2008 Presidential Candidates

[FORD]

Originally posted by EAT MY ASSHOLE
Uh...FORD....Feingold is a JEW. You hate Jews. There's no way you can possibly support him.

I do not hate Jews. Where the Hell did you get that idea?

[Dr. Love]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
I'd like to see Barack Obama get a shot, but perhaps it's a little early yet.

Hm, for some reason I always think he's secretly goa'uld. I'll pass.

[sadaist]

Originally posted by FORD
Wes Clark is another possibility. I don't see him walking into the top job with no political experience, but he might make it in as VP.

Well, that would definitely ease the country with the defense factor when voting for a Democrat during war time. I also think he would pull more voters in than Edwards.

If Gore runs again, the only thing I see as really hurting him would be spending time complaining how it should have been him as President in 2000. As long as he stays on task and discusses his vision for the future, and not what happened in the past, he stands a good chance. That's why I think a different running mate would be better for him. New blood, new ideas. People might be more hesitant to vote for a ticket that already lost once.

[knuckleboner]

mark warner.

he did a solid job in his term as virginia governor. he worked with a highly republican state legislature and crafted a strong fiscal responsibility. i don't really know his foreign policy views, but i'd trust him domestically.

though, more for vice president. as a 1-term governor of a mid-sized state, i think he'll have an uphill battle to win the nod.

however, he still has a high approval rating in virginia, and holds the chance of bringing virginia over to the democratic side for the first time since LBJ. pair him with a moderate democtrat presidential candidate, and virginia just might go blue.

[EAT MY ASSHOLE]

Originally posted by FORD
I do not hate Jews. Where the Hell did you get that idea?

You saw Lethal Weapon 2. You eat pork and cheeseburgers. You believe Likud is evil. You didn't support Lieberman in the primary. You bathe in Satan's urine.

I can go on.

[Nickdfresh]

I sense that Wes Clark isn't interested in being Pres. at this time. I'm thinking he has his eye on a cabinet position like Sec. of Defense or as the "Nat'l Intelligence Director."

[Guitar Shark]

Originally posted by knuckleboner
mark warner.

he did a solid job in his term as virginia governor. he worked with a highly republican state legislature and crafted a strong fiscal responsibility. i don't really know his foreign policy views, but i'd trust him domestically.

though, more for vice president. as a 1-term governor of a mid-sized state, i think he'll have an uphill battle to win the nod.

however, he still has a high approval rating in virginia, and holds the chance of bringing virginia over to the democratic side for the first time since LBJ. pair him with a moderate democtrat presidential candidate, and virginia just might go blue.

I'd never even heard of the guy before, but he sounds pretty promising.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Warner

[FORD]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
I sense that Wes Clark isn't interested in being Pres. at this time. I'm thinking he has his eye on a cabinet position like Sec. of Defense or as the "Nat'l Intelligence Director."

He'd be a good Secretary of Defense, but as I understand it, there's a rule that says you have to be out of the military for 10 years before taking that civilian position. I believe Clark retired in 2000 (?) which would mean he would not be eligible for SecDef at the beginning of the next administration. There was some talk in 2004 of Kerry picking Clark for Secretary of State due to his NATO experience. That job wouldn't have the time restriction.

[scamper]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
I noticed, and I appreciate that, counselor


I plan on a write-in campaign for Joe Walsh.

got my vote

[Guitar Shark]

Sources: Warner Won't Run for Presidency in '08

By Michael D. Shear
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 12, 2006; 10:08 AM

RICHMOND, Oct. 12 -- Former Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) is expected to announce later this morning that he will not seek the presidency in 2008, according to two Virginia Democratic sources with direct knowledge of the governor's intentions.

Warner, who has been actively exploring a presidential bid for months, has reportedly been telling associates for several weeks that he had not yet decided to run, according to Democratic sources who said Warner was concerned about the impact on his wife and three teenage daughters.

Politicians often are coy about their intentions before an official announcement, but friends of the former governor's said today that his expressions of doubt seemed more sincere than most.

"He would have brought the successes we have achieved in Virginia to the nation," said Alexandria Del. Brian J. Moran (D), a Warner friend. "This is a very personal decision. I'm sure he's making it in the best interests of his family."

A decision to abandon a presidential run could position Warner to be a vice presidential pick for the eventual Democratic nominee. Or it could allow him to seek Virginia Republican John Warner's U.S. Senate seat if Warner retires in 2008.

The ex-governor could also run for his old job again. Virginia law does not allow sitting governors to run for reelection, but does allow them to seek the office again after a four-year hiatus. Warner, who left office with record approval ratings, has expressed repeatedly that he might want the job back someday.

Warner's year-long dalliance with a run for the presidency has had its ups and downs.

A former high-tech entrepreneur, Warner has been highly successful at fundraising, topping most of the other Democratic hopefuls except New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. That fundraising ability helped propel him to the top of many lists of White House contenders in 2008.

His repeated trips to Iowa and New Hampshire and other early primary states were largely a success, as voters there greeted him with interest. He had been scheduled to travel to Des Moines again today.

But there have been difficulties as well. A New York Times magazine profile put a bizarre picture of him on the cover, prompting snickers. And national polls have consistently listed him as the choice of only one or two percent of the population, indicating how far he would have to go to become a household name.

But the biggest challenge, his advisers have said, would be selling his moderate, bipartisan message to a Democratic primary audience, especially at a time when the party is hungry for partisan success.

The biggest obstacle, according to people advising him, has always been Clinton, who is cruising to reelection and may decide in the next couple of months whether to seek the job her husband held for eight years.

People who know Warner say his wife and daughters have never been eager to see him run for the presidency. His wife, Lisa Collis, was not a prominent Virginia First Lady and often remarked to people close to her that she did not like the political limelight.

Warner went to Italy for a family vacation this summer, reportedly to have the final decision-making conversation with them. Several people close to him have said that conversation did not take place.

Warner is scheduled to make the announcement in Richmond, at the Jefferson Hotel Thursday morning.


© 2006 The Washington Post Company

[rucalobe]

Ok, here it goes:

1 - Clinton/Richardson
2 - Gore/Obama
3 - Edwards/Obama

[Warham]

Originally posted by Guitar Shark
I'd never even heard of the guy before, but he sounds pretty promising.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Warner

It's typical of Democrats to discard the most viable candidates BEFORE the primaries even begin.

You'll have Hillary or Kerry as your candidate in '08. Aren't you excited?

[FORD]

Originally posted by Warham
It's typical of Democrats to discard the most viable candidates BEFORE the primaries even begin.

You'll have Hillary or Kerry as your candidate in '08. Aren't you excited?

Neither one will be the nominee. I'm thinking Gore/Edwards. Possibly Gore/Feingold.

[Warham]

Gore doesn't even want to run. He's so wishy-washy, not to mention he's been branded a loser. He's like the Walter Mondale of our generation.

[Nickdfresh]

Listen to Warham attack and critique potential Democrats without offering any candidates of his own. Whose the "negative" one again?