2008 Presidential Election Part 1
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As a regular feature of this blog, I am going to analyze the 2008 presidential election. If the president wins re-election, which I expect he will at this point, 2008 will be the most exciting presidential election in memory. With Dick Cheney out of the running, both sides will have wide open primaries. Everyone who wants to run will run, and we can expect an incredible race on both sides. In future posts, I'm going to profile different potential candidates and size up their chances. For starters, I'm going to list the names of people I expect to run. Remember, my list of Democratic contenders is subject to the president winning re-election. I don't expect any changes in the Republican field based on the results of the 2004 election.
All are listed in no particular order
Republican Candidates:
Senator Rick Santorum, Senator from Pennsylvania
Senator George Allen, Senator from Virginia
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Tennessee
Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusettes
Senator John McCain of Arizona
Governor Bill Owens of Colorado
Governor George Pataki of New York
Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of New York
Democratic Candidates:
Senator Hillary Clinton of New York
Senator John Edwards of North Carolina
Governor Mark Warner of Virginia
Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois
Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana
There are lots of other interesting possibilities out there. For instance, soon to be Senator Barack Obama could capitalize on his star power to join the field four years from now. I promise to talk about some of the less likely prospects in my other posts. I am not focusing on perennial or vanity candidates (you know who you are!), unless one of these candidates has the potential to affect the election (i.e., the presence of Alan Keyes and Gary Bauer could smooth the path for a McCain candidacy by balkanizing some of the conservative vote).
For more check out 2008 Presidential Election Part 2
As a regular feature of this blog, I am going to analyze the 2008 presidential election. If the president wins re-election, which I expect he will at this point, 2008 will be the most exciting presidential election in memory. With Dick Cheney out of the running, both sides will have wide open primaries. Everyone who wants to run will run, and we can expect an incredible race on both sides. In future posts, I'm going to profile different potential candidates and size up their chances. For starters, I'm going to list the names of people I expect to run. Remember, my list of Democratic contenders is subject to the president winning re-election. I don't expect any changes in the Republican field based on the results of the 2004 election.
All are listed in no particular order
Republican Candidates:
Senator Rick Santorum, Senator from Pennsylvania
Senator George Allen, Senator from Virginia
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Tennessee
Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusettes
Senator John McCain of Arizona
Governor Bill Owens of Colorado
Governor George Pataki of New York
Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of New York
Democratic Candidates:
Senator Hillary Clinton of New York
Senator John Edwards of North Carolina
Governor Mark Warner of Virginia
Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois
Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana
There are lots of other interesting possibilities out there. For instance, soon to be Senator Barack Obama could capitalize on his star power to join the field four years from now. I promise to talk about some of the less likely prospects in my other posts. I am not focusing on perennial or vanity candidates (you know who you are!), unless one of these candidates has the potential to affect the election (i.e., the presence of Alan Keyes and Gary Bauer could smooth the path for a McCain candidacy by balkanizing some of the conservative vote).
For more check out 2008 Presidential Election Part 2
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