United States presidential election, 2008
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[edit] Debates
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[edit] Candidates
[edit] Democrats
- Senator Barack Obama of Illinois (Campaign Site) - Announced on February 11, 2007
[edit] Withdrawn
- Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York (Campaign Site) - Announced Presidential Campaign Exploratory Committee on January 20, 2007
- Former Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska (Campaign Site) - Announced on April 7th, 2006
- Former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina (Campaign Site) - Announced on January 30, 2008
- Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio (Campaign Site) - Announced on January 24, 2008
- Senator Joe Biden of Delaware (Campaign Site) - Announced on January 7, 2007
- Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut (Campaign Site) - Announced on January 11, 2007
- Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico (Campaign Site) - Announced Presidential Campaign Exploratory Committee on January 21, 2007, Officially launched on May 21st, 2007.
[edit] Republicans
- Senator John McCain of Arizona (Campaign Site) - Announced on February 28, 2007
[edit] Withdrawn
- Representative Ron Paul of Texas (Campaign Site) - Announced on March 12, 2007
- Senator Sam Brownback
- Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York (Campaign Site) - Announced on February 5, 2007
- Representative Duncan Hunter of California (Campaign Site) - Announced on January 25, 2007
- Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts (Campaign Site) - Announced on February 13, 2007
- Representative Tom Tancredo of Colorado {Campaign Site) - Announced on April 2, 2007
- Businessman John H. Cox of Illinois (Campaign Site) - Announced Presidential Campaign Exploratory Committee on March 9, 2006
- Jim Gilmore (Campaign Site) - Announced January 9, 2007
- Mike Huckabee (Campaign Site) - Announced Presidential Campaign Exploratory Committee on January 28, 2007
- Michael Charles Smith of Oregon (Campaign Site)
[edit] Third Party and Independents
[edit] Greens
- Former U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney of Georgia
[edit] Withdrawals
- Alan Augustson (G): Political analyst, statistician and survey methodologist from Chicago, Illinois. Augustson had announced his bid for the Green Party nomination in April, 2007. He withdrew on June 30, 2007, to run instead for the House of Representatives seat for the Fifth District of Illinois.
- Website: http://augustson2008.us/
- Wikipedia: Alan Augustson
- Former Governor Tom Vilsack (D) of Iowa (Campaign Site) - Announced on November 30th, 2006, Withdrew on February 23, 2007
- Tommy Thompson (R) (Campaign Site) - Announced on April 1, 2007, Withdrew on August 12 after the Iowa Straw Poll.
[edit] Potential Candidates
[edit] Democrats
- Former Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee - Constantly says he is not a candidate
- Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts - focused on his Senate reelection race.
- Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut
- General Wesley Clark of Arkansas
Considered, but not running
- Governor Mark Warner of Virginia - Dropped out on October 12, 2006
- Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin - Dropped out November 2006
- Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana - Announced, but then withdrew December 15, 2006
[edit] Republicans
- Senator George Allen of Virginia
- Vice President Dick Cheney of Wyoming (claims to have no interest in running)
- Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee
- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia
- Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska
- Doctor Mark Klein of California
- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of Alabama
- Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania
- Former Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee
[edit] Independents and Other Parties
- David Koch / Ken Goldstein [1], Unaffiliated independent Candidates
- Francis Playfair of Louisiana (Campaign Site)
- Governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota
- Michael S. Margolin Campaign Site
[edit] Platforms
[edit] Democrats
| Issue | Biden (Dem) | Clinton (Dem) | Dodd (Dem) | Edwards (Dem) | Gravel (Dem) | Kucinich (Dem) | Obama (Dem) | Richardson (Dem) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion/Choice* | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro |
| Capital punishment | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Against | Against | Against | Pro |
| Gun Laws/Gun Rights** | Against | Against | Against | Against | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Federal funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro |
| National ID Card | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Against | Pro | Pro |
| Patriot Act | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Against | Against | Pro | Pro |
| Same-Sex Marriage | Against | Against | State Issue | Against | Pro | Pro | Against | Against |
| War On Drugs | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Against | Against | Pro | Pro |
[edit] Republicans
| Issue | Brownback (Rep) | Cox (Rep) | Giuliani (Rep) | Huckabee (Rep) | Hunter (Rep) | McCain (Rep) | Paul (Rep) | Romney (Rep) | Tancredo (Rep) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion/Choice* | Against | Against | Pro | Against | Against | Against | State Issue | Against | Against |
| Capital punishment | Against | Against | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Against | Pro | Against |
| Gun Laws/Gun Rights** | Pro | Against | Against | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Against | Pro |
| Federal funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research | Against | Against | Pro | Against | Against | Pro | Against | Against | Against |
| National ID Card | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Against | Pro | Pro |
| Patriot Act | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Against | Pro | Pro |
| Same-Sex Marriage | Against | Against | Against | Against | Against | Against | State Issue | Against | Against |
| War On Drugs | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | State Issue | Pro | Pro |
- Note: These positions are taken from the candidates' official websites and OnTheIssues.org and summarized to provide a quick guide. Please see the official websites for more information.
- *The issues of Abortion is controversial, with people taking sides on the term to use based on their values. Discussion of candidate positions should be taken within the context of this controversy.
- **The issue of Gun Laws and Gun Rights is controversial. Discussion of candidate positions should be taken within the context of this controversy.
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- 2008 US President - A Non-Partisan Website about Democratic and Republican Presidential Candidates, Campaign News, Stand on Issues and Iraq War News
- Meetup.com Groups for the 2008 Presidential election
- VoteMatch - Find your best match
- Make an Informed Decision - An Overview of Each Presidential Candidate's Record and Plan for Global Warming and Energy Reform
- Social News Website about 2008 Presidential Election
- News and blog watch for the 2008 Presidential candidates
