Who will be the 1st Democrat to get out of the presidential race?

[El Supremo]

Poll question: Who will be the 1st Democrat to get out of the presidential race?

I'm tired of all the "who will win" polls, so here is an opposite one. And I Know Vilsack was actually the first, But who will be next currently declared one?

[IndianaGreen]

1. Good bye, Joe

We hardly knew ya.

[SteppingRazor]

2. It's gotta be Dodd...

Gravel and Kucinich will stay in to get their message out. There's no way Clinton, Obama, Edwards or Richardson are dropping out until the writing is definitely on the wall — which means at least after the Florida primary Jan. 29 (side note: Who the hell voted for Clinton in this poll? You can't really believe that, can you?). That leaves Dodd and Biden. Biden's ego won't let him be the first one out. He'll hang till after Dodd drops, then he'll go a week or so later. Then Gravel and/or Kucinich. Then Richardson. And then ... well, who knows?

[IndianaGreen]

3. Dennis will stay in the race until the Convention names a nominee

That's what he did in 2004!

[NastyRiffraff]

4. Either Biden or Dodd

I voted Dodd, but it's a toss-up between those two.

[snowbear]

5. Fun poll.. but I'm guessing a lot of votes were "who do I want out" and...

.. not who the DU'er honestly thought was going to be first out..

[Nimrod2005]

6. As to who will be left, I say: Richardson, Obama, Edwards.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

7. Biden, Dodd or Richardson seem most likely.

My belief is that those are the three candidates who are running to win, and won't.

Gravel and Kucinich are in it for the publicity, and have nothing to gain by dropping out.

Obama, Clinton and Edwards have a chance of winning, and much to lose by dropping out.

[flaminbats]

11. I agree...

I think Richardson will be the last of these three to drop out because he can compete in the southwestern primaries. but Dodd and Biden will be fighting to win the same voters that Hillary will probably win.

this happened in 2004...Kerry, Lieberman, and Dean were all fighting to win New Hampshire. Lieberman was the first to sink, while Kerry managed to win the nomination. it still amazes me that Kerry was able to win the nomination with two other north easterners in the race, but Iowa gave Kerry the momentum..while Lieberman didn't even bother with that state. as a result, New Hampshire became a two man battle between Dean and Kerry. but Lieberman, who I thought was the unbeatable frontrunner, wasn't even a factor in New Hampshire.

in 2004 I was looking for a Democrat who opposed the war, supported universal healthcare, and would give all frontrunners a good fight. at first Dean was my primary contender, but he dropped out and I voted for Kucinich..who was still in the contest in March. I never believed any of the Democrats would beat Bush in 2004, so I considered my vote more of a protest of against those who were afraid to speak out against this administration's 9/11 power grab. Kerry didn't seem very different from Lieberman in 2004, but he almost defeated Bush in November and made me proud that I supported him.

Biden's campaign reminds me of Gephardt's campaign four years ago. four years ago..the only thing I liked about Edwards was that he voted against Bush's taxcuts. I was frustrated that he wasn't running for re-election in the Senate, but quickly began to view him as the populism behind the Kerry-Edwards ticket. running with Kerry transformed Edwards into something more than a moderate southern Democrat, Edwards also learned that people want someone who will fight against the odds without being defensive about their beliefs.

Hillary Clinton is certainly the best known and best financed of the candidates, so is she the Lieberman or Kerry of this campaign? Obama is still the undefined force, and he may surprise all of us..just as Dean did in 2004. I am much more optimistic now than I was four years ago. John Kerry's near defeat of someone I considered unbeatable had allot to do with that, and our victories in 2006 was another factor. this time I am not just looking for a protest candidate or someone who doesn't equate defeat with idealism. I am looking for a candidate who is willing to put glory aside and will spend the time it takes to correct Bush's mistakes..regardless of how dirty and painful that becomes.

[Joe Bacon]

8. Bye Bye, Joe "Mr.MBNA" Bidet!

In the immortal words of Sylvester..."Down, Down Down, You're Going Down!"

[calteacherguy]

9. Who will be the next Democrat to get in? nt

[El Supremo]

10. That's easy! Wesley Clark