"But I have made no plans to run for any office right now"
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The subtext is a test balloon wrapped in restraint. Moore signals continued relevance to supporters who want him in the fight without triggering the immediate downsides of declaring: scrutiny, fundraising rules, and fresh rounds of opposition research. “Right now” does even more work. It plants a future timeline while insisting on present innocence, letting the speaker appear modest or dutiful (“I’m not chasing power”) while keeping the option alive. It’s a rhetorical posture that turns hesitation into strategy.
Context matters because Moore’s brand has long depended on defiance of institutions and media narratives. For a figure whose public life has included clashes over the law, religion, and personal controversy, ambiguity becomes a shield: it discourages definitive headlines while keeping his base energized. The sentence performs restraint, but it also performs inevitability. It invites the audience to hear what it refuses to say: not yet.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Moore, Roy. (2026, January 17). But I have made no plans to run for any office right now. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-i-have-made-no-plans-to-run-for-any-office-71938/
Chicago Style
Moore, Roy. "But I have made no plans to run for any office right now." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-i-have-made-no-plans-to-run-for-any-office-71938/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"But I have made no plans to run for any office right now." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-i-have-made-no-plans-to-run-for-any-office-71938/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.






