If Senator from Illinois Barack Obama decided he hadn't served in the Senate long enough to distinguish himself, who would have made a serious challenge for the front-runner, Senator from New York Hillary Rodham Clinton? Obviously none of the candidates of OTL would, but maybe candidates that sat 2008 out? Some names I thought of included:
- Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota
- Senator from Wisconsin Russ Feingold
- Former Governor of Virginia Mark Warner