Decision 2008: Post-Edwards announcement poll.

Rasmussen Reports came out with a new poll stating Edwards's perfromance against GOP frontrunner Rudy Giuliani. It revealed that if election day was today Giuliani would recieve 49% and Edwards would recieve 41%. His numbers have dropped a little from his last comparing with Giuliani.

Here is how the field of candidates for president looks like as of now.
Democrats: Announced, will announce, or has an exploratory committee
U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Delaware) Announced
Fmr. U.S. Sen. John Edwards (D-North Carolina) Announced
Fmr. U.S. Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska) Announced
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) Announced
Governor Bill Richardson (D-New Mexico) To Announce
Governor Tom Vilsack (D-Iowa) Announced
U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Connecticut) To Announce

Possible Candidates
Fmr. Army General Wesley Clark (D-Arkansas)
U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-New York)
U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts)
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illionis)
Fmr. U.S. Vice President Al Gore (D-Tennessee)

Republicans: Announced, will announce, or as an Exploratory committee
U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) To Announce
Fmr. Governor Jim Gilmore (R-Virginia) Ex. Committee
Fmr. NY City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-New York) Ex. Committee
Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-California) To Announce
U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) To Announce
Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) Ex. Committee
Fmr. Governor Tommy Thompson (R-Wisconsin) Ex. Committee

Possible Candidates:
Fmr. U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia)
U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska)
Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas)
Fmr. Governor Frank Keating (R-Oklahoma)
Governor George Pataki (R-New York)
Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado)

Look for several candidates to decide whether to run or not in the next 2 months. We should know the field of candidates by Feb. 2007.