2008 Woodie Awards
A quick look at the 2008 presidential candidates
Shawna Woodall
Issue date: 10/31/07 Section: College News
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For first time since 1928, voters face a presidential election without an incumbent president or sitting vice president on the ballot. It's a titanic election, and the candidates seem to know that.
With the Feb. 5 National Presidential Primary Day quickly approaching, most candidates have begun campaign tours and fundraising. It has been estimated this will be a $1 billion election.
The following list examines the basic platforms for six major candidates.
Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York gave her statement of candidacy in January 2007 and has raised more than $26 million. She is pro-choice, supports civil unions, wants troops out of Iraq and supports stem cell research.
Democrat John Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina, gave his statement of candidacy in January 2007 and has raised almost $7 million. He is pro-choice, supports civil unions, wants troops out of Iraq, and supports stem cell research.
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois gave his statement of candidacy in February 2007 and has raised more than $20 million. He is pro-choice, supports civil unions, wants troops out of Iraq and supports stem cell research.
Republican Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, gave his statement of candidacy in February 2007 and has raised more than $11,000. He is pro-choice, supports civil unions, wants to remain in Iraq until it's stable and supports stem cell research.
Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona gave his statement of candidacy in November 2006 and has raised more than $5 million. He is pro-life, opposes civil unions, endorses Iraq with some objections and opposes stem cell research.
Republican Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, gave his statement of candidacy in January 2007 and has raised more than $9 million. He is pro-life, supports civil unions, endorses Iraq with criticism and opposes stem cell research.
Other Democratic Party candidates include Joe Biden, Christopher Dodd, Mike Grovel, Dennis Kucinich, Bill Richardson and Stephen Colbert.
Other Republican Party candidates include Sam Brownback, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Alan Keyes, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, Fred Thompson and Stephen Colbert.
Several of the third party candidates include Don Grundmann of the Constitution Party, Jared Ball of the Green Party, and Daniel Imperato of the Libertarian Party.
Contact Shawna Woodall at swoodall@indiana.edu.
The Green Party: A Closer Look
With the Feb. 5 National Presidential Primary Day quickly approaching, most candidates have begun campaign tours and fundraising. It has been estimated this will be a $1 billion election.
The following list examines the basic platforms for six major candidates.
Other Democratic Party candidates include Joe Biden, Christopher Dodd, Mike Grovel, Dennis Kucinich, Bill Richardson and Stephen Colbert.
Other Republican Party candidates include Sam Brownback, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Alan Keyes, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, Fred Thompson and Stephen Colbert.
Several of the third party candidates include Don Grundmann of the Constitution Party, Jared Ball of the Green Party, and Daniel Imperato of the Libertarian Party.
Contact Shawna Woodall at swoodall@indiana.edu.
The Green Party: A Closer Look
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