# 2008--Who are the possible Republican Candidates for Prexy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [August 9, 2006, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008 "2006-08-09T15:14:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008/1 "2006-08-09T15:14:57Z")
Who’s peeking at the White House in 2008, among the Elephantiphile set? ---
**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008/2 "2006-08-09T16:57:29Z")
Rudy Giuliani, according to a recent Robert Novak column. Novak wrote that it had been “confirmed by one of the former New York mayor’s closest Republican friends. He said Giuliani definitely is running.” Senators McCain, Frist & Hagel, governors George Pataki and Mit Romney, and former congressman Newt Gingrich are among the other names being cited in [early opinion polls](http://americanresearchgroup.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008/3 "2006-08-09T17:06:46Z")
Virginia Senator George Allen is another name being mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008/4 "2006-08-09T17:08:28Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] Virginia Senator George Allen is another name being mentioned. [/QUOTE] Got any links on this guy? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008/5 "2006-08-09T18:54:18Z")
W is going to pass the crown onto Jeb, that’s what I say. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008/6 "2006-08-09T21:32:06Z")
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor] Got any links on this guy? [/QUOTE] Gee, I dunno. You suppose the Senate website might be a good place to begin looking? [http://allen.senate.gov/public/](http://allen.senate.gov/public/) ---
**Author:** ![chefjef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e480ec/32.png) [@chefjef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefjef)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008/7 "2006-08-09T22:32:34Z")
[QUOTE=UncleBeer] Gee, I dunno. You suppose the Senate website might be a good place to begin looking? [http://allen.senate.gov/public/](http://allen.senate.gov/public/) [/QUOTE] Also wikipedia is always a place to start researching [George Allen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Allen_(politician)) . No way Jeb runs in '08, I seriously doubt the country would elect another Bush, at least now. Looks wide open at this point. ---
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008/8 "2006-08-09T23:28:08Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth] W is going to pass the crown onto Jeb, that’s what I say. [/QUOTE] Let us bow our heads and thank OG that that isn’t the way it works in America. Can I get an AMEN! ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008/9 "2006-08-10T00:19:13Z")
Given the Equal Time provisions, let’s move this one to Great Debates with your other one. **samclem** GQ moderator ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008/10 "2006-08-10T00:28:42Z")
McCain ain’t gonna get it. He’s too old and he’ll be two years older in 2008. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008/11 "2006-08-10T03:01:06Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] McCain ain’t gonna get it. He’s too old and he’ll be two years older in 2008. [/QUOTE] He’d beat Reagan’s record, but I’m not it’d be a factor as long as he presents an imagine of being sharp as a tack. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008/12 "2006-08-10T03:03:31Z")
err… I’m not SURE it’d be a factor… Clearly, _I’m_ out of the running… ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008/13 "2006-08-10T03:09:12Z")
**Newt Gingrich** has been spending a lot of time in Iowa. (_shudder_) **Chuck Hagel** seems to be flirting with the idea. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-who-are-the-possible-republican-candidates-for-prexy/368008/14 "2006-08-10T03:16:56Z")
(And I see **anson2995** already dropped those names.)