Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 724As expected, Joe Biden is throwing his hat into the ring; reports say he’ll officially announce next Wednesday, January 31.
So now seems an opportune moment to update the campaign scorecard:
Out:
Senator John Kerry - MA (1/24/07)
Senator Evan Baye - Indiana (12/16/06)
Former Senator Tom Daschle - SD (12/2/06)
Sen. Russ Feingold - Wisconsin (11/12/06)
Former Governor Mark Warner - Virginia (10/12/06)
In for Sure:
Senator Joseph Biden - DE (1/31/07)
Senator Christopher Dodd - CT (1/11/07)
Former Senator John Edwards – NC (12/28/06)
Rep. Dennis Kucinich - OH (12/11/06)
Former Governor Tom Vilsack - IA (11/30/06)
Former Senator Mike Gravel - AR (4/17/06)
The Explorer’s Club:
Governor Bill Richardson - NM (1/21/07)
Senator Hillary Clinton – NY (1/20/07)
Senator Barak Obama - IL (1/16/07)
Still On the Sidelines:
Former Vice President Al Gore - hunch: he could be waiting to see how “An Inconvenient Truth” does on Oscar Night next month before making up his mind!
Former General Wesley Clark
Al Sharpton
Governor Brian Schweitzer - Montana
Sen. Blanche Lincoln - AR
Sen. Barbara Boxer - CA
Have you noticed how many senators have joined the race? There haven’t been this many senators making a White House bid since 1976. As you may recall, all of them were beaten by a former governor, which is one of the few things that keeps Tom Vilsak smiling these days.
And don’t forget: tomorrow is the Hillary event! She hasn’t set foot in the state since chairing the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in 2003, so this really is the kickoff for her. I’ll let you know all about it in the next post, so stay tuned!
Got here from Julia's blog. I don't have strong feelings about any of the candidates thus far.
ReplyDeleteI tend to think Edwards is to going to outshine Obama and be Hillary's closest competition. I don't know what to think about Richardson yet, although I believe he has the creds and fits into what he calls 'The Western Strategy,' which at this point, seems a lot more viable than a Southern strategy.
Interesting, for sure. I'm almost as interested in the GOP side, as I'm curious as to how long it'll take St. Guiliani to turn from a social liberal into James Dobson's doppelganger.