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Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets the lunch crowd at the Varsity, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, in Atlanta. AP

ATLANTA -- Almost two years after his 2012 Election Day drubbing, Mitt Romney is the Republican man in demand.

The twice-defeated White House contender is in the midst of a busy midterm campaign schedule, covering seven states and nearly 6,000 miles in five days to raise money and energy for Republican midterm candidates from Georgia to Colorado.

Romney has repeatedly said he's not running for president again, and his closest aides laugh off a possible 2016 bid. But top GOP strategists and donors suggest his continued high profile in Republican politics highlights the party's murky future and a crowded 2016 field that is both flawed and without a clear front-runner.

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"There's a vacuum," said John Jordan, a major Republican donor based in California. "When there's 10 people in a possible presidential field, it's difficult for anyone to look presidential. None of these figures is overly compelling."

And even Romney's denials have been just short of absolute. As he told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt in August, he's not interested in another presidential bid - but "circumstances can change."

Just a month before the unofficial beginning of the next presidential primary season, Democrats have already begun to rally behind prospective candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. The race for the Republican nomination, meanwhile, is as wide open as most political veterans can remember.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had begun to assume a party leadership role before the George Washington Bridge traffic scandal tainted his brand. Major questions persist about former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's commitment to the 2016 contest, though his brother, former President George W. Bush, told Fox News on Thursday that he believes his brother "wants to be president." And the rest of the potential field features conservatives, such as Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who have passionate supporters among the Republican base but have yet to demonstrate more widespread appeal.

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A Republican state Senate candidate from Annapolis has admitted he falsely claimed to hold a college degree, saying he hasn't yet graduated.

Don Quinn, who is running against longtime Democratic Sen. John C. Astle, said he's been taking online courses from Washington State University for about four years, but is 12 credits shy of earning his degree.

Quinn's LinkedIn profile and an online biography he submitted to The Baltimore Sun claim he holds a degree from Washington State. His campaign website does not mention academic achievements.

"I'll take the heat for that one, because I wasn't paying attention," Quinn said Wednesday.

Quinn said he expected to finish his degree in political science this year, but campaigning, work and family commitments led him to decide to stop taking classes.

"I fully plan to finish it within a quarter or two of the election being over," said Quinn, who runs an online marketing company with his wife.

After speaking with The Sun on Wednesday, Quinn changed his LinkedIn profile to say his degree is "expected" in 2015. Underneath, he notes the item was changed "to reflect my new degree year which is still pending due to taking time off to run."

Washington State confirmed Quinn has been a student there but has not earned a degree.

Quinn's lack of a degree has been circulating among activists and was first reported on the Quinton Report blog.

Astle said the false claim of a degree raises "a big issue of integrity." Astle also has disputed some of Quinn's campaign literature, which claims the incumbent senator owns more than 400 guns, goes on annual African safari hunting trips and has a reserved booth at a restaurant.

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