There will be a new face on both parties next time, and it's a long way off ...
Agreed, however i think the primary process will be longer with a liberal vs. moderate fight developing at this stage Bayh/Rendell/Warner vs. Feingold/Dean/Clinton seems like the way it will probably go… that said I’d have thought that neither Warner or Dean will run, Warner because he will either have only just been elected Senator or because he will be eyeing a Senate run in 2008 and Dean… well who knows with Dean… if he gets the nomination Bayh might pick Warner as his Vp though folks like Rendell, Nelson (Bill), Pryor, Lincoln could all be good choices for him.
I think the Democratic primaries will be competitive with about five or six contenders to begin with. However, I think a leading moderate and a leading liberal will emerge fairly quickly as the two front runners. I believe that Democrats will ur to a pragmatics (i.e. "electability") rather than ideology (i.e "litmus test")
I know its early days but the Democrats best chance of victory is with a moderate/centrist rather than a liberal.
The moderate vote favoured Kerry over Bush but was not sufficient enough to offset his advantage among conservatives, who decisively outnumber liberals among the electorate
Dave
