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No one has officially announced their candidacy but the 2016 battle for the Republican Partys presidential nomination is off to a fast and furious start.

More than 20 prominent Republicans have indicated some level of interest in running for the White House next year including some who are well known and others who have yet to build a national reputation.

Among the better known is former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin who said she is seriously interested in running for president next year. Palin made a splash in 2008 as Sen. John McCains vice presidential running mate but wound up getting more attention than she wanted from NBCs Saturday Night Live, which portrayed her as a dim-witted buffoon.

Palin has veered away from elective politics in recent years and has had success as a speaker and commentator with conservative audiences. But even conservative commentators have doubts about whether Palin is serious.

In the lesser-known camp is Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. Jindal is also interested in running but told a religious rally that we cant just elect a candidate to fix our countryWe need a spiritual revival to fix our country.

Jindal was raised Hindu but converted to Catholicism and drew attention for his repeated warnings that radical Islam is a threat to our way of life. Like other Republicans seeking a national profile, Jindal will be looking for a way to stand out in what is expected to be a large field of candidates.

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Its just too early to say whether Republican voters will be taken with some of the new faces or will fall in line behind some of the more familiar faces in the party like 2012 nominee Mitt Romney and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.

Both men have made moves toward running, but Romney has run into flak from some conservatives who say he had his chance and its time for someone else.

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Large Republican Presidential Field Off to Furious Start