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With Governor Mike Huckabee adding his name to those seeking the nomination of the States Rights' Party in the upcoming Presidential election, it looks like we might have an old fashioned Confederate pre-game show in the form of earlier Presidential debates this year.

The election isn't even until next year and we've already gotten quite a few candidates to go ahead and announce their candidacies. Vice President Bob Graham is, at age 72, seeking the nomination of the People's Party, and at least one challanger has decided the time is right to challenge him - namely former C.S. Representative and People's Center Leadership (PCL) leader Harold Ford, Jr. There's also a large bid pushing to have former Vice President Al Gore run for President, but after his narrow loss in 2000, I'm not sure he's up for it.

Of course, Mike Huckabee is angling for the States Rights' Party's nomination along with Mark Sanford of South Carolina (the darling of the party's libertarian wing), former Tennessee Senator and actor Fred Thompson, and Cuban Senator Lincoln Diaz-Balart. There's also a strong 'Draft Jindal' movement and a 'Draft Condi' movement that could pick up speed...

President Edwards' response to the economic crisis is definatley going to be one of the key issues, if the People's Party is to get another term in the White House. Since his approval raiting is hovering around 49%, I wonder how that's going to go over for the People's Party.

So I don't know. My bet is that the 2010 race is a cutthroat battle between Harold Ford and Mike Huckabee, with Huckabee prevailing in a close race.
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