[Eva]

An article on the editorial page of the WSJ says that the 2008 candidate should be Rudy Guliani.

[tom h]

"Who Will Be the Republican Presidential Candidate in 2008?"

The Republican party has lots of good candidates but the only one with star quality is Rudy Giuliani. His Italian roots will also pull in "Reagan Democrats" of Italian, Polish, and other ethnic backgrounds in battleground states who will be glad to see that one of their own can become President. He will also make New Jersey and other Northeastern states competitive and will force the Democrats to squander resources defending their own territory.

[MplsSteve]

Gov. Tim Pawlenty

Sen. Norm Coleman

[paleocon patriarch]

I think that these boys

have more than enough power to make this happen

[Cableguy]

It will be John McCain. That is the deal he made with Bush. Support me later, support you now.

[southernnorthcarolina]

Bill Frist's star has grown dimmer in the last year or so, but I wouldn't count him out. If we pick up a three or four Senate seats and actually get a working majority, some Senate deadlocks will get broken, maybe in the judicial area, maybe even (dare I say it?) in the area of Supreme Court nominations. Let Frist broker the approval of a conservative Supreme, and he's a hero. Won't happen, though, without a significant increase in the GOP margin. We don't necessarily need the "veto-proof" number of 60 GOP Senators; 55 would have a profound effect.

Frist announced way back that he will not seek re-election to the Senate in 2006. Was this because he wanted to set up a White House run, or because he is frustrated/burned out with politics? We'll find out soon.

How about, as another possibility, Senator George Allen of Virginia?

[jpl]

Oh goodie, it's "who should we nominate in 2008" thread #157.

[Doogle]

Rudy

look at it this way, any PUB who can win in liberal New York city can win over many.
He p'd a lot of people off with his decisions first term, but they still reelected him..why?
Because through all the BS thrown at him he did what was best for the city and people of the city. He truly loves the city and it shows...and the people knew it. What you people saw during the few weeks after 9/11 is they way he is,plan and simple.

(remembering his answer to the saudi's offer of 10 million for help in reconstruction)

Doogle
(from NJ)

[wireman]

Who Will Be the Republican Presidential Candidate in 2008?

Ask me in about two years...

[Rytwyng]

I nominate Ted Nugent.

[tkathy]

Rudy is the only one who could beat Hillary. The dims will steamroller any of the others mentioned here.

[Iwo Jima]

Fred Thompson

[nicmarlo]

Unfortunately, I just heard on the drive home tonight that there are hints that Gov. Pataki of NY may be in the running for President 2008.

Voting for him would be a MISTAKE as he is nothing but a RINO and has HURT NEW YORK and its economy....sorely! He's nothing but a politician....looking to get re-elected during his career in NY.

I would never vote for him, for anything, except dog catcher.

[nopardons]

Cheney will NOT run,Jeb can't,and let's stick with the program at hand...GETTING PRESIDENT BUSH RE-ELECTED!

No matter WHO FREEPERS may want to see as the '08 GOP candidate,they have less than zero say in who runs in the primaries.No doubt there'll be the usual people who foolishly imagine that the presidency is "owed" them,maybe even some old names,who still can't win,and then there'll be someone the party has sought out/groomed,that nobody here has even thought of.But this is NOT the time for speculation!

[Conservative4Ever]

Condi Rice....Hillary will have a cow.

Red

[Crawdad]

1) I don't know.
2) I don't know
3) Me
4) I don't know.
5) I don't know.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Not sure, but I'm more worried about 2008 (rather than 2004!!) for about 3 years now ....

Best bet would be Connie Rice.

Worst?

Colin Powell.