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MyWikiBiz, Author Your Legacy — Monday December 01, 2008
[edit] Democratic Party
Official candidates who have filed with the FEC for the Democratic Party:
- Senator Joe Biden of Delaware (Campaign Site)
- Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut (Campaign Site)
- Former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina (Campaign Site)
- Former Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska (Campaign Site)
- Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio (Campaign Site)
- Senator Barack Obama of Illinois (Campaign Site)
- Former Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa (Campaign Site)
Candidates who have formed exploratory committees:
- Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York (Exploratory Committee)
- Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico (Exploratory Committee)
Candidates who have expressed serious interest:
- Retired General Wesley Clark of Arkansas (WesPAC)[1]
- Reverend Al Sharpton of New York [2]
Individuals frequently mentioned as candidates
Note: Although Al Gore has been widely discussed as a possible candidate, he has stated, "I don't have plans to be a candidate again and though I haven't... completely ruled out any possibility of running at some point in the future I don't expect to and cannot perceive circumstances in which I would."[4][5]
[edit] Republican Party
Official candidates who have filed with the FEC for the Republican Party:
- Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas (Campaign Site)
- John H. Cox of Illinois (Campaign Site)
- Representative Duncan Hunter of California (Campaign Site)
- Michael Charles Smith of Oregon (Campaign site)
Candidates who have formed exploratory committees:
- Former Governor Jim Gilmore of Virginia[6]
- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York (Exploratory Committee)
- Former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas (Exploratory Committee)
- Senator John McCain of Arizona (Exploratory Committee)
- Representative Ron Paul of Texas (Exploratory Committee)
- Former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts (Exploratory Committee)
- Representative Tom Tancredo of Colorado (Exploratory Committee)
- Former Governor Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin (Exploratory Committee)
Candidates who have expressed serious interest:
- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia (Winning the Future)[7]
- Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska (Sandhills PAC)[8]
- Radio talk show host Michael Savage of California (Savage Nation) [9]
