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Vilsack Announces

By TChris, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 10:28:02 AM EST
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Have you had time to catch your breath after Tuesday's election? If not, take a deep one, because it's time to start thinking about 2008.

Despite their presidential aspirations, it's a good bet that (soon to be ex-) Sen. George Allen, (soon to be ex-) Sen. Bill Frist, and (soon to be ex-) Sen. Rick Santorum will not be in serious contention for the presidency in 2008.

On the Democratic side, the first candidate to make an official announcement is Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack. Here's Vilsack at a glance, courtesy of the Des Moines Register.

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    We've just gotten over a bruising election, (none / 0) (#1)
    by scribe on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 10:36:47 AM EST
    so Vilsack gives us more.

    He's going to be real popular for this.

    No Chance (none / 0) (#2)
    by HeadScratcher on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 11:37:32 AM EST
    Gov. Vilsak has zero chance. But he seems like a decent enough chap.

    Hillary (none / 0) (#3)
    by Slado on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 01:27:20 PM EST
    With the recent success of 2006 will dems be lulled into belief that Hillary can pull it off?

    If she is the nominee what will the election be about?   Iraq is now off the table because only Bush will be left to run it and dems with Bush's cooperation will start working on the end game in 2007.

    Also after two years of democrats will indepnedents be willing to stomach the worlds biggest democrat?  Can they handle Bill again?

    I'd think an Evan Bayh or Borak Obama would be their best bet but I'm biased.

    I'd love to see a reak conservative run for presient as the republican nominee but I don't see it hapening.  McCain or Guliani will probably be our nominee but who knows now.

    Bush won't be the issue now so what will be?

    Iraq is not off the table (none / 0) (#4)
    by lilybart on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 05:12:46 PM EST
    Do you really think that Bush is going to change the way he is running the war? Do you think he is going to let the Democrats have a summit and then act on a new plan?

    Until we see whether he actually lets the Dems have any say over Iraq or other foreign policy issues, I would not say that Iraq is off the table.

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    T (none / 0) (#5)
    by aw on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 09:06:48 PM EST
    That's all wishful thinking on your part, Slado, all of it.

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