I thought it was getting a little crowded in here
Published on January 21 2007
After all of the announcements the last few days, I decided to see if I could find a list of everyone who has announced they're running for Prez in '08. Off to my trusty Wikipedia, the first stop for almost anything a person needs to know.
Ye gods.
United States presidential election, 2008 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Democratic Party Official candidates who have filed with the FEC for the Democratic Party: * Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut * Former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina * Former Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska * Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio * Former Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa Candidates who have formed exploratory committees: * Senator Joe Biden of Delaware * Senator Barack Obama of Illinois * Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York * Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico Candidates who have expressed serious interest: * Retired General Wesley Clark of Arkansas * Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts * Reverend Al Sharpton of New York Republican Party Official candidates who have filed with the FEC for the Republican Party: * Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas * John H. Cox of Illinois * Michael Charles Smith of Oregon Candidates who have formed exploratory committees: * Former Governor Jim Gilmore of Virginia * Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York * Representative Duncan Hunter of California * Senator John McCain of Arizona * Representative Ron Paul of Texas * Former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts * Representative Tom Tancredo of Colorado * Former Governor Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin Candidates who have expressed serious interest: * Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia * Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska * Former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas * Former Governor George Pataki of New YorkI think I need an exploratory committee. It's going to take awhile to look all these people up!