Democrats Possibly Supporting Minority Presidential Candidates
Although the presidential election is still two years away, already the political rumor mills are churning with talk of possible Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is considered the early front-runner for the Democratic nomination, should she decide to run, but some Democratic strategists said yesterday that Obama immediately would become one of her principal challengers if he decides to run.
"If he runs and Mrs. Clinton runs, I don't think there's a lot of room for anyone else," said Steve Elmendorf, who was a top adviser to former House minority leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri. "The two of them take up an enormous amount of political space."
And while political outlets everywhere are buzzing with the notion of having a black or female Democratic candidate, Republicans are said to be seriously considering the possibility of supporting a middle aged white man for 2008.
posted by Me @ 8:40 AM
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