The 2008 field for both parties

[Pabst Blue Democrat]

Just for fun, try to predict the inital primary fields for both major parties, indies and possible wildcards that no one is talking about right now.


DEM

Mark Warner, John Edwards, Howard Dean, Tom Vilsack, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden


REPUB

Rudy Gulliani, Sam Brownback, George Pataki, John McCain, Bill Frist



WILDCARDS

Bill O'Reilley, Tom Brokaw


INDIE

Jessie Ventura

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Depends on the state of the election system

If we haver verifiable voting and ranked ballots, Ralph might run with the Greens again.

Who knows?

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[liberalequestrian]

2. Here's the thing I don't get...

Rudy is the new superstar of the pugs.. I get it- he really fits in, but from what I understand, NYers were ready to really boot him out of office, maybe I'm getting this wrong... but he is kind of the pug's 2nd 9/11 hero (after arbusto) and had 9/11 not happened, Rudy would be sitting around (with his, what, now wife) waiting for the phone to ring... am I off base here? Didn't he cheat on his wife? Am I offbase here, or has he really been pushed to fame because of his "hero" role after 9/11?

Question- where would Brokaw fit in?

Finally, here's to my secret ambition of a Dean/Edwards or Edwards/Dean ticket!

[newyawker99]

8. Hi liberalequestrian!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[flaminbats]

12. Ralph ran with the Reform Party this year..

the Greens ditched him for David Cobb.

[Tweed]

3. You do realize that in four years, MANY things can change

People can get sick, even die (Ashcroft, Wellstone). People can become heroes (Gulliani). People can have scandals that shut down their careers (Newt Gingrich). Off color remarks can dim someone's chances (Trent Lott). New issues can come to the front and make someone seem like a better candidate (Brownback with abortion and gay marriage) or someone a worse candidate (Edwards would have been a stronger candidate had it not been for terrorism). We just don't know what will happen and no one is going to officially announce anything until 2006 at the earliest. Any talk of 2008 is pointless and counterproductive when there are races to be focusing on for 2006.

[Pabst Blue Democrat]

10. Hence my clarifying remark:

JUST FOR FUN

[DebJ]

4. why did you leave off Jeb Bush?

[Renew Deal]

6. Jeb has said repeatedly that he's not running.

[Renew Deal]

5. Brownback's gonna run for President?

Oh brother

[midnight armadillo]

7. Add Ashcroft to the Repub list

Unless he winds up on the Supreme Court.

[Freddie Stubbs]

9. Don't forget Evan Bayh and Mark Easely

[Comicstripper]

11. My predictions

DEMOCRATIC:
Tom Vilsack vs. Hillary Clinton vs. Mark Warner vs. Bill Richardson vs. Evan Bayh vs. Russ Feingold ("Maverick" campaign, a la Howard Dean)

REPUBLICAN:
Chuck Hagel vs. Bill Owens vs. Bill Frist vs.Tom DeLay ("Laughingstock" candidate...also a la Howard Dean)

GREEN: David Cobb vs. Matt Gonzalez (is he 35 yet?) vs. Who Knows?

LIBERTARIAN: Mike Badnarik vs. Gary Nolan (again)

WILDCARDS: Kucinich, Nader, Buchanan, Quayle



FINAL TICKETS:

DEM: VILSACK/CLINTON 2008 "A Better Today...A Brighter Tomorrow."
REP: FRIST/OWENS 2008 "America Is Yours Again"
GRN: GONZALEZ/???? 2008 "VOTE GREEN"
LIB: BADNARIK/NOLAN 2008 "Liberty Now"

[StevieM]

13. Add Russ Feingold to the list! (eom)

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