Decision 2008: Presidential Power Rankings #34

Here are your End of the Month Rankings for the 2008 Presidential Race. I apologize for the delay.

Republicans

1st: Rudy Giuliani (steady) Giuliani leads nationally and more early states areb turning his way but for awhile his campaign has been at a tsnad still with little media coverage while his challengers Romney, Thompson and Huckabee steal the spotlight. Giuliani may be hut by this.

2nd: Mitt Romney (rising) Mitt has nowehere to go, but up since Ames. His surge in Iowa and NH keeps him strong. His polls and fundraising totals are going up and up and a Gallup poll put him 2nd with 16% nationally. Romney really does have a shot at winning the GOP nomination.

3rd: Fred Thompson (falling) His announcement may give him some buzz, but it is our opinion that his chance has come and gone in winning. His polls remain strong but he is losing more and more suport day by day.

4th Tied: Mike Huckabee (rising) Since ames Huckabee has been a spark. He now leads McCain and Thompson in Iowa in 3rd place with 14%. He seems to be the rising star of the party and turned a dime into a doallr with Ames. I say keep an eye on him he may surprise you.

4th Tied: John McCain (falling) His polls now avearge 10% which his 15 point down from June when his decline began. McCain still is considered a major contender, but he really needs to step it up a notch.

6th: Newt Gingrich (falling) Looking to announce in a month's time. Gingrich may put a new story in this ever exciting GOP race, however his baggage will keep him from winning the nomination.

7th: Sam Brownback (steady) Didn't get quite the spot he wanted at Ames, but he still remains the leader of the 2nd tier with Huckabee's accensionto the top tier. Brownback shouldn't go far.

8th: Ron Paul (steady) Such strength in fundraising, on the internet, and among the youth, keeps Paul in this race and should be in it till the bitter ed. he could run for the Libertarian nomination and continue till November if he has to.

9th: Tom Tancredo (steady) He did well at Ames coming in 4th, but he is alrwayd discussing re-election plans instead of presidential plans so you know his campaign is near the end.

10th: Duncan Hunter (falling) Getting ziltch amount of support at Ames and concentrating on his sons's campaign to succed him in congress. The closest Hunter will get to the White House is the tour.

Democrats

1st: Hillary Clinton (rising) Nothing in my mind tells me that Hillary won't get the nomination, easily. Her national lead is 20+ points and she has gained leads in Iowa and NH. With more steady campaigning Hillary should have this locked up and can begin campaigning in the general.

2nd: Barack Obama (falling) His polls continue to fall and support for him is disappearing every day. Obama gave it a good shot, but he really jsut can't best Hillary's momentum.

3rd: John Edwards (steady) Edwards may be the Democrats only hope at not nominating Hillary. With a win in Iowa he could get a strong finish in NH and possibly win SC giving him strength in the south. It doesn't look as if that will happen as his Iowa polls fall.

4th: Bill Richardson (steady) One of the worse performances a a forum I have evr seen he should have just skipped that Gay forum. Richardson's numbers still remain strong in Iowa and NH so we may actually see him pull something. Look for him to go for veep.

5th: Joe Biden (falling) Biden hasn't recieved any attention and won't for quite some time. Look for him to bow out early and run for re-election.

6th: Chris Dodd: (falling) Dodd remains too far behinfd to catch up. Dodd, Richardson, and Biden are the most experienced Democrats running and none are expected to come close.

7th: Dennis Kucinish (steady) Kucinich's campaign is running just as his 2004 campaign did. He will likely never break the 3% mark.

8th: Mike Gravel (steady) Gravel isn't going anywhere and seems to just be using his campaign so he can be heard.