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Former Vice President Dick Cheney has no favorite â€" yet â€" among the Republican presidential contenders.

And Cheney, who's making the rounds in the media this week to promote his new book, In My Time, isn't sure his endorsement would be that helpful anyway.

"I haven't endorsed anybody yet," Cheney told CNBC in an interview airing Wednesday evening. "I'm not sure that would be necessarily helpful. There's some quarters where my endorsement probably wouldn't be welcome."

Cheney's one of the more recognizable party elders whose endorsement could tip the needle in a close presidential primary. But he's also been relatively muted, as have other members of the previous administration (including President George W. Bush) about the new Republican field.

He offered some words of praise for Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), though, earlier today on Fox News.

"I was always struck by the extent to which the rest of the cou! ntry is attracted to Texas and to Texas politicians. Things are big there, and it is different," he said. "There's a strong sense of independence, and a little bit of arrogance, maybe."