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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made it clear time and again she has no desire to run for president in 2008. But based on a poll of more than 11,000 readers of HUMAN EVENTS, the national conservative weekly, Rice is their choice to be the GOP’s nominee. Rice leads 11 other potential candidates in the unscientific poll, which began tracking the Top 12 contenders for the Republican nomination on January 6, 2006. The poll is available on HumanEventsOnline.com and was e-mailed to subscribers. First Lady Laura Bush had mentioned Rice as a possible contender for the presidency when responding...

Right Wing News emailed more than 230 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to send us a ranked list 1-5 of the candidates that they would most like to take the Republican nomination for President in 2008 and the 1-5 candidates they'd least like to see as the Republican nominee in 2008. Representatives from the following 58 blogs responded... Aaron's CC, Absinthe & Cookies, The American Mind, The Anchoress, AtlanticBlog, Atlas Shrugs, Backcountry Conservative, La Shawn Barber, The Baseball Crank, Betsy's Page, BlameBush!, Boi From Troy, Byrd Droppings, Commonwealth Conservative, DANEgerus Weblog, Dodgeblogium, Dr. Sanity, Eckernet, Euphoric Reality, Gateway Pundit, GayPatriot,...

A presidential contest between the two famous women is just a dream. EVERY couple of weeks, mostly on quiet news days, some cable news anchor rolls out a rumour that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, despite her protestations to the contrary, is planning to run for president in 2008. A couple of populist political commentators known for their willingness to speculate on anything, no matter how far-fetched, are then rolled out to explain why Rice's emphatic and repeated denials that she would ever run for any elected office should not be believed. Then the dream presidential contest for 2008 is...

From Indy Star website: WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Filmmaker Spike Lee urged blacks not to support Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice if she seeks the Republican presidential nomination. Lee, director of "Malcolm X," "Jungle Fever" and "Do the Right Thing," spoke Wednesday on the Purdue University campus. He said everyone should register to vote -- and cast their ballots. And he urged blacks to look beyond race if Rice runs for president in 2008. During his speech, Lee told students they should use education to find their passion in life and then pursue it. He said that his family was...

Sources close to New York civil rights leader Rev Al Sharpton tell me that Hillary used his annual Martin Luther King Day forum to liken the House Republican majority's conduct of the House of Representatives to a "plantation" because she fears a Sharpton challenge in the 2008 Democratic Presidential Primary. Hillary also fears that if Sharpton were to challenge her, it could weaken her in a possible contest against Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the fall, if Rice were to be the GOP nominee. "She is afraid of Condi," one of Sharpton's key people said. "She did not attend...

January 17, 2006 Condi Says She’s Not Running. Believe It. By Jay Cost Earlier this week the Associated Press reported that Condoleeza Rice once again said that she is not seeking the presidency. Of course, the fact that she has to consistently deny that she is seeking the presidency indicates that people do not really believe her denials. Perhaps it is because they do not want to believe them. Rice always polls very well among Republican primary voters. And many think that she would be a safe bet in 2008. She is likeable, qualified and capable of securing African-American voters...

MONROVIA (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she was flattered that First Lady Laura Bush thought she would make a good president, but her response is still 'thanks but no thanks'. With both women in Liberia to attend the inauguration of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as Africa's first female elected head of state, thoughts turned inevitably to Rice's prospects for succeeding George W. Bush. Laura Bush told CNN on Friday that Rice would make a great leader. But the chief US diplomat, a close aide and family friend of the Republican president, was not biting. "Obviously it's flattering...

MONROVIA, Liberia - Not even a vote of confidence from Laura Bush can change Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's mind about running for president in 2008. Before leaving for Africa, the first lady predicted the United States soon would have a female president — a Republican, and maybe even Rice. "I think it will happen for sure," Mrs. Bush said Friday about a woman in the Oval Office. In the year since becoming secretary of state, Rice has repeatedly dismissed the notion of running for the Republican nomination to succeed her current boss, President Bush. Asked about the first lady's...

I'd back Condi for the White House, says Laura Bush Philip Sherwell in Washington (Filed: 15/01/2006) Laura Bush has revealed for the first time whom she would like to see replacing her husband in the White House: Condoleezza Rice, the Secretary of State. "I'd love to see her run. She's terrific," Mrs Bush said during an interview in which she predicted that for the first time a woman would soon be elected president of the US. Laura Bush and Condoleezza Rice The First Lady, a powerful behind-the-scenes figure in American politics, is the most influential voice to speak in favour...

