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Already two Senators, Kerry and Edwards, have launched their bids. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, the 2000 vice- presidential nominee, is expected to declare this week. And at least two other Senators--Bob Graham of Florida and Joseph Biden of Delaware--are giving it serious thought. The Senate is not the only breeding ground for presidential wannabes. Former House Democratic leader Dick Gephardt is in the race. The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to jump in by the end of the month. And last week Gary Hart was making the rounds in Washington declaring his interest in a third...
...Lieberman, by virtue of his name recognition from the 2000 race, holds the slimmest of leads in the polls, but no one who is running has managed to crack even 20% among Democrats. The contenders' prospects depend largely on Bush's performance, a factor over which they have no control. So they are jostling to be in the best position should opportunity strike. It's a fast-forward process like none before it, one that operates on a new set of rules. Here are five...
Senate Democrats running or considering a presidential bid include John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), John Edwards (D-N.C.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.). And the party’s Senate leader, Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), announced that he would not be seeking nomination yesterday...
...politician who isn't even running: New York Senator Hillary Clinton. The former First Lady is the choice of 30% of those polled, more than double the response of any of the other contenders. Of those actually vying for the ticket, Gore's 2000 running mate, Joe Lieberman, and Massachusetts Senator John Kerry are the front runners, each with only 13%. Among all registered voters, President Bush beats both men handily: 55% to 39% in a race against Lieberman and 56% to 39% against Kerry. Now that Gore is out of the limelight, the Democrats must spend the next...
...politician who isn't even running: New York Senator Hillary Clinton. The former First Lady is the choice of 30% of the respondents, more than double that of any of the other con-tenders. Of those actually vying for the ticket, Gore's 2000 running mate, Joe Lieberman, and Massachusetts Senator John Kerry are the frontrunners, each with only 13%. Among all registered voters, President Bush beats both men handily, 55% to 39% in a race against Lieberman, and 56% to 39% against Kerry. Now that Gore is out of the limelight, the Democrats must spend the next two years...