Sunday, January 28, 2007

Presidential 2008 Politics:

Former Republican Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas has plans to take the first step in the 2008 Presidential Race on Monday. Huckabee is fighting an uphill battle as the Republican field is already loaded with Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona, Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Guiliani, and Former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts among others have already jumped into the race either with an exploratory committee or a firm commitment to the race. He is not the only conservative in the race. Republican Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas has also stepped up plans to run for the White House in 2008.

The Democratic field is crowded, too. Senator Hillary Clinton of New York just announced last weekend and Senator Barack Obama of Illinois announced earlier this month. They are the frontrunners in the Democratic field. 2004 Democratic Nominee for President, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts has announced he will not seek the White House in 2008.

Senatorial News:

As announced earlier in January, Republican Senator Wayne Allard of Colorado has announced he will not seek re-election in 2008, citing a promise he made to his constituents in his initial run for the seat in 1996 that he will not serve more than two terms. That leaves that seat wide open and a possible Democratic pickup. Since John Kerry is not running for President, that all but guarantees him re-election in the heavily Democratic state of Massachusetts where he has had traditionally wide margin of victories every time he ran for the seat dating back to 1984.

EDITORS NOTE: When I do the Monday, January 29, 2007 update tonight, I will include a list of Presidential Candidates both Republican and Democratic. For the update for Tuesday, January 30, 2007, I will update the Congressional situation, both Senate and House, for Alabama and Alaska. For Wednesday, January 31, 2007, I will include a list of Gubernatorial seats that are up for re-election in 2007 and 2008 and provide a list of candidates that may have already filed.