who do you think will be 2 or 3 the top republican and democratic presidential canidates before the primaries?
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Dems... Hillary, Edwards... maybe Warner...\n\nRepubs... McCain, Guiliani... maybe Frist... (I think even the Republicans have had enough of the Bush family for a while)
231144
She has a good chance depending on who the Republican candidate will be.  The top Republican is John McCain of Arizona.  He is a former prisoner of war during Vietnam and has been trying to reform the Senate.
126134
Doubtful.  She will probably pick a known politician, most likely a man with more conservative leanings than her for balance.  There's no way of knowing who until we see who runs for the primary, though.
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dem: hillary, obama, john edwards, maybe richardson (gore, kerry on the way outside)\n\nrep: McCain, rudy, mit romney, bill frist... (jeb on the way outside)\n\nthere will be others when it gets closer...
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I am a Democrat. And I am hoping that Rudy Giuliani, the GOP ex-mayor of NYC, will run for President. I think Colin Powell is the greatest American living today. I think Reagan did a great job of restoring the USA to respect and dignity after Watergate and Iran. I think John McCain is one of the smartest men I've ever heard speak. \n\nYou will notice, though, that none of these people were part of the soon-to-be-ex leadership in Washington.
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Newt Gingrich and George Allen are at the top of my list.  They are both honest conservatives that would do a great job.  Condi?  She would do a great job as well, and would be a good opponent against Hillary, but I don't know if she could win.  Some of here exposure in the media while working in the Bush Administration would hurt her I think.  Many people think John McCain would be a good candidate, but he couldn't win the conservative base, he's too liberal.  I love Rudy, but he's also a little more progressive to win the primaries.  He would make an excellent running mate.  I think Mitt Romney is a dark hourse, I don't know enough about him, but he could emerge as a contender in '08.  Another dark horse that would make a good VP would be John Thune, the man who brought down Tommy Daschle, he's a great candidate.
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It is too early to tell. No one wants to come forward because it is so early.\n\nCurrently, potential Republicans include Jeb Bush, Condeleza Rice, Rudolph Guliani and John McCain.\n\nPotential Democrats are Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, John Edwards, and Howard Dean.\n\nCurrently both Jeb and Hillary won't comment on the 2008 election.\n\nIt is still early. Don't place any bets yet.
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The GOP may run his brother. But after this drubbing, if the democrats can find a decent candidate, they should easily take the White House. That is if they can avoid shooting themselves in the foot like the GOP did in the last few months!
1168966
absolutely. If "none of the above" gets the most votes, the whole process starts over with 2 new candidates. That would be awesome. Never happen though...
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yes the two main are Democratic Party (DNC) and Republican Party (RNC) Then the third parties  37 total. then the other parties..16!  But this is not the list of ones in history!
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I do not think it likely that Hilary Rodham Clinton will be chosen as the Democratic nominee.  Now I say this aware that the DNC has not in recent years emphasized electability over internal party support in the nomination process, but I think there is some evidence that the party leadership is shifting on this.  I think the Democrats are more likely to run a more Centrist candidate with Southern credentials--someone like former Virginia Governor Mark Warner--rather than Clinton.\n\nThe Republicans will either choose a candidate appealing more to the Christian Conservative wing of the party (e.g., Frist, Brownback, etc.) or a Moderate (e.g., Giuliani or McCain).  The Republicans historically have emphasized electability over internal consensus, and the legacy of 1992 was that the Christian Right may be important to the Party, but they are no electable front-and-center at the Convention.  But in this last presidential term of Mr. Bush, the GOP's dominant group has shifted from the fiscal conservative to the social conservative faction (isn't that the real lesson of the Harriet Meyers incident?), and a more Christian Conservative-linked candidate now has more likelihood of being chosen as the nominee.  \n\nNow, as far as who will win, the truth is that any dispassionate observer would have to agree that it is too early to forecast 2008.  Several issues will certainly be important:\n(1)  What will be the political blowback of the decision by states like South Dakota to essentially abolish abortion rights, and will the Supreme Court hear that case and possibly vacate Roe v. Wade in time for it to become an election issue?  A public perception that the Republicans are now too far to the Right on a core issue like abortion could really hurt them.\n(2)  What will happen in Iraq?\n(3)  Will there be another major terrorist attack in the U.S.?\n(4)  How high will public dissatisfaction with the Bush Administration grow, and will unaligned Conservative Republicans (e.g., governors from Southern States) be able successfully to position themselves as the true heirs of the GOP tradition, and Bush as an exception?\n(5)  Will the Democratic Party move away from its historic dependence on the "us too" line on foreign policy, which polls clearly show are a huge liability in presidential races, although it does not appear to significantly impact congressional races.\n(6)  Will anti-Gay amendments be on the ballot in enough states to bring particularly vehement Christian Conservatives out in droves as in 2004, or will they stay at home that election instead?\n\nIf I were a betting man, I would say this:\nWarner v. McCain\nThe winner?\nWhoever comes across as the most reasonable Centrist.\n\nBut October 2008's headline news will ultimately decide who becomes president.  If a major terrorist attack occurs in New York City on October 12, the Republican will win.  If a major military defeat causes 150 U.S. soldiers' deaths that month in Iraq, I would put my money on the Democrat.
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I don't think he has the name recognition to win a Presidential bid.  I highly doubt he will make past the primaries.
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the next american elections will be in november of 2008 \nthe candidates aren't decided yet, but the frontrunners for the democrats are Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and John Kerry might run again. for the republicans John McCain, Rudi Giuliani and Jeb Bush.\n\nif you want my opinion all of the above from both parties (except Jeb Bush) would make great presidents
93853
I think Hillary would be good but i also think that john McCain would be a good president. It's gonna be hard for me to vote if those 2 are running against eachother.
979162
John McCain is one of the few Republicans I can actually stomach and I also like John Edwards pretty well. I don't think that Edwards is the best choice, though, so I hope that a better contender can get the Democratic candidacy. However, if Edwards is the candidate, I'll vote for him, since I support the Democratic Party platform.
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I don't know who the repuglican will be, it really don't matter to me as I will never vote to shoot myself in the foot. But on the democrat side I think Hillary has a chance to be the first woman candidate, and even more possible that she might be the first woman president. She is a strong, intelligent lady that will stand up for what is right. She would have one of the best advisers in the world in her husband, the last legally elected president and the most popular and successful.
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I think at least 4 are obvious--Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama, Rudy Giuliani and John McCain.  I wouldn't be surprised to see either John Edwards or John Kerry making an attempt on the Dem side.  Maybe Mitt Romney from Massachusetts on the Repub side as well.