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YouTubeIowa Gov. Vilsack first to announce ’08 presidential runBy Mike Glover
Associated Press
Thursday, November 9, 2006
DES MOINES, Iowa  Gov. Tom Vilsack said he will officially launch his presidential campaign today when he files documents with the Federal Election Commission.
The filing comes two days after his fellow Democrats scored overwhelming victories in state and national elections.
"Americans sent a clear message on Tuesday," Vilsack said in a statement obtained by The Associated Press that will be released later today.
"They want leaders who share their values, understand their needs and respect their intelligence. That's what I've done as governor of Iowa and that's what I intend to do as president."
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Walker
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McCain, Biden prepare for 2008 presidential race; Feingold drops out
By Hope Yen
Associated Press
Monday, November 13, 2006
WASHINGTON  Republican Sen. John McCain edged closer to a 2008 White House run and Democrat Russ Feingold took himself out as would-be candidates began positioning for a wide-open race to succeed President Bush.
McCain, R-Ariz., said yesterday he was taking the initial steps for a White House bid, setting up a committee that allows a potential candidate to raise money and travel the country to gauge support.
Democratic Sen. Joe Biden reaffirmed his intention to seek his party's nomination, though an announcement about establishing an exploratory committee probably will not come until early next year.
And the campaign lost one possible participant when Feingold, a Democratic senator from Wisconsin, decided against a long-shot run.
Last week, Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack announced his candidacy, becoming the first Democrat to do so. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York is widely considered the party's front-runner.
Others mentioned include Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, the 2004 nominee; former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, the vice presidential nominee two years ago; Sens. Barack Obama of Illinois, Evan Bayh of Indiana and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut; and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.
Republicans talked about for 2008 are Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee; Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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gramarye
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Frist and Brownback are not going to be serious contenders, not anymore. The Senator's Curse is too strong and their own political fortunes have been mixed. McCain and Hillary are the only two sitting Senators that might have the political clout to overcome it.
I've heard interesting things about Bill Richardson. Still trying to get a good impression of him.
If Hillary and Obama both declare for the Democratic nod, it's going to completely crowd everyone else out of the race; those two will immediately get all the exposure from now until 2008, and underexposure kills primary campaigns.
We might see the same thing happen if McCain, Giuliani, and Romney all declare for the GOP nod, but if only one or two do, there will still be enough room for other candidates to try chipping away at that lead and waiting for one of the frontrunners to make a mistake.
Right now, I would say the Democratic nomination is Hillary's to lose, but it's early yet. She's become very good at avoiding mistakes, but the closer we get to 2008, the harsher the scrutiny on her will be. At the same time, I would say McCain is probably the most electable of the GOP stable in the general election, but the ideological GOP base may well block him in the primary.
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Brewmaster
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gramarye wrote At the same time, I would say McCain is probably the most electable of the GOP stable in the general election, but the ideological GOP base may well block him in the primary.
I'd say you're right...but the logical part of the GOP could simply point to the 2006 midterm elections as an example of how much clout the "ideological GOP" carries with the american people.
And yes...I just used "logical" and "GOP" in the same sentance. Top that!
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Smith2D2
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Wow, I’m still recovering from the election we had last week, I can’t believe we are already on to the ’08.
There has been talk about McCain V. Clinton for sometime. I don’t know if it will actually play out. McCain has never been a Repub favorite and his current stance on the war will surely make him unpopular with moderates. Clinton may swing a little too far left for a lot of Dems. If she does run I see her pulling a Dean in the primaries. My prediction is that both parties will race to the middle to find their candidates. Personally I would like to see Giuliani run. I don’t think he will get the nomination but still I would like to see him in the race.
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dirtgirl
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I'm bummed that Mark Warner dropped out. I like Vilsack or Brian Schweitzer in theory (red state governors) but don't know enough about their ability to adapt to campaign settings and be real (i.e., not John Kerry). Obama gives a good speech but what exactly are his qualifications for chief of state? same with Edwards. nice hair and a big grin do not qualify one to govern a nation.
I'm glad the Dems won back the majority in the senate. I think given the news about Harry Reid's corruption, he should step down and Hillary should become Majority Leader. She makes a much much better senator than she would a presidential candidate. Dems would lose big if they nominated her.
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Walker
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HUZZAH!!!! 8)
Frist bows out of ’08 presidential race
Associated Press
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 2:15 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said today he will not run for president in 2008, a high-profile campaign dropout more than a year before the first convention delegates are chosen.
Frist, 54, has been under investigation for more than a year by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is probing allegations of insider trading in connection with the sale of shares in HCA Inc. Frist's father and brother founded the firm and it formed the foundation of the senator's considerable personal wealth. He has vehemently denied any wrongdoing, although resolution of the investigation has eluded him.
Also embarrassing was a disclosure by The Associated Press in August that Frist had not met the continuing medical education requirement needed to remain licensed, although he submitted paperwork to Tennessee officials indicating that he had. He quickly complied with the requirements and retained his license.
Frist was a physician with no experience in politics when he challenged Democratic Sen. Jim Sasser. He was swept into office in that year's Republican landslide.
Frist was widely criticized in 2005 for pandering to religious conservatives by injecting himself into the debate over Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman whose feeding tube was removed. Frist viewed a videotape of the woman, then publicly questioned the diagnosis of her doctors. An autopsy later confirmed their judgment, not his.
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John Edwards makes it official
By Cynthia Joyce
Sixteen months after Hurricane Katrina, many of the street signs are still down in the hard-hit Ninth Ward of New Orleans, but it wasn't hard to find former Sen. John Edwards there on Thursday morning. The satellite dish of the CNN Gulf Coast Bureau truck was a beacon for reporters trying to pick Orelia Tyler's house out of all the other gutted houses with FEMA trailers parked outside.
So was the mere presence of a crowd. In this nearly deserted swath of the city, where few locals have returned and screen doors dangle from abandoned houses, a gathering of more than three people is pretty conspicuous. At least 40 people, mostly members of the media, had converged on the house on Stemway Drive to hear the fresh-faced ex-trial lawyer from North Carolina announce his bid for the Democratic nomination for president. Outgoing Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich are already on the campaign trail, but with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama not expected to signal their intentions until early next year, Edwards is the first high-profile Democrat to make it official.
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