Check here for candidate profiles and positions on the issues, fundraising information, states to watch and the latest election news. Find comparisons of Republican and Democratic presidential candidates from across About.com, as well as information on key Senate, House and gubernatorial races.
Who are the Democratic contenders for the Presidential nomination in 2008? Review this list of the top eight: one governor, one representative, two former senators and four current senators. Fifteen senators have been elected president, but only two did so directly from the Senate: Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy.
Who are the Republican contenders for the Presidential nomination in 2008? Review this list of the top six: two governors, one mayor, one representative, one senator and one former senator. A more heterogeneous group than the Democrats. Of the five senators to become presidents in modern history, two were Republican: Warren Harding and Richard Nixon.
Primaries kick off in January 2008 in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada; on 5 February we'll have a quasi-national primary. At the end of the summer, parties hold their national party conventions: Democrats in Denver, CO, 25-28 August and Republicans in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, 1-4 September. Election Day is 4 November and the Electoral College convenes in December.
Although attention is focused on the presidential race, the Senate race is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in recent history, due to the rash of Republican Senator retirements.
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