2008 White House Derby: The Field So Far (Wizbang Politics)

Marie Horrigan of CQ Politics tallies the 2008 Presidential field so far. Here is the synopsis:

Democrats -

Announced: Edwards, Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, Rep. Dennis "Kooky" Kucinich, former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel.

FEC "exploratory committees": None so far.

Widely mentioned: Sen. Joe Biden, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Wes Clark, Sen. Chris Dodd of CT, Al Gore, John Kerry, Barack Hussein Obama, Jr., Gov. Bill Richardson of NM.

Officially NOT running: Mark Warner, Sen. Russ Feingold, Sen. Evan Bayh.

Republicans -

Announced: None yet.

FEC "exploratory committees": John McCain, Rudy Guiliani, former Gov. Tommy Thompson of WI, Sen. Sam Brownback of KS, former Gov. Jim Gilmore of VA, attorney John H. Cox from IL.

Widely mentioned: Gov. George Pataki of NY, Sen. Chuck Hagel of NE and Hunger, Gov. Mike Huckabee of AR, Rep. Duncan Hunter of CA, Rep. Tom Tancredo of CO, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich.

Officially NOT running: Sen. Bill Frist.

Read the link above for dates of announcements and comments.

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Comments (2)

At this point, a Hunter-Gin... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by David Marcoe | December 29, 2006 4:33 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

David Marcoe:

At this point, a Hunter-Gingrich ticket is looking like the best choice out of a lackluster field. Hunter has zilch experience in executive office, but he has some serious military creds (Ranger in Vietnam) which shows he knows how to lead men, in addition to his defense policy experience in office.

Posted on December 29, 2006 04:33

Widely mentioned: Sen. J... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by mantis | January 23, 2007 6:22 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

mantis:

That's Albert Arnold Gore, Jr., Jim, you twerp. Consistency, apparently, is a hobgoblin your little mind lacks.

Posted on January 23, 2007 18:22