Who Can It Be Now?

Two years until the inauguration of out next president. And we already have a long list of possible firsts.

I don't know about you, but I love this part of the political process, you know, the part where just about any US-born person over 35 can state their intention to run for president. On Meet The Press this morning, the latest poll amongst Democrats is:

Hillary Clinton: 41% (could be first female nominee)
Barack Obama: 17% (could be first black nominee)
John Edwards: 11%
Al Gore: 10% (check out the very grassroots www.algore.org)

And let's not forget Gov Bill Richardson of New Mexico (8%) who could be first Hispanic nominee (how very West Wing) and former Iowa Gov Tom Vilsack (9%). Not to mention John Kerry (10%). I’m curious, who are these ten-percent? Oh, yeah, they must be from Massachusetts.

I don't know about you, but the two scoring highest in this poll sure do photograph well together. That's gotta count for something.