2008 Roundup: Al Gore signs big book deal
The latest news about Al Gore in Sunday's Washington Post was enough to make me write a roundup of the most recent buzz pertaining to the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, which is now less than 15 months away (can you believe it?):
- An article in suggests that Al Gore's presidential ambitions will become clearer after the release of his new book: The Assault on Reason. Don't go nuts -- the book won't be released until next May. The columnists wrote for today that "both the subject matter and the timing of the release have an unmistakable subtext." They added, "If the book strikes a chord, it will produce new momentum for Gore tomake another bid for the White House, presumably fueled in large partby anti-Iraq-war Democrats."
- On Wednesday night, "Draft Warner" supporters met in Boston to drum up support for Mark Warner's likely bid for the White House in 2008. The turnout of supporters was .
- Both Democratic and Republican presidential nominees are expected to turn down all public funding in 2008. that by the time November of 2008 rolls around, each candidate will have spent $500 million.
- Earlier this summer, John Edwards actually led Hillary Clinton in a poll taken of Iowa voters. Iowa and South Carolina are thought of as his two strongest states. Now, Edwards is focusing his attention on Florida. He spent some time down there yesterday -- part of an effort to get close to the big names so they will be there for him should he decide to run. Both John Kerry and Hillary Clinton are also scheduling fundraisers with the Davis Campaign.
- Just in case Hillary Clinton decides not to run, Evan Bayh is setting himself up to be the perfect centrist candidate among the Democratic field in 2008. On Friday, to not be a "bunch of wimps" on security issues. By that comment, Bayh did not mean the Democrats needed to be more hawkish -- instead, he just wanted the party to spend more time touting its security credentials.
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