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"How are viable candidates identified?"

Well for one, they should have announced their candidacy by now.

"Who was it that decided that Dole was a viable candidate to beat Clinton?"

Dole could have beat Clinton, had it not been for Perot, Clinton won with a plurality, not a majority.

Now, since you apparently will not be voting for Bush, who is your candidate?

"Now, since you apparently will not be voting for Bush, who is your candidate?"

Playing fantasy politics, I'd have to say that Bush/Cheney in 2004 would pretty well give Hillary the presidency in 2008. A young, solidly conservative, articulate running mate like Condi Rice would be my preference in 2004.

If Dole had Alan Keyes as a running mate, Clinton wouldn't have had a second term. I suspect that the Stupid Party will put forward another ticket like Bush/Quayle, Dole/Kemp or Nixon/Agnew. Cheney is awesome and all but I doubt he will want to run in 2008. His health may be even more of an issue then.

Will GWB take the steps neccesary to protect the Constitution from it's domestic enemies like Hillary? I suspect not. But I'll vote for Bush while I complain about not having a better choice.