Buzz on the '08 race

I have really been hesitating to write about this issue as of late, especially with the 2006 race coming up in the next few months.  But since you are all probably getting sick and tired of reading blogs that only cover three or four issues, I like to broaden things a bit and zoom out some.  I still find the 2008 race interesting.  Why?  It is wide open.  Here is the latest buzz:

• GOP strategist Dick Morris says that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg could win in 2008 if he runs as an Independent.  Then again, this story was from the sometimes erroneous site Newsmax.  So read at your own risk.  Still though: could you imagine a New Yorker like Bloomberg winning Ohio?  I think not.
• I would not be surprised if Joe Biden announces soon that he will not run for president after all.  He has raised only $3.3 million so far, which is behind just about any other '08 Democratic potential.  Plus, I don't think that he can keep up with the star power of Hillary, Warner, Edwards, Kerry, Bayh, and potentially Obama.
• Mark Warner is currently sitting in a great position.  He has $4.2 million cash on hand after starting his Forward Together PAC just this year.  Still, he has been one of the most generous '08 hopefuls when it comes to donating to other candidates.
• Hillary Clinton's $5.7 million that she raised in the second quarter of this year brings her total cash earnings to $45 million.  She plans to spend less than half of that on her Senate reelection bid.

More '08 buzz next week.

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[Rob]

Sen Bayh filed his FEC report a couple of days ago... his Senate account has $10.3mil and his All America PAC has $1.3mil...