| Line 39: |
Line 39: |
| | | | |
| | Former Governor [[Mitt Romney]], [[Massachusetts]] | | Former Governor [[Mitt Romney]], [[Massachusetts]] |
| − |
| |
| − | Former Senator [[Fred Thompson]], [[Tennessee]]
| |
| | | | |
| | ===Withdrawn Republican Party Candidates=== | | ===Withdrawn Republican Party Candidates=== |
| Line 50: |
Line 48: |
| | | | |
| | Representative [[Tom Tancredo]], [[Colorado]] 6th, withdrew December 20, 2007. He endorsed fmr. Governor [[Mitt Romney]] of [[Massachusetts]]. | | Representative [[Tom Tancredo]], [[Colorado]] 6th, withdrew December 20, 2007. He endorsed fmr. Governor [[Mitt Romney]] of [[Massachusetts]]. |
| | + | |
| | + | Former Senator [[Fred Thompson]], [[Tennessee]] |
| | | | |
| | Former Governor and HS Secretary [[Tommy Thompson]], withdrew August 12, 2007. He endorsed fmr. Mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]] of [[New York]]. | | Former Governor and HS Secretary [[Tommy Thompson]], withdrew August 12, 2007. He endorsed fmr. Mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]] of [[New York]]. |
| Line 64: |
Line 64: |
| | *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. |