2008 Presidential Candidates

Starting tomorrow, a new regular feature: profiling early picks for the 2008 presidential election. My early choices for the Democratic candidate for 2004 were hit or miss: Gray Davis was my pick in 2000; as his stock dropped precipitously, my man to watch in 2002 was Howard Dean. One long shot out of two ain't bad. (Kerry was such a boring and obvious choice.) With new candidates on the horizon for both parties, and with Cheney retiring, the field is as unclear as it's been for decades. I'll try to mix in the conventional prospects (Hillary, Rudy) with the lesser-known fringe prospects (Mike Easley, Phil Bredesen, Kathleen Sebelius). Pros and cons on each. Should be fun. We'll start tomorrow with Virginia Governor Mark Warner (D).