The race for 2008 is already on. On the Democrat side, the key players have been known for quite some time. However on the republican side, the race is wide open. Fox has posed several likely candidates:
That leaves a potentially crowded field — including Sens. Frist of Tennessee, John McCain of Arizona, George Allen of Virginia, Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, New York Gov. George Pataki and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — with no early favorite.
For me, I like the Governors, so I dont think the senators have a chance. That eliminates McCain, Frist, Santorum, and Hagel. I was a bit surprised they mentioned George Allen, but he was a governor (and a damn good one), so he may be a dark Horse.
Massachuttes is too liberal, so that will kill Mitt Romney's chances. Guiliani looks good, but I think his lack of higher office will be a hindrance. So that leaves Pataki and Allen. My money is on Pataki. Besides, if he can get the nomination, he will stomp the democrats cause no one can call him Right Wing, and he will take NY out of the Democrat fold. Even if his opponent is Billary.
Even tho NY elected her as a senator, I dont think they like her a lot. She was just their side of center and that is why she won. Pataki is a poular NY governor, and knows how to make the hard decisions. We will see in 3 + years who gets the nod.