While Gov. Warner of course hasn't officially entered the race for president in 2008, he's making good impressions at every turn. Many people noted the very visible role he played in making sure that Lt. Governor Tim Kaine won the race to succeed him. He's followed that up with breaking fundraising records in Virginia (his new PAC, Forward Together, netted $2.5 million in its first fundraiser) and thrilling the biggest names in the party in South Carolina. He appears to be the biggest threat to Hillary Clinton at this stage in the race.
Posted by armand at December 8, 2005 11:08 AM | TrackBack | Posted to PoliticsI think Hillary will get cold feet and stay in the Senate. Democrats love her now, but will apply a different standard as the caucus/primaries near. Unless Gore muddies the water, I think you will be looking at a horserace between Warner and Feingold.
Posted by: Daniel Dennison at December 9, 2005 12:31 AM | PERMALINKYou may be right on the cold feet, but I'm not so sure democrats universally love Hillary (but I'm assuming you mean Democrats Who Count in the Decision to Run).
Posted by: binky at December 9, 2005 05:49 AM | PERMALINKI don't see why she is taking some of the stands she's taking (like, say, her ridiculous support for an unconstitutional law against flag burning) if she doesn't plan to run. And I REALLY don't see why she's raising money at the rate she is (which is staggering) if she isn't going to run. I think she's definitely in the race.
And I agree with Binky that there are a lot of Democrats who 1) don't like her and 2) don't want her to run - though those two categories don't entirely overlap.
I have my doubts about a Feingold candidacy really getting off the ground. He's got a lot of good qualities, but I just think he's too far to the left of the political spectrum and (perhaps more importantly) too much of an idealist to win the nomination.
Posted by: Armand at December 9, 2005 10:23 AM | PERMALINK