No since 1928 is their no incumbent President or Vice-President battling in the Presidential primaries. Even the best pollsters and prognosticators admit that they are powerless to predict what will happen.
When asked which candidate will be elected President, not one gets more than 30% of the public predicting their election.
In reality, a plausible case can be made for 8 candidates.
- Hillary Clinton
- Barrack Obama
- John Edwards
- Rudy Giuiliani
- Mitt Romney
- Mike Huckabee
- John McCain
- Fred Thompson
The next 7 days could be really huge with drama. There are scenarios where clear front runners are established and their are scenarios where we could be more confused than we are right now.
The likelihood of Iowa/New Hampshire sweeps seems small. On the GOP side, only Romney seems positioned to have a shot at that. For the Democrats, Obama or Hillary could pull it off.
It could get real dicey. Hang on, and keep your hands inside the ride! |