it won't be a republican, that's guaranteed. thankfully and don't forget that republicans have the best smear machine in the world, so gore will have no shot AT ALL. and I am a hard core democrat, I just understand that once someone has been mercilessly mocked for something (invented the internet, whined about an election W clearly won, according to W) it sticks with them. Same thing with Kerry. The windsurfing ad was one of the most powerful and irrelevant political ads ever made, and it clearly cost Kerry, even more than those swift boat as$holes. Clinton is interesting, because republicans don't want to be seen as sexist, yet she is the wife of their most hated enemy in the last 40 years-so they have to carefully paint her as a manipulative and cunning WOMAN yet cut her down for anything that resembles male behavior, like confrontation and arguments, taking a stand, etc. She faces an uphill battle. Look for John Edwards to make a comeback, and expect Clinton to be running vp, I am quite sure she will be running in that position. I am not sure who will be the Democratic candidate, but I will be surprised if it's Obama. The fact that he's black and he has aleady been called Osama by the press inadvertantly and beleive me that does matteral-there are many many people that would never ever in 1000000000000000000000000000 years support a black democrat for president. We have come a long way, but we have longer to go. As far as the republicans, I support the weakest candidate they can field. I would suggest Romney/Rudy and keep Mccain off your ticket--he's actually intelligent and respected by both sides, and Dems do not want that.