Gearing up for the Election

With many of the candidates already in the full swing of the campaign trail, we're going to take a look at how many of the candidates are shaping up in the pre-polls. In some of the most recent polls, Rudy Guliani and Sen. Barack Obabma seem to have the broadest appeal among voters. 59% of voters have stated that they would at least consider voting for Guliani while 57% would consider voting for Obama. These two were followed up by 52% for both Senators Clinton and McCain. Sen. Clinton however seems to have the distinct notation of having the largest percentage saying they would "def. not vote for" and "def. vote for" which will be very interesting to watch how it shapes the Democratic primaries. One question that was posed to voters that I found very intriguing was wether or not voters would turn out for FL Gov. Jeb Bush with a little over 16% saying that they would "definatly vote for". It had been rumored, (just rumors mind you) that there was a back door deal between Pres. Bush and Sen. McCain in 2000 that if McCain supported the presidents bid for re-election, Jeb would be the odds on favorite to be McCain's running mate in 2008. How reliable is that information? Not really if you ask me. Below you will find a link from Foxnews.com of recent polls taken.








http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/021507_release_web.pdf

2008 Republican Candidates

The field for the 2008 candidates boasts some pretty heavy hitters in the political field. The most prominent and leading contender so far has to be Fmr. NYC mayor Rudy Guiliani. In recent Quinipiacc polls, Guilliani seems to have the upper hand on the other potential candidates. Potential foes with the best possible shot are Fmr. Gov of MA Mitt Romney, Sen. John McCain, Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, and possibly Fmr. Gov of NY George Pataki. The most intruiging candidate this coming fall is Mitt Romney. Romney has loads of experiance in both the private sector as well as the political landscapes. He was CEO of a prominent venture capital company and is also credited with almost single handly saving the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic games where he served as CEO as well. Despite his resume, most media attention seems to focus on his Mormon religion when he is interviewed. He is handling the questions gracefully as he makes the comparision that when Pres. John Kennedy was running, his practicing of the Catholic faith was a major point of topic as well. It will be very interesting to see if Guiliani will be able to keep his sizable popularity lead when the focus shifts to the debates

2008 Democratic Canidates

No one has been surprised the past few months as to who the big players are for next years election. Finally announcing her canidiacy, Hilary Clinton is one of some very well known political figures. Along with her, freshmen Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, and Fmr. Gov. Bill Vilsack are believed to be the front-runners to represent the Democrats in 08'. The most interesting official candidate is Fmr. Sen. and 04' VP candidate John Edwards of North Carolina. A respectable presidential campaign in 04' proved to be the catalyst for him to be picked as John Kerry's running mate. He has not held a public office since that election and it is unknown how his wifes battle with ongoing cancer will affect his campaign.