2011 Irish presidential election party was unlikely to run a candidate both for financial reasons and also because it was unlikely that a Fianna Fáil nominee could be successful. In early August 2011 there was press speculation that RTÉ broadcaster Gay Byrne might seek a nomination. On 6 August Micheál Martin rang Byrne at his holiday home to indicate that Fianna Fáil Oireachtas members would facilitate his nomination. Byrne indicated that he had yet to make a decision on whether to put his name forward, but said that if he did so he would not run under the Fianna Fáil banner but as an
Thaddeus McCotter 2012 presidential campaign who enjoy rock music. "Bloomberg Businessweek" described his celebrity as a "tiny cult following of insomniac conservatives." Speculation about a presidential run began several months after the release of his February 2011 book "Seize Freedom! American Truths and Renewal in a Chaotic Age". The first instance occurred during the April 22 episode of "Red Eye", where host Greg Gutfeld asked McCotter to enter the presidential race. Five days later, political commentator and fellow "Red Eye" frequenter S. E. Cupp listed McCotter as a potential candidate in her "Daily News" column. McCotter confirmed in May that he was seriously considering a