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===Potential Republican Candidates Who Declined to Run===

===Potential Republican Candidates Who Declined to Run===

*Former Senator [[George Allen]], Virginia - endorsed Fred Thompson.

Former Senator [[George Allen]], Virginia - endorsed Fred Thompson.

*Former Governor [[Jeb Bush]], [[Florida]]

Former Governor [[Jeb Bush]], [[Florida]]

*[[Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]]

[[Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]]

*Former Senate Majority Leader [[Bill Frist]], Tennessee

Former Senate Majority Leader [[Bill Frist]], Tennessee

*Former [[Speaker of the House]] [[Newt Gingrich]], [[Georgia]]

Former [[Speaker of the House]] [[Newt Gingrich]], [[Georgia]]

*Senator [[Chuck Hagel]], [[Nebraska]]

Senator [[Chuck Hagel]], [[Nebraska]]

*Former Governor [[George Pataki]], New York

Former Governor [[George Pataki]], New York

*[[Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]]

[[Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]]

*Governor [[Mark Sanford]], [[South Carolina]]

Governor [[Mark Sanford]], [[South Carolina]]

*Former Senator [[Rick Santorum]], [[Pennsylvania]]

Former Senator [[Rick Santorum]], [[Pennsylvania]]

== Democratic Strategy ==

== Democratic Strategy ==

As usual, the best strategy for Democrats is a hot topic for debate among members of that party and independent [[pundits]].  [[Daily Kos]] can occasionally provide arguments on the strategy that should be pursued by Democrats, although most posts there are simply rants against the Republicans or Democrats deemed insufficiently [[liberal]], which led [[Barack Obama]] to say in 2006 that he found the site "predictable."  A majority of Democrats are confident that the cratering popularity of [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] and particularly [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] puts them in a highly favorable position for 2008, to the extent it may even be their race to lose.

As usual, the best strategy for Democrats is a hot topic for debate among members of that party and independent [[pundits]].  [[Daily Kos]] can occasionally provide arguments on the strategy that should be pursued by Democrats, although most posts there are simply rants against the Republicans or Democrats deemed insufficiently [[liberal]], which led [[Barack Obama]] to say in 2006 that he found the site "predictable."  A majority of Democrats are confident that the cratering popularity of [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] and particularly [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] puts them in a highly favorable position for 2008, to the extent it may even be their race to lose.

===Potential Democratic Candidates Who Declined to Run===

===Potential Democratic Candidates Who Declined to Run===

*Senator [[Evan Bayh]], [[Indiana]] - endorsed Hillary Clinton

Senator [[Evan Bayh]], [[Indiana]] - endorsed Hillary Clinton

*[[General]] [[Wesley Clark]] (Ret.) - endorsed Hillary Clinton

[[General]] [[Wesley Clark]] (Ret.) - endorsed Hillary Clinton

*Former Senate Minority Leader [[Tom Daschle]], [[South Dakota]]

Former Senate Minority Leader [[Tom Daschle]], [[South Dakota]]

*Former Governor and current DNC Chairman [[Howard Dean]], [[Vermont]]

Former Governor and current DNC Chairman [[Howard Dean]], [[Vermont]]

*Senator [[Russ Feingold]], [[Wisconsin]]

Senator [[Russ Feingold]], [[Wisconsin]]

*Senator [[John Kerry]], Massachusetts - endorsed Barack Obama

Senator [[John Kerry]], Massachusetts - endorsed Barack Obama

*Rev. [[Al Sharpton]]

Rev. [[Al Sharpton]]

Former Governor [[Mark Warner]], [[Virginia]]

Former Governor [[Mark Warner]], [[Virginia]]

==Third parties==

==Third parties==