2008 Already

Jazz has a post over at Running Scared this morning, New York State of Mind, where he talks about a Rudy Giuliani and New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton race in 2008. I don't see that as a possibility.

• Rudy Giuliani: Unless the Radical Christian Right finally discovers they are not going to get anything other than lip service from the Republicans and form their own "Flat Earth Party" no "pro choice" candidate could win the Republican nomination. Of course if that happens no Republican could win the Presidential election.


• Hillary Clinton: She does not have the support among the active Democratic base to win the nomination. There will be no one who will be enthusiastic enough to go out and knock on doors and give those $25.00 contributions that are so important to the Democrats.

In addition I not sure that someone from New York from either party could win.

Jazz mentions Olympia Snowe and John McCain all possibilities for the Republican Nomination. John McCain maybe although his pro Iraq war stance may be a negative for him by 2008 and he is pro life so he would have to make it clear how far he would push that issue. As for Sen Snowe, I don't see a woman from the NE in the top Republican slot for a long time. The corrupt Bush/Cheney wing are not going to give up the party without one hell of a fight.

On the democratic side Jazz mentions Al Gore. I have to admit big Al is looking better all the time. If he hits the fund raising and speech circuit early he might have a chance. We must not forget that the Democrats have their own "radicals", the Dean people and they are going to be insisting on a say.