Who are the rising stars of the Democratic Party?

[PSU84]

My nominations would include:

Elliott Spitzer, Attorney General (and next Governor) of New York

Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco

Barack Obama, Soon-to-be U.S. Senator from Illinois

Martin O'Malley, Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland

[fishnfla]

1. salazar

the dude from colorado

[tcfrogs]

2. I don't know enough about the others

But Obama looks great to me.

[IronLionZion]

10. Edwards/Obama 2012

[helnwhls]

16. I love the way that looks!

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Dennis K. Technically he is not rising because he has been around

for a long time, but he just does not have the acclaim that he ought to.

[Rainbowreflect]

18. Kucinich is the soul of our party IMHO.

I was very cynical & hopeless until I went to hear Kucinich speak over a year ago. He made me believe again. He made me want to fight for what I believe in again.

[helnwhls]

4. I have been reading up on Gavin

and the more I read, the more I like.

[IronLionZion]

11. I was rooting for Gonzales until I found out how awesome Newsom is

now that's a flaming liberal Irish Catholic

[JohnKleeb]

12. ahh the liberal Irish Catholic, best thing in politics along with

a populist Slav Catholic :).
Too bad Kerry ain't really Irish though, one of my few complaints.

[name not needed]

5. Steve Brozak

I'd say he has a bit of a future.

[tridim]

6. Two more, Al Franken and Jon Stewart

Looking ahead, the future looks really exciting. It makes me giddy imagining Senator Franken (D-MN) on the floor debating the Neocons. :)

[Free2BMe]

7. C.Schumer, H.Clinton, Obama, J. Edwards, (next VP), watch for more

Kennedys....How about Robert Jr.

[Spazito]

8. Wes Clark, in whatever role he chooses to play...

he is a winner in my book!

[IronLionZion]

9. Howard Dean soon to be head of the DNC (I hope)

I hope Spitzer becomes the US AG and goes after some of these corporate criminals that are robbing us blind. Man, he'll be like a good Democratic version of Ashcroft...bad news for corporate (mostly Republcian) criminals.

[onecitizen]

13. Harold Ford of Tennessee.......NT

[Native_Iowan]

14. Stephanie Herseth from South Dakota..

...of course, she's cute as hell so I am compelled to nominate her!

Barak Obama, Jennifer Granholm, JE, of course.

As a liberal though, I am looking out for the next Paul Wellstone who will inspire that wing of the party even if they are never elected president.

[AndyTiedye]

15. Some More in the House

Richard Morrison, if he unhorses the foul Tom Delay, will come into DC with a good bit more stature than most freshmen Congressmen.

Barbara Lee, for having the guts to oppose all the insanity even when everyone else was caught up in it.

Nancy Pelosi's star will rise further in a Kerry administration, the
more so if we can somehow take back the House.

[JohnKleeb]

James Socas I think could be congressman from my part of Va

if he does good this election and beats Frank Wolf next time.

[JohnKleeb]

17. dupe

[derbstyron]

19. Jim Davis Rep from Tampa Bay Fl area

You haven't heard of him nationally yet but you will.
Expect him to run for Gov this next time around when Jeb leaves to give his brother a shoulder to cry on.