Barrack is a media candidate because he has a “good story”, but he lacks the national organization and connections necessary to move forward. He has potential, but he needs to make some connections with people outside his home state. To do anything he needs political as well as popular support.

I looked at the list of people who have expressed interest One who sticks out for me is Joe Biden… Will he be plagiarising Blair or Brown’s life this time around? How serious a contender is Barrack Obama? I have heard him speak and he has impressed. I daresay many of the names will become well known over here over the next year or so.

As my project is being rained on at the moment I’ll throw up a post on the those currently interested in running.

It isn’t a dumb question, Jams. How many Americans do you think know who Gordon Brown is, or even the names of the parties in Britain?

At this point, John, Cafepress sales are as good a predictor as anything else.

I’m with you this far… It is bizarre that Hillary is so widely despised by so many for so little reason. Every time I encounter a Hillary-hater — whether Right, Center, or Left — when I ask “Why? What’s she done you don’t like?” they never have an answer. They just sputter.

I’ll be interested in your response to Jams’ question. Although I strongly favor Al Gore as “the conscience of the Democratic Party” I fear we’re more likely to get a DLC toady on the order of Evan Bayh or (perish the thought!) Joe Biden. Next to those two, Hillary looks better and better.

Here’s another I could support whole-heartedly, although there is no indication he would run and even less reason to suppose the political geography works: Byron L. Dorgan. If only everybody moved to North Dakota, he’d have 538 electoral votes to bring to the table.

How much do you suppose Cafe Press sales are a tell for the front-runners?