The 2008 Presidential Race

If the 2008 Presidential Election were tomorrow, who would you vote for?

Though the election is more than a year and a half away, the field of presidential contenders is becoming very crowded. As of today, February 1, 2007, the following have declared their intention to run, or have set up "exploratory committees":

DEMOCRATS:
Joe Biden
Hillary Clinton
Chris Dodd
John Edwards
Mike Gravel
Dennis Kucinich
Barack Obama
Bill Richardson
Tom Vilsack

REPUBLICANS:
Sam Brownback
James Gilmore III
Rudy Giuliani
Mike Huckabee
Duncan Hunter
John McCain
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Tom Tancredo
Tommy Thompson

Other possible candidates include:
Chuck Hagel
Newt Gingrich
Olympia Snowe

For more information, check out the Washington Post 2008 Presidential Candidates site, or Time Magazine's Guide to a Crowded Field site.

Take a look at television advertising for past Presidential Elections 1952-2004. Have they gotten better over time, or...?

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