2008 White House Derby: The Field So Far

[oberliner]

Officially announced (date of announcement)

• Retiring Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack (Nov. 30, 2006)

• Ohio Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (Dec. 12, 2006)

• Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel (April 17, 2006)

Established exploratory committee (date of filing with the Federal Election Commission)

• None to date

Widely mentioned

• Delaware Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr.

• Retired Gen. Wesley Clark of Arkansas

• New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton

• Connecticut Sen. Christopher J. Dodd

• Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards

• Former Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee

• Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry

• Illinois Sen. Barack Obama

• New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson

Officially not running (date of announcement)

• Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner (Oct. 12, 2006)

• Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold (Nov. 11, 2006

• Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh (Dec. 15, 2006)


http://www.nytimes.com/cq/2006/12/20/cq_2054.html

[babylonsister]

1. No McCain? nt

[oberliner]

2. Only posted the Dems

Here are the Repubs:



Officially announced

• None to date

Established exploratory committee (date of filing with the Federal Election Commission)

• Attorney John H. Cox of Illinois (Feb. 13, 2006)

• Arizona Sen. John McCain (Nov. 16, 2006)

• Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (Nov. 20, 2006)

• Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback (Dec. 1, 2006)

• Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy G. Thompson (Dec. 13, 2006)

• Former Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III (announced intention to form exploratory committee on Dec. 20, 2006)

Widely mentioned

• Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia

• Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel

• Retiring Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee

• California Rep. Duncan Hunter

• Retiring New York Gov. George E. Pataki

• Retiring Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney

• Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo

Officially not running (date of announcement)

• Retiring Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist (Nov. 29, 2006)

[babylonsister]

5. Thanks. I didn't realize there were so many. Ugh. nt

[LittleClarkie]

3. Re-examine Biden. I think he announced already

.

[mcscajun]

4. Not exactly. He's given broad and clear indications in many

media and public appearances, but has not yet formally announced.

[Parche]

6. 2008

Looks like Evan went ..............'Bayh, Bayh, Bayh'...

[Nashyra]

7. Don't forget Clark

[skipos]

8. Too. Many. Senators. nt