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Friday, October 27, 2006
Friday Top Five, October 27th
Every Friday, The Next Prez ranks the top five candidates in the Democratic, Republican, and third party races for the 2008 US presidential election. Media coverage, fundraising, poll results, Internet buzz, and long-term potential are considered, among other factors, to produce a weekly snapshot of the race as I see it. This week's rankings:
Democrats
1. Hillary Clinton (rising) -- Topped leading Republican rivals Giuliani and McCain in head-to-head polls for the first time.
2. John Edwards (steady) -- With Warner out of the race, his biggest challengers for the second spot are possible candidacies from Gore and Obama.
3. Russ Feingold (steady) -- The only Senator (from either major party) who can tout three "nay" votes on the anti-libertarian trifecta: the USA Patriot Act, the Iraq war resolution, and the Military Commissions Act.
4. Evan Bayh (steady) -- Warner's departure and ten million in the bank could set up Bayh for an upward move in the polls in 2007.
5. Wesley Clark (rising) -- Extending a strong online presence to an active campaign in New Hampshire and elsewhere.
Republicans
1. Rudy Giuliani (steady) -- New fund-raiser Margaret Hoover has ties to two presidents -- she was an aide to Bush strategist Karl Rove, and is the great-granddaughter of Herbert Hoover.
2. John McCain (steady) -- Edged out Illinois Senator Barack Obama 41-38 percent in a new Fox News poll, including a 36-34 percent edge among independents.
3. Mitt Romney (steady) -- Campaign involvement with the Mormon Church and Brigham Young University might look bad, but the bigger story would have been if they didn't support him.
4. Newt Gingrich (steady) -- Already on the 2008 campaign trail, with visits to Indiana and Ohio in recent days.
5. Bill Frist (steady) -- Advice to fellow Republicans to stop mentioning Iraq in their campaigns shows that Frist might be more in tune with American voters than some of the other GOP contenders.
Friday Top Five, October 27th
Every Friday, The Next Prez ranks the top five candidates in the Democratic, Republican, and third party races for the 2008 US presidential election. Media coverage, fundraising, poll results, Internet buzz, and long-term potential are considered, among other factors, to produce a weekly snapshot of the race as I see it. This week's rankings:
Democrats
1. Hillary Clinton (rising) -- Topped leading Republican rivals Giuliani and McCain in head-to-head polls for the first time.
2. John Edwards (steady) -- With Warner out of the race, his biggest challengers for the second spot are possible candidacies from Gore and Obama.
3. Russ Feingold (steady) -- The only Senator (from either major party) who can tout three "nay" votes on the anti-libertarian trifecta: the USA Patriot Act, the Iraq war resolution, and the Military Commissions Act.
4. Evan Bayh (steady) -- Warner's departure and ten million in the bank could set up Bayh for an upward move in the polls in 2007.
5. Wesley Clark (rising) -- Extending a strong online presence to an active campaign in New Hampshire and elsewhere.
Republicans
1. Rudy Giuliani (steady) -- New fund-raiser Margaret Hoover has ties to two presidents -- she was an aide to Bush strategist Karl Rove, and is the great-granddaughter of Herbert Hoover.
2. John McCain (steady) -- Edged out Illinois Senator Barack Obama 41-38 percent in a new Fox News poll, including a 36-34 percent edge among independents.
3. Mitt Romney (steady) -- Campaign involvement with the Mormon Church and Brigham Young University might look bad, but the bigger story would have been if they didn't support him.
4. Newt Gingrich (steady) -- Already on the 2008 campaign trail, with visits to Indiana and Ohio in recent days.
5. Bill Frist (steady) -- Advice to fellow Republicans to stop mentioning Iraq in their campaigns shows that Frist might be more in tune with American voters than some of the other GOP contenders.
We've not even had the 2006 election yet and they're already anointing our next President. Yes, this is a democracy.
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