Confessions of a News Junkie

In November 2008, Americans will vote in the first presidential election in eighty years without an incumbent candidate, which means that neither the president nor sitting vice-president will run for the office. This unique political race of virgin candidates explains why campaign money will dominate political discussions until the November 2008 election.. Confident candidates with large enough campaign coffers seek economic advisers early in order to formulate legitimate and plausible policy strategies. The advisers analyze public spending habits, national trends and global markets, all of which can determine how presidents devise funding programs, such as health insurance. Republican and Democratic candidates already face distinct challenges, which is why their economic advisers are shaping campaign promises early. The Democratic primaries in March 2008 anticipates a vicious race between Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama but Jon Edwards continues to gain voter confidence with his unique health-care reform strategy. Republicans candidates struggle to reestablish their constituent base and overall party identity. They have spent more money than the Democrats, but have raised less in the first quarter of fundraising. In order to for candidates with smaller campaign coffers to gain popularity until the primaries, they will have to adopt creative ways to connect with voters.
Lucky for French candidates, their election law mandates that all nominees receive the same amount of TV coverage, which parallels the overall socialist schema of le politique français. But U.S. campaign finance laws don’t compete with the French in equal platform mandates during elections. The 2008 primaries will continue to dominate the national news, and this election will remind us all that in politics, money talks.