Sunday, November 07, 2004
The Future is Moderate
Looking to 2008, Moderates Out Number Conservatives
Ok, we're almost a week after the 2004 election and no big changes yet, they're probably coming, but for now we can be both hopeful and alert. But this radically conservative bench doesn't appear to be very deep. Much like there was no true follower to Clinton's new democrat paradigm, those that look most likely to follow Bush in 2008 are not cut from the same cloth.
So far, those that have announced their interest in running for president in 2008 include John McCain, Chuck Hagel, Rudy Guilliani, George Pataki, and of course less savory candidates like Bill Frist, George Allen and (gasp) Rick Santorum. But I like the odds nearly 50-50 moderates to arch conservatives. Yes, things look pretty unnerving right now with people like Coburn and DeMint in charge, but the long term prospects look promising. We can hope!
So who's waiting in the wings for 2008's show?
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/06/2008.gop/index.html
Ok, we're almost a week after the 2004 election and no big changes yet, they're probably coming, but for now we can be both hopeful and alert. But this radically conservative bench doesn't appear to be very deep. Much like there was no true follower to Clinton's new democrat paradigm, those that look most likely to follow Bush in 2008 are not cut from the same cloth.
So far, those that have announced their interest in running for president in 2008 include John McCain, Chuck Hagel, Rudy Guilliani, George Pataki, and of course less savory candidates like Bill Frist, George Allen and (gasp) Rick Santorum. But I like the odds nearly 50-50 moderates to arch conservatives. Yes, things look pretty unnerving right now with people like Coburn and DeMint in charge, but the long term prospects look promising. We can hope!
So who's waiting in the wings for 2008's show?
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/06/2008.gop/index.html
