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2008 Power Rankings: December 16th, 2007

Posted on December 16th, 2007 at 1:01 am by Jason Wright, Editor

Welcome to the Special Christmas Edition of PoliticalDerby.com’s 2008 Power Rankings, the original tracking service in the current race for the White House. The rankings are updated as circumstances warrant and are compiled by our Editor and contributors using wire reports, polls, campaign staffer scuttlebutt and confidential tips.

What do the leading horses want from Santa?

The DEM Horse Tip Sheet
Rankings last updated: December 16, 2007
Power Ranking The Horse Momentum The Tip Sheet: “What does each candidate want from Santa Clause this year?”
1 Barack Obama Obama Down
  • That someone actually begins to care that Oprah endorsed him
  • That Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton don’t decide to pull an Oprah and start campaigning for him
  • Wins in Iowa and New Hampshire, because even Bill’s old state trooper buddies couldn’t stop that momentum
2 Hillary Clinton Clinton Down
  • A photo of Obama writing his kindergarten musings from a mosque
  • Power outages at the major pollsters call centers
  • For every woman who’s ever slept with Bill to endorse her, ensuring Hillary wins the nomination unanimously
3 John Edwards Edwards
  • A drug company scandal
  • An insurance company scandal
  • A mega-scandal involving Hillary, Ellen, Obama, and Larry Craig
4 Bill Richardson Richardson
  • A list of china patterns for Air Force Two
  • Ribbons, lots of ribbons
  • A giant pair of scissors
5 Joe Biden Biden
  • To have been a governor instead of a senator
  • For voters to actually vote based on foreign policy street cred
  • A Festivus miracle
Others receiving votes: Chris Dodd, Al Gore, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich
The GOP Horse Tip Sheet
Rankings last updated: December 16, 2007
Power Ranking The Horse Momentum The Tip Sheet: “What does each candidate want from Santa Clause this year?”
1 Mike Huckabee Huckabee Up
  • Short memories for pocket-book conservatives regarding his tax policies as Arkansas governor
  • $25 million and 3,000 volunteers to compete after Iowa
  • Someone to text message him whenever NIE reports on Iran are released
2 Mitt Romney Romney Down
  • That Donny and Marie Osmond don’t decide to pull an Oprah and start campaigning for him
  • A win in New Hampshire equal to his likely loss in Iowa
  • For Huckabee to give up politics and return to the pulpit
3 Rudy Giuliani Giuliani
  • Short memories for social conservatives regarding his policies as NYC mayor
  • A family therapist
  • A survival kit that lasts until Super Duper Tuesday
4 Ron Paul Paul Up
  • A top three finish in Iowa
  • A monster 4th quarter at the bank
  • For all states to suddenly decide to allow primary votes to be cast online
5 John McCain McCain
  • Two words: New Hampshire
  • For his rivals to continue gushing over him in public
  • For 12 million illegals to voluntarily go home so immigration is no longer an issue
6 Fred Thompson Fred Thompson Down
  • To actually give a rat’s rear-end whether he wins or loses
  • A referral to the same doctor that gave John Kerry botox
  • The end of the Hollywood writers’ strike so he can start campaigning again
Others receiving votes: Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo, Lazlo

The rankings may not be reprinted or quoted in any form without attribution to PoliticalDerby.com.

Posted in Power Rankings-2008, White House-2008 by Jason Wright, Editor • 22 comments  22 comments •  Post a comment

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22 Comments

  1. AndDru1 on 16.12.2007 at 02:01 (Reply)

    I love it.

    The High point:

    - The Festivus reference: Who gets to participate in the feats of strength?

    The Low Point:

    - The Also Rans: Lazlo get’s a vote but no Keyes?…I didn’t even know BJD was a Republican

  2. Andrew jones on 16.12.2007 at 02:08 (Reply)

    LOL!

    Romney down????
    And, Rudy maintaining!!!

    Funny guys. Who came up with this joke?

  3. NewYorkStateConservative on 16.12.2007 at 11:35 (Reply)

    Well Romney’s plan for victory was winning big in Iowa and NH and then use the momentum to win big on Super Tuesday, and now he’s losing in Iowa. When your strategy for victory is failing, that seems like a downward trend to me.

    Personally, I thought this was one of the best, or at least the most clever, power rankings PD has put out.

  4. TL on 16.12.2007 at 12:39 (Reply)

    Romney is finished when he loses Iowa.

  5. Russ on 16.12.2007 at 12:48 (Reply)

    Agreed, even though he will go on to win NH and maybe even MI. If Romney doesn’t sweep January, he is done on 05 Feb.

  6. Cowboyz on 16.12.2007 at 12:59 (Reply)

    You’re wrong. If Mitt wins NH he’ll be in very good shape to run on. Only Rudy could stop him. He’ll win MI and have the cash and volunteers to compete everywhere in Feb. Only Rudy can match that. Huckabust’s support is very shallow right now.

