Michael Barone notes that 2008 will be the first time in eighty years that a sitting president or vice president will not be running for president. More importantly, the front runners of both parties have lots of strong opposition within their respective parties. Right now the front runners are Giuliani and McCain for the Republicans and Bill Clinton's wife for the Democrats. One reason these three have risen to the top is that they have all demonstrated that they can handle crises and endure difficult times. Read the whole thing here.
I would add that the crises Giuliani and McCain handled were not of their own making. The crises Mrs. Clinton faced were the result of her own choices.
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