2008 Contenders

I was just reading an article discussing the potential Democratic candidates for 2008 who have ALREADY begun to make repeated trips to New Hampshire (see link below).

It got me thinking -- Who do you think will be the contenders in each party? Who do you like? Who can WIN?

Here's a list I compiled through a little googling -- I know it's incomplete so please add any candidates you can think of:


DEMOCRATS

Gov. Mark Warner (Virginia)

Sen. Russ Feingold (Wisconsin)

Sen. Evan Bayh (Indiana)

Gov. Bill Richardson (New Mexico)

Gen. Wes Clark

Sen. John Edwards (North Carolina)

Sen. Tom Daschle (South Dakota)

Sen. John Kerry (Massachusetts) -- proved he can't win a Red State -- should be gone before the primaries are over

Sen. Hillary Clinton -- the most HATED person in the Red States -- has no chance of winning

Sen. Chuck Schumer -- very oily, gives off a vibe like he might want to run -- he should stay put in the Senate; he has no chance

Sen. Joe Biden (Delaware) -- His last attempt was a fiasco (remember the plagiarism scandal?)

Sen. Barack Obama (Ilinois) -- give him till 2012 or 2016 to take over the world and reform it in his image; he's the chosen one

Sen. Barbara Boxer (California)

Gov. Phil Bredesen (Tennessee) -- southern moderate

Gov. Mike Easley (North Carolina) -- southern moderate



REPUBLICANS

Sen. John McCain (Arizona) -- popular among moderates; has a shot

Gov. Jeb Bush (Florida) -- If Dubya's numbers are still in the toilet, he'll probably hold off until 2012; otherwise....

Rudy Giuliani (New York) -- a pro-choice, pro-gay, divorced, New Yorker will piss off the evangelicals and much of the South, but his 9-11 credentials might give him some traction

Gov. George Pataki (New York) -- the second coming of Gerald Ford (zzzzzz); maybe a VP candidate, but doubtful (he can't deliver NY for the Republicans)

Newt Gingrich -- has been hinting

Rep. Mike Pence (Indiana) -- Deputy Whip of the House

Condi Rice -- there's a draft Condi movement and an Iowa primary poll earlier this year had her beating Giuliani and McCain 2-1

Sen. Sam Brownback (Kansas)

Sen. George F. Allen (Virginia) -- former Governor

Sen. Chuck Hagel (Nebraska)

Gov. Mike Huckabee (Arkansas)

Gov. Tim Pawlenty (Minnesota)

Gov. Mitt Romney (Massachussetts)

Rep. Tom Tancredo (Colorado)

Gov. Mark Sanford (South Carolina)

Sen. Elizabeth Dole (North Carolina)

Gov. Christie Todd Whitman (New Jersey) -- former Gov

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Updated On: 11/9/05 at 04:11 PM

What about Haley Barbour, governor of Mississippi? His leadership during Katrina and rebuilding of the damage could position him to throw his hat into the ring.

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