Ahead of her trip to witness the inauguration of Africa's first elected female president, first lady Laura Bush said Friday that the United States could elect a female president in the next few terms, and said she would like to cast a ballot for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. "She says she definitely is not running," Bush told CNN's Zain Verjee. "I'd love to see her run, she's terrific." Laura Bush also weighed in on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, which wrapped up on Friday, calling for a "civil and respectful hearing." Bush said she...

The Hillary-Condi avalanche By Salena Zito TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, January 1, 2006 Curb your enthusiasm and fasten your seat belts; today marks the first day of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential bid. This is a moment of glee in many camps. Others are observing a moment of silence with a primal scream quickly to follow. Yes, let the mockery begin: The Clintons are back and open for business. And according to Dick Morris, the Clintons' one-time confidant, the only person who can stop Hillary is Condoleezza Rice. If you look just at the demographic argument for Condi's candidacy, Morris' theory is flawless....

The next presidential campaign won't officially start until after the midterm elections, but it is of course already underway. Here's a roundup of the GOP field, with advice for what each potential candidate might do in 2006 to boost his (or her) chances of winning the Republican nomination in 2008. Below, the contenders are listed in the order of how they placed in the National Journal's December "insiders poll" — a survey of 100 Republican politicians and consultants who were asked to rank the candidates and their chances. The results are based on a calculation that grants five points for...

"Pres. Bush's penchant for handing out nicknames to those around him strikes again! And while GWB and GHWB lovingly refer to one another as '41' and '43' respectively, White House insiders say GWB is now referring to Condi as '44' ... developing ..." Other Condi Rice 2008 websites: http://www.americansforrice.com/http://condoleezza.blogspot.com/ http://condiforpresident2008.blogspot.com/

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - First Lady Laura Bush believes U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would make a great president but predicts she will stay out of the race in 2008. Many Republicans have been fascinated at the thought that Rice, 51, a confidant of President George W. Bush, might consider a run for the presidency. Victory would make her America's first woman and first black president but, while there is even speculation of a race against New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton, Rice said as recently as this week that she has no political ambitions. "I'm all for her. She...

Did I hear correctly during the Fox news interview with Condi Rice by Jim Angle?When he ended the interview I could swear he called her Madame President instead of Madame Secretary.If not maybe it was wishful thinking on my part.

A new poll of Michigan voters shows strong support for Condoleezza Rice as a presidential candidate in 2008. In the survey conducted by Strategic Vision, LLC, Republican respondents were asked if they would like to see the Secretary of State run for the White House. Almost half – 45 percent – said yes, 30 percent said no and 25 percent were undecided. When Republicans were asked whom they would support for president in 2008, the results were: John McCain, 35 percent Rudy Giuliani, 24 percent Newt Gingrich, 13 percent Mitt Romney, 10 percent Bill Frist, 4 percent George Pataki, 2...

RYE BROOK, N.Y. - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that an immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq would be "a big mistake." The New York Democrat said she respects Rep. Jack Murtha, D-Pa., the Vietnam veteran and hawkish ex-Marine who last week called for an immediate troop pullout. But she added: "I think that would cause more problems for us in America." "It will matter to us if Iraq totally collapses into civil war, if it becomes a failed state the way Afghanistan was, where terrorists are free to basically set up camp and launch attacks against us," she said....

Condoleezza Rice's Position on Abortion Crucial to Candidacy Jerry Falwell Monday, Nov. 21, 2005 The authors of a fascinating new book, "Condi vs. Hillary: The Next Great Presidential Race," speculate that the only Republican presidential candidate who can defeat Sen. Hillary Clinton for the presidency in 2008 is Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Written by the regularly astute Dick Morris and his wife, Eileen McGann, the book chronicles the vast differences between these two women. It is an enthralling look into the histories and careers of two wildly dissimilar women. Mrs. Clinton is portrayed as the perpetually polarizing figure who...

November 12, 2005--Unlike the Democrats, there is no clear frontrunner for the Republican Party's 2008 Presidential nomination.Three candidates, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Senator John McCain all are favored by more than 20% of GOP voters. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist are the only other Republicans to reach the 5% level of support.McCain is the leader among the minority of Republicans with an unfavorable opinion of George W. Bush.If the three leading candidates do not run, "Not Sure" takes over the Republican lead at 30%. In that...

Despite the success of new TV drama “Commander in Chief,” don't expect a real-life woman president anytime soon, according to an MSNBC.com-Zogby audience poll. Zogby International, the national polling company, teamed up with MSNBC.com to ask our audience questions about politics and entertainment. More than 12,000 readers took the poll, which asked questions ranging from politicial bias in Hollywood to whether or not privilege is the key to being elected to public office. “Commander in Chief,” which stars Geena Davis as the first woman president, has been a consistent ratings winner this season for ABC. However, when asked if a...