2008 President: Insider's Choices for Nominees

[Moooooo]

Via, MyDD, Political Wire has the scoop:

A National Journal poll to be released tomorrow of "congressional and political insiders" finds Sen. George Allen (R-VA) ranked first among 2008 GOP presidential candidates and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) ranked first among Democrats. Each of 215 insiders were asked to rank their top five choices.

Democratic Party
388 pts - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
192 pts - former Senator John Edwards
166 pts - Governor Mark Warner (D-VA)
125 pts - Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN)
90 pts - Senator John Kerry (D-MA)

Republican Party
229 pts - Senator George Allen (R-VA)
217 pts - Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
184 pts - Senator Bill Frist (R-TN)
127 pts - former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani
109 pts - Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA)

What do the insiders know?

The Swing State Project

[Moooooo]

Well, at least Bayh and Warner are being recognized as strong candidates.  I wish First was a little higher, though. 

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Via, MyDD, Political Wire has the scoop:

A National Journal poll to be released tomorrow of "congressional and political insiders" finds Sen. George Allen (R-VA) ranked first among 2008 GOP presidential candidates and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) ranked first among Democrats. Each of 215 insiders were asked to rank their top five choices.

Democratic Party
388 pts - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
192 pts - former Senator John Edwards
166 pts - Governor Mark Warner (D-VA)
125 pts - Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN)
90 pts - Senator John Kerry (D-MA)

Republican Party
229 pts - Senator George Allen (R-VA)
217 pts - Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
184 pts - Senator Bill Frist (R-TN)
127 pts - former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani
109 pts - Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA)

What do the insiders know?

The Swing State Project

Clinton - Definite CW there. I'm not sure if she's underestimated or overestimated
Edwards - Not that he's a bad choice, but that's sort of surprising
Warner - I think he's my top pick of these 5
Bayh - He's obviously got some support
Kerry - Ouch

Allen - wingnut, owns confederate flag
McCain - let's see, he's old, the wingnuts will hate him
Frist -  wingnut, killed kittens from no kill shelters
Guilani - wingnuts will hate him, and he hates the troops
Romney - being mormon will likely hurt him

[Notre Dame rules!]

jfern,


...and you're not a wingnut?

[minionofmidas]

I don't think he claimed that.

Anyways...I doubt they know much we don't know. Hilary is the easy answer if you're asked for a Dem frontrunner. The Rep field is utterly divided, and the Dem field not much less.

[MODU]

Kerry - Ouch

Hey Jfern . . . we finally agree on something.  hehehe

[Joe Republic]

I would still expect this list to change a few times.  We still have three years to go!