http://www.nytimes.com/cq/2006/12/28/cq_20...agewanted=printDecember 28, 2006
2008 White House Derby: The Field So Far By Marie Horrigan
The following are breakdowns of the current and potential candidates for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations in 2008.
The lists for each party are divided into the following categories: officially announced candidates, possible candidates who have formed exploratory campaign committees, political figures frequently mentioned as likely or possible candidates, and potential candidates who have officially announced that they will not run for president.
The lists will be updated promptly as developments warrant.
Democrats
Officially announced (date of announcement)
Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards (Dec. 28, 2006)
Retiring Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack (Nov. 30, 2006)
Ohio Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (Dec. 12, 2006)
Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel (April 17, 2006)
Established exploratory committee (date of filing with the Federal Election Commission)
None to date
Widely mentioned Delaware Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Retired Gen. Wesley Clark of Arkansas
New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
Connecticut Sen. Christopher J. Dodd
Former Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson
Officially not running (date of announcement)
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner (Oct. 12, 2006)
Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold (Nov. 11, 2006
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh (Dec. 15, 2006)
Republicans
Officially announced
None to date
Established exploratory committee (date of filing with the Federal Election Commission)
Attorney John H. Cox of Illinois (Feb. 13, 2006)
Arizona Sen. John McCain (Nov. 16, 2006)
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (Nov. 20, 2006)
Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback (Dec. 1, 2006)
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy G. Thompson (Dec. 13, 2006)
Former Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III (announced intention to form exploratory committee on Dec. 20, 2006)
Widely mentioned
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia
Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel
Retiring Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee
California Rep. Duncan Hunter
Retiring New York Gov. George E. Pataki
Retiring Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo
Officially not running (date of announcement)
Retiring Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist (Nov. 29, 2006)