Replies

Frankly, I agree with you. It's way too early to speculate about or name a frontrunner for '08. Too much can happen over the next 3 or so when things get serious. I consider this article a quick fix for us political junkies.

There's also a huge early list of wannabes on the Republican side, many of whom haven't got a prayer of getting the nomination. There was also a nugget I found somewhere a few days ago that made this claim: If the constitutional amendment passed soon enough for Schwarzenneger to run for president (not necessarily '08), he's likely to run as an independent to bypass the Republican primary process.

Doesn't surprise me, since my internal BS meter increasingly wonders if the whole recall thingy was a setup for Arnold to become governor without having to run in a Republican primary. If he runs for reelection in '06, he's not likely to have a significant primary challenge. So that wouldn't be an accurate test of his willingness to face the Republican grassroots on fair and open terms.

At this point, all I can say is thank goodness the President has set an extremely ambitious agenda for his new term, because it will keep everyone in DC too busy to take on a constitutional amendment fight.