Pics and links to active candidate Biographies, Campaign, and Financial Tracking to help you become informed of who you may be supporting (click on the candidate names to go to links). The one-stop-shop also includes data on candidate occupation, current job/position, and their web pages. Prior to that matrix, is the candidate leaderboard.
All this, to assist you in coming up-to-speed on all the members in the convoluted presidential-wannabee field. Note – the candidates are listed by party, then by alphabetical order.
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*tip Mouse over the barcode next to the candidates head to see how the candidates are doing in your state.
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 Joe Biden – Out of the race after a very poor showing in Iowa (4-Jan-2008) |
 Sam Brownback – Pulls self from Republican race. Too little finances, too poor poll showings. |
Constitution Party – no notable activity by 3rd party this election |
 Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Too little too late, you dreamer. |
Green Party – no notable activity by 3rd party this election |
 Chris Dodd – Out of the race after a very poor showing in Iowa (4-Jan-2008) |
 Rudy Giuliani – Drops out of race before Super Tuesday after losing in Florida – his main pre-Super Tuesday delegate focus. |
Libertarian Party – no notable activity by 3rd party this election |
 John Edwards – drops out of race after never winning any state caucus, realizing coming in third would not be enough. |
No longer considered a candidate by the Republican party. So long & good-bye; didn’t need ya. |
Prohibition Party – no notable activity by 3rd party this election |
 Al Gore – Never joined the race despite many efforts of encouragement by admirers. |
 Mike Huckabee – announces withdrawal from race 4-March-2008 as John McCain takes the number of required delegates to win the nomination. |
Unity08 – no notable activity by 3rd party this election |
 Mike Gravel |
 Duncan Hunter – Hunter, who did not win a single caucus state, dropped out of the race on 19Jan2008 after placing last in Nevada. |
Reform Party – no notable activity by 3rd party this election |
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A long-shot for the presidential office with a poor showing of support all while facing four challengers in the Democratic congressional primary March 4, 2008, Dennis Kucinich withdraws to "play it safe". No big loss. |
 John McCain |
Balanced Party 2008 – no notable activity by 3rd party this election |
 Barack Obama |
No longer considered a candidate. So long & good-bye; didn’t need ya. |
We the People – no notable activity by 3rd party this election |
 Bill Richardson – drops out after twin fourth-place finishes (Iowa, New Hampshire) shows that his credentials could not compete with his rivals’ star power. |
 Ron Paul |
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 Mitt Romney – Suspends his race after loaning his campaign $17.5 million and came up short on Super Tuesday. |
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Dropped out with a poor showing, 2 wks prior to Iowa caucus. Credited with bringing illegal immigration to forefront as a key issue. Throwing support behind Romney. |
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Out of the race – his candidate tagline was "Proven Common Sense Leadership". He proved it by leaving, as he had no chance from the get-go. Good riddance. |
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 Fred Thompson – withdrew from Presidential-race after finishing 3rd in S. Carolina – a state he said he needed to win. |
Newt Gingrich
Chuck Hagel
Dennis Kucinich
George Pataki
Tom Tancredo
Tommy Thompson
