1974. The city's finances are being run by Kevyn Orr, who was appointed by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in March to be Detroit's emergency manager. 
 
 Boston voters choose first new mayor in 20 years 
 
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– And so it begins: Speculation about Election 2016 is already running rampant, mere hours after President Obama was re-elected. Some of the frontrunners for a presidential run next time around, courtesy of ABC News and US News & World Report: Hillary Clinton: Not surprisingly, she's at the forefront of many minds right now ("Hillary2016" was trending on Twitter early today, the Hill notes), and is widely considered the No. 1 Democrat contender. Of course, she also keeps insisting she won't run. Joe Biden: The world took notice when he said yesterday that he'd probably vote for himself again someday—but he later joked that he just meant he'd be running for county councilman in the future. Andrew Cuomo: The New York governor has access to lots of money, and his liberal stance on social issues combined with a more fiscally conservative stance could make him a formidable contender. But don't expect him to run if Hillary does; he served under Bill Clinton and is loyal to the family. Other possible Democrats: Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Paul Ryan: He fared well as Romney's running mate and got himself re-elected to boot, so clearly he's a top contender. Marco Rubio: The charismatic Florida senator could help the GOP increase its appeal to Latino voters. Chris Christie: His tough talk has made him quite popular, and he's seen as more of a bipartisan figure now that he's praised the federal response to Hurricane Sandy. Other possible Republicans: Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, plus pretty much anyone who ran in the primary this time around. But in the International Herald Tribune, Harvey Morris has just one piece of advice: "Take a breath, America! Give yourselves time to recover from what seemed the longest and certainly was the most expensive campaign in US political history before starting on the next one."