  7. Toby on 16.12.2007 at 14:12 (Reply)

    I agree… I think that the most Huckabee ends up doing is hamstringing Romney a bit in Iowa, making him weaker coming into Feb. 5. Huck doesn’t have the organization or money to continue after the early states, and wouldn’t withstand the month in between Iowa and Tsunami Tuesday under the increased scrutiny a win in Iowa would earn him. He’s basically just helping Giulaiani right now by putting a few knocks on Mitt before Feb. 5, when Giuliani has been planning to shine.

  8. Lazlo on 16.12.2007 at 15:44 (Reply)

    Very very funny tip sheet.

    And today is one of Paul’s monster donation drives…over $3 million so far. Note this is well past his original goal of $12 million. There will be one or two more. But will there be enough time?

  9. Jason Wright, Editor on 16.12.2007 at 16:42 (Reply)

    Thought you’d like that, Lazlo. We only kid those we love. (or at least tolerate!)

  10. Toby on 16.12.2007 at 17:11 (Reply)

    Huckabubble is getting closer to bursting… turns out he was lying about his theology degree

    http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59222

  11. Matt on 16.12.2007 at 19:11 (Reply)

    I’d say Rudy’s maintaining in the sense that he still has leads in a few states he needs to win, as it looks like NH is going to go to either Romney, McCain or Paul. But he’s trailing in Florida now, and he absolutely can’t afford a loss there.

    Romney is in trouble just because Huck is messin’ with his Plan A, and any plan B he has if he loses IA and/or NH really can’t get him the nomination unless he can win the fight for Thompson voters after Fred drops out following SC and McCain drops out sometime between NV and Super Duper Tuesday.

  12. Andrew jones on 16.12.2007 at 20:03 (Reply)

    Rudy has been tanking everywhere. Even in the firewall state of Florida. Romney will still win in NH and as far as I’m concerned that will be 1 for 2- which is more than Rudy or McCain. Romney will be just fine.

  13. blackadvent on 16.12.2007 at 21:47 (Reply)

    Hm… Does this mean that Huckabee has finally hit top-tier?

  14. Lazlo on 16.12.2007 at 22:18 (Reply)

    “Huckabubble is getting closer to bursting… turns out he was lying about his theology degree”

    Henry Rollins
    Liar
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vgQalXaIxs

  15. Gary Russell on 16.12.2007 at 22:49 (Reply)

    Best rankings and comments ever.
    Worth the (extremely long!!!!) wait.

    Can’t wait ’til CNN broadcasts the
    “Festivus Eve You-Tube Debate”
    between Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo, and Lazlo!

  16. Troy La Mana on 17.12.2007 at 03:36 (Reply)

    Ron Paul Xmas wish - “A monster 4th quarter at the bank.”

    Looks like Christmas came early for Ron. He already has one of his wishes fulfilled.

  17. Robin on 17.12.2007 at 10:18 (Reply)

    Is the GOP going to commit Huckacide?

  18. Bruce, Political Columnist on 17.12.2007 at 12:29 (Reply)

    Now we know why the Presidential Primaries were moved so far forward…

    If this primary were allowed to run to its historic and logical end point (that being between June and September)…

    We would know so much about each candidate that even the 3rd tier candidates would be washing out by election day.

    Has *any* candidate *maintained* more than 40% support for more than a week so far??

    How about maintaining a solid 30%??? Do I hear 20%? Going once, going twice… SOLD!

    So Long Fred, we hardly knew ya…
    Goodnight John, its lights out…
    Strike 3 Mitt, Yourrrrr Out!
    Huck? Tax Increases and Pardons are not the road to the Whitehouse
    Rudy, You might become the lessor of all evils (which, still remains evil)
    Ron… If ya win New Hampshire and Iowa Darth Cheney will not be pleased.

    Bill? Your groveling for Veep is not attractive.
    Edwards? Announce you’ll accept VP under an Obama administration.

    Hillary? Let Bill do your campaigning, he’s so much better liked than you are.

  19. TL on 17.12.2007 at 14:21 (Reply)

    If the extreme wing of Republican Party gets its way, the GOP is doomed.

  20. Lazlo on 17.12.2007 at 23:05 (Reply)

    The founding principles of this country are extremist…extreme freedom.

  21. TL on 18.12.2007 at 12:48 (Reply)

    Lazlo,

    I think that Moveon.org would agree with you.

    For the sake of our country, I hope the middle prevails.

  22. Ron on 19.12.2007 at 21:33 (Reply)

    Time to change the rankings. WSJ now says that Mitt and Rudy are tied nationally, and Huck is in third. Plus, Huck has now lost his Iowa lead among very likely caucus goers. Looks like substance is going to trump fluff after all. It was inevitable, given the weakness of the candidate. Huckaboom turns to Huckabust.

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