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YOUR GUIDE TO A CROWDED FIELD
UPDATED JAN. 25
Some are in, some are still flirting with running. Here's where the candidates stand
| CANDIDATE | CAMPAIGN STATUS | PERCENTAGE WHO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE CANDIDATE | PERCENTAGE WITH A FAVORABLE VIEW* OF CANDIDATE | PERCENTAGE WHO WOULD DEFINITELY SUPPORT* THE CANDIDATE IN ELECTION | PERCENTAGE WHO THINK IT'S LIKELY THAT THE CANDIDATE WOULD WIN* THE '08 ELECTION | VISITS TO N.H. | NUMBER OF BLOG POSTS LINKING TO CANDIDATE'S WEBSITE | BETTER'S ODDS | ||
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| SENATOR JOHN McCAIN (Ariz.) |  |
Has formed exploratory committee |  |
0 | 394 exploremccain.com |
5:1 | ||||
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LOOKING BACK ON THE WAR IN IRAQ "I think we must succeed in Iraq. We cannot fail. We must do whatever's necessary"
AMAZON SALES RANK OF MOST RECENT BOOK Character is Destiny 16,230
APPEARANCES IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE 0
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| RUDOLPH GIULIANI Former New York City Mayor |  |
Has formed exploratory committee |  |
2 | 208 joinrudy2008.com |
11:1 | ||||
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LOOKING BACK ON THE WAR IN IRAQ "The terrorists understand how important Iraq is"
AMAZON SALES RANK OF MOST RECENT BOOK Leadership 10,391
APPEARANCES IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE 1
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| NEWT GINGRICH Former House Speaker |  |
No formal decision yet |  |
5 | 1,459 newt.org |
50:1 | ||||
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LOOKING BACK ON THE WAR IN IRAQ "If [everyone] continues to avoid the word 'failure,' how can you bring about [the next] stage?"
AMAZON SALES RANK OF MOST RECENT BOOK Rediscovering God in America 1,740
APPEARANCES IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE 0
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| MITT ROMNEY ex-Mass. Governor |  |
Has formed exploratory committee |  |
12 | 580 mittromney.com |
20:1 | ||||
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LOOKING BACK ON THE WAR IN IRAQ "I don't think we did an adequate job explaining ... all the reasons for entering Iraq"
AMAZON SALES RANK OF MOST RECENT BOOK Turnaround 18,550
APPEARANCES IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE 0
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| GEORGE PATAKI Former New York Governor |  |
No formal decision yet |  |
11 | 46 georgepataki.com |
66:1 | ||||
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LOOKING BACK ON THE WAR IN IRAQ "We [can't] leave Iraq in a position where it places America in greater jeopardy"
AMAZON SALES RANK OF MOST RECENT BOOK Pataki: An Autobiography 1,171,190
APPEARANCES IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE 0
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| MIKE HUCKABEE Former Arkansas Governor |  |
No formal decision |  |
4 | no website | 50:1 | ||||
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LOOKING BACK ON THE WAR IN IRAQ "Now is the time to clearly and firmly define our goals, and set a realistic timetable"
AMAZON SALES RANK OF MOST RECENT BOOK From Hope to Higher Ground 1,732
APPEARANCES IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE 0
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| SENATOR CHUCK HAGEL (Neb.) |  |
No formal decision yet |  |
2 | 350 hagel.senate.gov |
66:1 | ||||
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LOOKING BACK ON THE WAR IN IRAQ "I don't think there's any point in going back and reviewing or replaying bad decisions"
AMAZON SALES RANK OF MOST RECENT BOOK Voices of War No rank
APPEARANCES IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE 0
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* Among respondents who had heard of the candidate.
SOURCES AND NOTES: The TIME poll was conducted Jan. 22-23 among 1,064 randomly selected registered U.S. voters by SRBI Public Affairs.
The margin of erros is ±3 percentage points.Visits to New Hampshire are since November 2004 according to Democracy in Action;
PEOPLE magazine figures are since Jan. 1, 2006;blog posts are from Technorati.com statistics as of 12:30 p.m. Jan. 24;
book sales are from Amazon.com; betting odds for winning are from British oddsmaker William Hill.
SOURCES AND NOTES: The TIME poll was conducted Jan. 22-23 among 1,064 randomly selected registered U.S. voters by SRBI Public Affairs.
The margin of erros is ±3 percentage points.Visits to New Hampshire are since November 2004 according to Democracy in Action;
PEOPLE magazine figures are since Jan. 1, 2006;blog posts are from Technorati.com statistics as of 12:30 p.m. Jan. 24;
book sales are from Amazon.com; betting odds for winning are from British oddsmaker William Hill.
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