The 2004 Presidential campaign put Democrats at a marked disadvantage: running against a popular incumbent, in a time of "war." One component of that disadvantage is that the incumbent doesn't have to win Primaries; in fact, the incumbent's message gets out unfiltered.
On the other hand, as the opposition party, the Democrats had the polar opposite: 10 candidates, all with different viewpoints on the country and the future, all vying to relay their message as it relates to all the issues facing our country.
Because there will be no incumbent and no Vice President running for the opening, 2008 threatens to mirror 2004 on both sides: a free-for-all in which numerous candidates in both parties vie for their respective parties' nomination.
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