Who Will Be The Nominees in 2008
Turning to politics, I will give you a brief prediction on who I think will be the nominees of each party for President in 2008. And they are:
Democrats: I Have No Clue
Republicans: I Have No Idea
Now I realize that these predictions are extremely bold, daring, and demonstrate a complete willingness to open myself up to laughs and insults from all the naysayers. OK, maybe they aren't courageous at all. But the deal is, its December 2006, with a lot of time left until November 2008, and anything can happen. But having said that, here are some people that are talked about as nominees that I think will not win their party's nomination for President.
Democrats: Senator Evan Bayh (INDIANA); Senator John Kerry (MASSACHUSETTS); and former Senator John Edwards (NORTH CAROLINA).
Republicans: Former mayor Rudy Guliani (NYC); Senator Chuck Hagel (NEBRASKA).
For Bayh, he is not radically liberal enough for the MoveOn.Org people; Kerry is now unpopular because of his verbal gaffes and is not the first preference of anyone; Edwards is too much of a has been whose "Two Americas" message would be more comfortable in 1908. For Guliani, he is too liberal on abortion, homosexuality, and other moral issues; Hagel is just disliked by the party's conservative base for his grandstanding and opposition to President Bush on many issues (Hagel seems too much like John McCain without the deep love of the DNC loving media following him).
We'll see if we are right or not. Two names in each party to look out for as potential dark horse candidates that could win their party's nomination should they chose to run:
Democrats: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
Republicans: Soon-to-be-former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee
Both have some baggage (Richardson too close to Bill Clinton for the MoveOn.org types; Huckabee signed a tax increase into law a few years ago) but it could happen.
Labels: American Politics
posted by The Thinking FSH at
1:26 PM
2 Comments:
I've heard good things about Huckabee, but don't see how he'll get the publicity he needs. Another contender for the GOP is a Mormon (unusual name that escapes me at the moment), and the discussion is if it is wise for a Christian to vote for a Mormon. Might be a good blog topic for such a blog as this.... :)
Personally, I like to see Chuck Hagel get the Republican nomination. He's more conservative than McCain (though he is often compared to him). You are right that his big hurdle will be the base and his views on Iraq (even though most of the population is now where Hagel is).
What would you like to see in each party's nominee?
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