A quick run-down of the 2008 presidential race.
It’s helpful every now and again to look ahead to important events. I figured I would provide a breakdown of the 2008 presidential race, given its growing influence in national politics. According to the New York Times this is how things look as of today:
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DEMOCRATS
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
* Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware
* Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York
* Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut
* John Edwards, former senator from North Carolina
* Representative Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio
* Senator Barack Obama of Illinois
* Tom Vilsack, former governor of Iowa
ESTABLISHING EXPLORATORY COMMITTEES
* Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico
WIDELY MENTIONED
* Al Gore, former vice president; from Tennessee
* Gen. Wesley Clark, retired NATO commander; from Arkansas
OFFICIALLY NOT RUNNING
* Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts
* Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana
* Senator Russell D. Feingold of Wisconsin
* Mark Warner, former governor of Virginia
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REPUBLICANS
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
* Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas
* Representative Duncan Hunter of California
* Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts
ESTABLISHING EXPLORATORY COMMITTEES
* Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas
* Senator John McCain of Arizona
* Rudolph W. Giuliani, former mayor of New York
* Tommy G. Thompson, former governor of Wisconsin
* James S. Gilmore III, former governor of Virginia
* Representative Tom Tancredo of Colorado
* Representative Ron Paul of Texas
WIDELY MENTIONED
* Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska
* Gov. George E. Pataki of New York
* Newt Gingrich, former House speaker from Georgia
OFFICIALLY NOT RUNNING
* Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee
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This race, both the primary’s and the national election is no doubt ‘wide open’ when compared to recent presidential races. There are several candidates on both sides of the aisle representing a variety of different views and opinions. I think that this race will prove to be one of the most interesting in a long time… and possibly one of the most important.